The Turkish THY ISTANBUL recorded their first victory in the Champions League Volley - Women, as on Tuesday they outclassed at 3-0 the Czech of VK Dukla LIBEREC. In a match that lasted 73 minutes, the players around head coach Marcello Abbondanza proved better on all counts and grabbed the three points. They are currently standing on third place in Pool C, with one victory and two losses so far.

On Tuesday, the Turkish team started better in the matchup right after the first referee whistle. Leading throughout the whole first set (8-5, 16-12), THY Istanbul did not let any surprises in this part. Their full domination continued in the second set as well (9-3,10-3,18-9). However, in the third one, the guests from VK Dukla LIBEREC showed fighting spirit and were breathing down their opponents’ necks since the beginning. In a close call in the first minutes (4-4), Polen Ünver scored an ace for 5-4. When it seemed that the guest would score a break point for 6-4, a video challenge determined the score to be 5-5. Both sides continued their fight until the end, and although THY were delivering more successful performance on the attack, VK Dukla LIBEREC were showing smart play, not allowing their opponents to build a comfortable point difference. The intrigue was alive until the very last moment, but thanks to their experience, the players of THY seized the victory. 

The opposite of THY Istanbul, Kiera Van Ryk was named as MVP of the match.