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Kosheleva blasts Eczacibasi to second Club Worlds title
- Updated: October 23, 2016
Manila, Philippines, October 23, 2016 – Eczasibasi VitrA Istanbul outlasted Pomi Casalmaggiore 3-2 (25-19, 20-25, 25-19, 22-25, 15-11) to become the first team in history to claim the FIVB Women’s Club World Championship for the second time, after successfuly defending their title at the Mall of Asia Arena in the Philippines capital.It was the first time in history that a Women’s Club World Championship was decided in five sets. In fact the only time a final had gone above three was last year in Zurich.Led throughout by an inspired Tatiana Kosheleva, Eczacibasi ran away with the first set, thirlling the record 6,700 crowd – an all-time high attendance in the history of the competition this century.But Pomi reacted in the second and with Lauren Gibbemeyer on the service line flew to a 7-0 lead. Eczacibasi did claw their way into the game, closing in at 12-10, but Pomi kept them at bay to tie the overall …
