11/11/2014 22:27
Galatasaray Daikin rout French rivals in CEV Cup opening round
2015 CEV Volleyball Cup - Men
Istanbul, Turkey, November 11, 2014. Turkey’s Galatasaray Daikin ISTANBUL started their adventure in the 2015 CEV Volleyball Cup – Women with a terrific performance to rout France’s Rocheville LE CANNET in three straight sets (25-21, 25-20, 25-21) in the first match on schedule for the round of 32. The return is scheduled for November 26 in France.
Galatasaray showed their character and determination to claim a well-deserved home victory at Burhan Felek Volleyball Hall against a strong-willed opponent. Rocheville LE CANNET pushed the hosts to deliver their best performance, at least at this early stage of the season, as they even set the pace of the game by the second technical time-out of the opening set (15:16). However, right as they were trailing in the score, the home heroines put up a very convincing comeback and eventually won the first set by 25-21.
Their guests from France made many errors in the second and third sets and this eased up the task for Galatasaray. The hosts won the second and third set by 25-20 and 25-21 respectively to start their campaign in the European Cups with a convincing 3:0 victory.
“I am of course very happy that we started our campaign with this victory,” Galatasaray Daikin head coach Massimo Barbolini commented. “I am also glad that my players were able to come back in the first set after they struggled a bit there and fell behind in the score. Another match is waiting for us now in France and we will be playing it very determined as if we hadn’t scored any victory tonight.”
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