Fenerbahce Opet ISTANBUL - Allianz Vero Volley MILANO

• Fenerbahçe Opet Women's Volleyball Team hosted the Italian representative Vero Volley Milano in the CEV Champions League semi-final rematch.
• Having lost the away match 3-0, the Yellow Angels won the rematch 3-1 and took the series to the golden set. Fenerbahce Opet ISTANBUL lost the golden set 11-15 and said goodbye to the Champions League.
• After the first part, which was passed with mutual points (8-8), Fenerbahçe dominated its opponent with the effective serves of Arina Fedorovtseva and Melissa Vargas, and won the first set 25-15.
• While the second set started with breathtaking rallies, Fenerbahçe Opet took the lead 11-7 with Melissa Vargas' effective service rounds.
• Although Allianz Vero Volley Milano tried to share the set with Egonu, the Yellow Angels increased the difference to 6 points by making the score 18-12 with the strong dunks of Arina Fedorovtseva and Melissa Vargas.
• Leading 23-17 at the end of the set, Fenerbahçe Opet had difficulties finding a solution to Egonu's effective serves in the last part and finished the set 26-28 behind.
• Fenerbahçe Opet, which gained the score advantage at the beginning of the third set with Arina Fedorovtseva's points, brought the score to 7-5.
• Against the guest team, who brought the score to 10-8 with Cazaute, Fenerbahçe equalized at 14-14 with Meliha Diken.
• Fenerbahçe, which showed a great performance with the effective dunk and serve runs of Irina Fetisova and Melissa Vargas, completed the set 25-22 ahead.
• As a result of mutual rallies at the beginning of the fourth set, the Yellow Angels brought the score to 12-10 with Irina Fetisova.
• Fenerbahçe won the set 25-23 with the effective play of Arina Fedorovtseva and Melissa Vargas, and also won the match 3-1 and moved on to the Golden Set that will determine the team that will advance to the final.
• The Yellow Angels, who equalized the score with Aslı Kalaç, Arina Fedorovtseva and Melissa Vargas against the Italian team, which started the Golden Set with a 4-1 series, lost the set 11-15 as they could not play well in the last part and said goodbye to Europe.

Fenerbahce Opet ISTANBUL

• The yellow Angels started the rematch with Aslı Kalaç, Arina Fedorovtseva, Meliha Diken, Irina Fetisova, Bojana Drca, Melissa Vargas and libero Gizem Örge.

Allianz Vero Volley MILANO

• Marco Gaspari (Coach Allianz Vero Volley Milano): "The girls had a lot of courage today. In front of us we found a team that scored 14 aces. We knew it would be a very difficult match, in fact at the end of the fourth set I said that we were used to suffering by now. The team, despite the small gap in the Golden Set, has grown from point to point. I also wanted to give a big applause to the medical staff, because Alessia Orro couldn't have taken to the pitch, but thanks to the staff she did and fought like a lioness; both she and Helena Cazaute, who was also in great physical difficulty after the last match. A round of applause to everyone: getting to the final is never easy, let alone the Champions League. Now we have little time to rest, but these girls have done a great job."
• Paola Egonu (Allianz Vero Volley Milano): "I'm really proud. I have no words. We did well in the last set to stay clear and have courage in a building full of opposing fans. I am proud, happy and I wish the best for future challenges."