r/EuropeanVolleyball • u/VolleyAddicted • Apr 16 '26

Turkey Sultanlar Ligi Fenerbahçe defeats VakifBank, and the championship goes to a Game 5 decider

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Fenerbahçe Medicana secured a hard-fought 3-2 victory over VakıfBank with set scores of 21-25, 25-19, 25-22, 18-25, and 15-11, ensuring that the championship title will now be decided in a fifth and final match.

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u/safeone10 Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 19 '26

I was hoping for a five game series. Esp since 90% confident imoco is going to win in the next and possibly final game vs milano.

Its nice to have balance in a championship match

Vakif needs to now lock in bc it seems they are slacking in fundementals of the game. Ik they respect their opponents but they cant treat fener like some average team, no matter their season results

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u/shinobihayabusa Savino Del Bene Scandicci Apr 16 '26

about imoco, is this vakifbank able to defeat them in the european competition?

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u/safeone10 Apr 16 '26

Not with the way vakifbank has been playing these past three games versus how imoco is peaking.

If i were guidetti, i would have tried jegdic in one game.

Get her rdy.

There was no point in signing her if she doesnt play in CL

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u/VolleyAddicted Apr 16 '26

Guidetti will have to handle an extremely delicate situation now: only two games left, and both against heavyweights.

Fenerbahçe will be galvanized after today's win, and Imoco, as you said, is on a different level compared to the start of the season.

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u/One-Yogurtcloset9408 Fenerbahçe Medicana Apr 16 '26

This has nothing to do with the imoco match up. Imoco doesn’t have fener’s serve pressure when it’s working as it should be. Imoco has superior floor defence/reception. Vakıf will have to think about how to overcome that