Perugia is the New Target for Halkbank, More Champions League Fixtures on the Day
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Halkbank, with 6 wins in a row in the SMS Group Efeler League and 10 wins in total, holds the leading position and waiting for it’s new target Champions League opponent in Ankara.
Halkbank ANKARA will host Italy's powerful representative Sir Sicoma Monini PERUGIA in Ankara in the third match of the CEV Champions League. The competition will be played on Wednesday, December 4th, at TVF ZiraatBankkart Sports Hall at 18:00. The match will be directed by Estonian Risto Strandson and Ari Jokelainen from Finland referees and will be broadcasted live on EuroVolley.TV. At the end of the two matches in Group D, Perugia is in first place with 6 points and Halkbank is in second place with 4 points.
Before the match day, two young stars Yiğit Hamza Aslan and Tuna Uzunkol, who grew up from the youth teams of Halkbank ANKARA, made statements. Famous spiker Yiğit Hamza Aslan, who became famous for earning the last points of the previous two matches which brought win to his team, expressed that he is trying to do his best whenever he gets a chance, and said that he is very happy and proud to be one of the important actors of the Champions League. Expressing that he sees this situation as an opportunity for himself, Yiğit Hamza said.
Yiğit Hamza Aslan“Experiencing such position at an early age will be very useful for the future periods of my career. As it is known, our opponent is an important team with a World Champion title. We know it’s players very well. Knowing these, we are working in an ambitious and determined way. We will also try to get the best result.”
Another young star of Halkbank ANKARA, middle player Tuna Uzunkol, also said that they will try to deserve the level they are at. Tuna Uzunkol said, "First of all, it is very enjoyable and proud to play in this team that is successfully competing at a level such as the Champions League. Training with experienced players in the team, learning something from them improves young players like me. It's almost a school for us. We also know the value of this,”he said. Tuna’s comment about the Perugia match is also as follows: “It's a very tough match but we are already used to this level, we are a dynamic team that can play at this level. For this reason, I can say that we will prepare for this challenge seriously and reflect all our talent and energy on the field.
