VakifBank ISTANBUL
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Unet e-work BUSTO ARSIZIO
Top Scorer
- 27 - Isabelle HAAK (SWE)
- 22 - Alexa Lea GRAY (CAN)
- 21 - Camilla MINGARDI (ITA)
Overview
The last stretch on a road to #SuperFinals in Verona! VakifBank ISTANBUL and Unet e-work BUSTO ARSIZIO lock horns in the Champions League for the first time. The Turkish powerhouse are the last non-Italian team that have stayed in quest for the Champions League crown. The team led by coach Giovanni Guidetti are still unbeaten in this edition aiming to reach the final for seventh time and to fight for their fifth trophy. On the other side, Unet e-work Busto Arsizio have a chance to qualify to the final for a second time in their fourth campaign in Europe’s top competition. They hope to earn the third medal after bronze from 2013 and silver from 2015. In the quarterfinals the team from Busto defeated Eczacibasi Istanbul twice in four sets, while VakifBank booked their spot defeating Grupa Azoty Chemik Police.
Giovanni Guidetti“We have to make no mistake as we will play our first match against Busto at home. We will play against a very strong Italian team. They won both matches against Eczacibasi. It will be a match that we have to play very well. Because the opponent is really strong. My team deserves to play every final this season. I think we play great volleyball. We prepared for this game in the best way possible.”
head coach of VakifBank Istanbul
Gabi Guimaraes“We will play a really tough match against Busto. They played good in quarterfinals against Eczacibasi.. So we know that we need to play good. They are playing very quick. We will play our first game at home, so we want to use this advantage. Like I said, we will work hard until the first game and study them very good. I'm really excited, because this is my first semifinal in Champions League. This is extra motivation for me. I really want to be the champion of #CLVolleyW!”
player of VakifBank Istanbul
Head-to-Head
· VakifBank ISTANBUL and Unet e-work BUSTO ARSIZIO meet for the first time in the Champions League.
· VakifBank ISTANBUL have won 10 of their last 13 Champions League matches against Italian teams, after winning only one of their first 16.
· VakifBank ISTANBUL played Italian opposition in their two most recent semi-final appearances in the Champions League. They defeated Imoco Volley CONEGLIANO in 2017/18 (3-2), but were ousted by Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA in 2018/19 (0-3 home defeat, 3-1 away win, 0-1 golden set loss).
· Unet e-work BUSTO ARSIZIO have won three of their previous eight Champions League matches against teams from Turkey. They beat Galatasaray Daikin ISTANBUL 3-2 in the 2012/13 final for third place (when they were known as Unendo Yamamay BUSTO ARSIZIO) and recorded two 3-1 wins versus Eczacibasi VitrA ISTANBUL in this season's quarter-finals.
VakifBank ISTANBUL
· VakifBank ISTANBUL are hoping to reach the Champions League final for a record-extending seventh time. They have won the CL a joint-record four times on the women's side, alongside Volley BERGAMO.
· VakifBank ISTANBUL have recorded a top-three finish in eight Champions League seasons, already a record on the women's side.
· VakifBank ISTANBUL are on a 15-match winning run in the Champions League, since a 2-3 defeat against Savino Del Bene SCANDICCI in the 2019/20 fourth round. VakifBank ISTANBUL dropped only four sets in that 15-match winning streak.
· VakifBank ISTANBUL average 1.8 aces per set (competition high alongside VK UP OLOMOUC) and 3.4 points from stuff blocks per set (competition high).
· Isabelle Haak (150) is the third-best scorer this Champions League season. Only Magdalena Stysiak (209 for Savino Del Bene SCANDICCI) and Tijana Boškovic (179 for Eczacibasi VitrA ISTANBUL) have won more points. In 2019/20, Haak finished as Champions League top scorer on 170 points.
· Michelle Bartsch-Hackley (25.40%) has the second-best receiver efficiency in this campaign.
Unet e-work BUSTO ARSIZIO
· Unet e-work BUSTO ARSIZIO could reach the Champions League final for a second time. In 2014/15 (when known as Unendo Yamamay BUSTO ARSIZIO), they lost the final 0-3 against Eczacibasi VitrA ISTANBUL.
· Unet e-work BUSTO ARSIZIO have recorded two podiums in the Champions League: a third place in 2012/13 and runners-up in 2014/15.
· Unet e-work BUSTO ARSIZIO have won their last five Champions League matches, already their longest winning run in the competition. Their last defeat came against SSC Palmberg SCHWERIN in this season's fourth round.
· Unet e-work BUSTO ARSIZIO have won each of their last 13 Champions League matches in which they won the opening set, while losing each of their last five in which they lost the opening set.
· Camilla Mingardi (136) and Alexa Lea Gray (131) have won the most points for Unet e-work BUSTO ARSIZIO this Champions League season. In the club's most recent CL campaign, in 2014/15, Valentina Diouf (211) finished as club and season top scorer.
· Only Magdalena Stysiak (21 for Savino Del Bene SCANDICCI), Micha Danielle Hancock (17 for Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA) and Isabelle Haak (16 for VakifBank ISTANBUL) have collected more aces this Champions League season than Jovana Stevanovic (14).
#CLVolleyW
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Officials
First RefereeKoen LUTSBELSecond RefereePawel BURKIEWICZPOL
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How To Attend
Selami Ali mah. Vakıf sok. No:8 Bağlarbaşı Üsküdar, İSTANBUL, 34844 Capacity: 2800
Team
- IVEGIN Tuğba4 Outside spiker
- AKMAN Kübra6 Middle blocker
- KAFKAS Nazlı Eda7 Setter
- GÜRKAYNAK Ayse Melis8 Middle blocker
- DIKEN Meliha9 Outside spiker
- ADALI Selin12 Libero
- YILMAZ Gözde12 Opposite
- RASIC Milena16 Middle blocker
VakifBank ISTANBUL 
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Selami Ali mah. Vakıf sok. No: 8 Bağlarbaşı, Üsküdar İstanbulContacts
Previous Games
| 01/05/2021 | vs. |
2 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 24/03/2021 | vs. |
3 - 0 | W | Go to Match Centre |
| 17/03/2021 | vs. |
2 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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24Competitions Played
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8Titles
- Competition
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11Matches Played
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9Matches Won
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82%Win %
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31Sets Won
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927Points Won
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47%Attack %
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64%Reception %
Team
- Birth Date: 1993
- Birth Place: Gradačac
- Height: 187 cm
- Birth Date: 1994
- Birth Place: Belo Horizonte/MG
- Height: 183 cm
- Birth Date: 1990
- Birth Place: Kansas
- Height: 194 cm
- Birth Date: 1990
- Birth Place: Pristina
- Height: 193 cm
- Birth Date: 1984
- Birth Place: Zrenjanin
- Height: 183 cm
Team
- CONTI Alessia2 Outside spiker
- MONNI Elisa2 Setter
- ALMASIO Noemi4 Outside spiker
- BONELLI Asia7 Setter
- PICCININI Francesca12 Outside spiker
- CAMPAGNOLO Benedetta14 Middle blocker
- ESCAMILLA Ana17 Outside spiker
- BULOVIC Katarina18 Outside spiker
Unet e-work BUSTO ARSIZIO 
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Via Maderna 20 Busto ArsizioContacts
Previous Games
| 24/03/2021 | vs. |
0 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 17/03/2021 | vs. |
3 - 2 | W | Go to Match Centre |
| 04/03/2021 | vs. |
3 - 1 | W | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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4Competitions Played
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3Titles
- Competition
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10Matches Played
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7Matches Won
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70%Win %
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23Sets Won
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861Points Won
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35%Attack %
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41%Reception %
Team
- Birth Date: 1994
- Birth Place: Lethbridge/ALB
- Height: 185 cm
- Birth Date: 1979
- Birth Place: ITALY
- Height: 184 cm
- Birth Date: 1992
- Birth Place: Beograd
- Height: 192 cm
- Birth Date: 1998
- Birth Place: Almería
- Height: 183 cm
- Birth Date: 1998
- Birth Place: Matanzas
- Height: 192 cm
Recent Results
VakifBank ISTANBUL
Grupa Azoty Chemik POLICE
(25 - 21, 25 - 13, 25 - 13)
Grupa Azoty Chemik POLICE
VakifBank ISTANBUL
(9 - 25, 15 - 25, 20 - 25)
VakifBank ISTANBUL
VC Maritza PLOVDIV
(25 - 11, 25 - 20, 25 - 27, 25 - 14)
Team Statistics
Player Statistics
Head to Head
Gizem ÖRGE
Libero
VakifBank ISTANBUL
Rossella OLIVOTTO
Middle blocker
Unet e-work BUSTO ARSIZIO
VakifBank ISTANBUL celebrating together a point
Giulia LEONARDI after successful action of her team
Alessia GENNARI giving a roar after her kill
Cansu ÖZBAY on serving line
Unet e-work BUSTO ARSIZIO posing to winner photo
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Unet e-work BUSTO ARSIZIO emerge victorious from roller-coaster five-setter
Unet e-work BUSTO ARSIZIO enjoyed a great opening taking a 5-1 lead. It was a cold shower for VakifBank ISTANBUL who quickly started to chase the score. With great team efforts they tied already at 7-7 and stepped up front with two-point advantage that they kept through the most part of the set. Isabelle Haak was spreading her wings, impressing in attack (9 points in the opener). The Italian team tried to keep pace with the hosts, but playing under pression they committed too many mistakes in the decisive part. Giovanni Guidetti's squad improved the score, closing the set with Bartsch-Hackley spike.
VakifBank opened the next part in very emphatic way taking 6-1 lead and controlling the game. Dominating on the court the hosts played more combinations fully enjoying the game, once Busto Arsizio were not able to find their rhythm.
Third set started as much more competitive. Busto Arsizio earned two-point advantage at 9-7. The Italian Butterflies were not thinking about giving up, improving their lead further to 14-11. Camilla Mingardi was the strongest point of the away team. Tremendous work of VakifBank in block let them tie at 17-17. But once again the Italians showed their character jumping to 22-19 and then to 24-20, to close this part with Alexa Gray's spike.
Unet e-work BUSTO ARSIZIO kept the momentum starting the fourth part with 8-4 lead. Giovanni Guidetti responded with changing setter to Cansu Özbay. Although, it surprised the opponent still was enough to change the score as Busto stayed ahead with five-point advantage that they improved further in decisive part to 23-13. The Italians were unstoppable taking this part after ace served by Camilla Mingardi.
Even if tie-break started with powerful spike from Isabelle Haak, it was the Italian team playing much more confident taking a 8-4 lead. After switching sides, the hosts scored four points in a row. A point-by-point race started. the first match point came for team from Busto Arsizio and after the epic and super long rally, Isabelle Haak spike's went in out and the Italian Butterflies started their dance of joy.
- VakifBank Istanbul enjoyed 82% of positive receptions in the first set, with Unet e-work Busto Arsizio having only 32%.
- Michelle Bartsch-Hackley impressed with her performance in set 2 - 6 points, including one block and one ace and 80% of positive receptions.
- Alexa Gray was unstoppable in the third set - 7 kills and 100% of success in attack, her spike gave her team a set win, too. Camilla Mingardi was her great support scoring 7 points, too.
- Busto enjoyed block party in 4th set scoring 4 points in this skill and adding 3 aces to that.
- MVP award went to Alexa Gray, who in total contributed with 22 points. Her stats included 20 kills, 2 blocks, 47% of efficiency in spike and 41% of positive receptions.
- Match-high for Isabelle Haak - 27 points.
The combined total number of points scored by both teams throughout the entire match.
The total length of the match, from the first serve through until the last point has ended.
Total number of people in attendance at the venue – taken at the end of the second set.
The combined total number of successful spikes achieved by both teams throughout the entire match.
An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.
The number of successful point winning blocks of VakifBank ISTANBUL compared to Unet e-work BUSTO ARSIZIO.
VakifBank ISTANBUL number of service aces compared to Unet e-work BUSTO ARSIZIO
Errors leading to points of VakifBank ISTANBUL, next to those from Unet e-work BUSTO ARSIZIO
Alexa Gray“I think first two sets, we have a little bit of nervous. After we got those out of the way, we started to settle in. We started to play the game as we normally play. We made some changes and it really helped us to have the energy and play consistently.”
player of Unet e-work BUSTO ARSIZIO, MVP of the match
Michelle Bartsch-Hackley"I think Busto Arsizio is really great team. They are playing really great matches all the time in Italian League. They are used to putting out a fight. I think we should have expected that more. I think we have a lot to work. Next week will be very important for us. We are always training very well, we just need to trust our training as well.”
player of VakifBank Istanbul
Top Scorer
- 27 - Isabelle HAAK (SWE)
- 22 - Alexa Lea GRAY (CAN)
- 21 - Camilla MINGARDI (ITA)
Top Attacker
- 26 - Isabelle HAAK (SWE)
- 20 - Alexa Lea GRAY (CAN)
- 15 - Camilla MINGARDI (ITA)
Top Blocker
- 3 - Camilla MINGARDI (ITA)
- 3 - Milena RASIC (SRB)
- 2 - Michelle BARTSCH-HACKLEY (USA)
Top Server
- 3 - Camilla MINGARDI (ITA)
- 2 - Michelle BARTSCH-HACKLEY (USA)
- 1 - Zehra GÜNEŞ (TUR)
Top Receiver
- 28 - Ayça AYKAÇ ALTINTAŞ (TUR)
- 12 - Alexa Lea GRAY (CAN)
- 12 - Michelle BARTSCH-HACKLEY (USA)