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Turkey’s women defend European volleyball title after beating Italy in a tiebreak

From iDNES · () Czech

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  • Turkey beat Italy 3-2 in Istanbul to retain the European women’s volleyball title.
  • The final lasted more than two hours and featured repeated momentum swings before Turkey won the deciding tiebreak set.

Turkey’s women retained the European volleyball title at home in Istanbul, defeating Italy 3-2 in a final that lasted more than two hours.

Italy took the opening set 25-16, but Turkey responded by winning the second 25-22. Italy moved back in front with a 25-12 victory in the third set.

Turkey then forced a deciding set by taking the fourth 25-21. The hosts completed the comeback with a 15-10 win in the tiebreak, securing another European title after a final packed with momentum swings.

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