VakifBank get dramatic revenge for Manila loss in Istanbul derby

Lausanne, Switzerland, November 26, 2016 – VakifBank Istanbul took revenge for their defeat to crosstown rivals and reigning FIVB women’s world champions Eczacibasi VitrA Istanbul with a five-set away win to open Round 6 of the Turkish League Regular Season Saturday evening – and they did it in the most dramatic style, coming back from two sets down and 10-20 in the third to take the match 3-2 (27-29, 17-25, 25-22, 25-21, 15-10).It was a series of substitutions in the third set by VakifBank coach Giovanni Guidetti that turned the tide and denied Eczacibasi what seemed up until then a quick and easy straight-set win, as China superstar Zhu Ting, the MVP of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games bore the majority of the scoring with a total of 28 points for the defending champions. The 21-year-old was the only VakifBank player to start in all five sets.Milena Rasic of Serbia …

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