Fenerbahce Istanbul Stuns VakifBank in Five-Set Thriller to โคClaim Turkish Super Cup
Fenerbahce โขIstanbul, โled by recent world Cup winner Alessia โOrro, completed a โขdramatic 3-2 comeback victory (23-25, โค21-25,โ 25-19, 25-18, 18-16) over VakifBankโค Istanbulโข to secure their sixth Turkish Super Cup title. The win marksโ Orro’s โofficial debut with โฃFenerbahceโ after friendlies played in recent weeks.
The comeback was fueled by stellar performances from Russian โspiker Arina Fedorovtseva โค(25 points) and Turkishโข bomber โคMelissa โVargas (25 โขpoints,โฃ named MVP), alongsideโ 4 crucial points orchestrated byโ orro. โคfenerbahce coach Marcello Abbondanza also โคeffectively utilized central players Agnieszka Korneluk โฃ(11 โpoints) and โHande Baladin (8 โฃpoints), with Asli kalac adding 6.
Orro’s triumph represents her โfirst club-level championshipโ in four years, following CEV Cup victories with Busto Arsizio in 2019 and Monza (later Milan) in 2021.
Despite โa strong showing from VakifBank, coached by Giovanni Guiddetti,โฃ the team falteredโ despite 25 points fromโฃ Serbian opposite Tijana Boskovic – returningโฃ from a world Cup injury – andโ 20 โpoints from French โspiker Helena Cazaute, both recent โขadditions to โthe โคclub.
The Turkish โขleague seasonโ begins this weekend, with Fenerbahce โvisiting Aras Kargo on Sunday, October 12th, and VakifBank traveling to Zeren Spor on Saturday, October 11th.