After the 1: 3 bankruptcy in the first leg Despite the difficult starting position, the Stuttgart women went into the game against Eczacibaşi Dynavit Istanbul motivated. In front of a home crowd in the Scharrena, which was full again for the first time, the hosts got off to a good start. With a lot of tailwind after the cup triumph against Dresden on Sunday, MTV Stuttgart gained a temporary four-point lead. But then the favored women from Istanbul got into the game better and won the first set with 25:18.
Allianz MTV Stuttgart fights back in the second set and still loses
With the first-leg defeat, it was clear that the Stuttgart team couldn’t lose another set. But the Turkish record champions continued to be strong. Above all, Tijana Boskovic. The Stuttgart defense was often powerless against the attacks of the diagonal attacker, who was already outstanding in the first leg. Allianz MTV Stuttgart fell behind again. But Tore Aleksandersen’s team didn’t give up and fought back from a 14:19 deficit to make it 19:19 in the second set. In the end, the guests from Istanbul were more ripped off and won the second set 25:21. This meant that the cup victory could no longer be taken away from them.
Third set goes to Allianz MTV Stuttgart
And although the decision had already been made, the game naturally went on. The Stuttgart women shook off the first disappointment and continued to fight for every point in the third set. The audience in the sold-out Stuttgart hall also recognized this passion and drove his team to a 25:18 set success. And the women from Stuttgart were also close in the fourth set. But after extra time, the top team from Istanbul also won with 26:24.
Source: SWR