Seamaster ECLW: Historic moment for Bursa

April 6, 2018
9:24 pm
Champions League Women

Second semi-final game: Berlin – Bursa 3:1 (1st leg 0:3). Turkish club reaches its very first final

Actual ETTU Cup Women winner Bursa Buyuksehir Belediyespor reached very first Seamaster ECLW final in its history after second semi-final leg against TTC Berlin Eastside held in Germany. Defending ECLW champion won 3:1 thanks to two points of Georgina POTA but Bursa progressed by 4:3 score on aggregate after 3:0 victory in first leg.

As both coaches emphasized prior to the second clash the winner was decided in the first game held in Turkey when Bursa won 3:0 (9:3). In spite of that Berlin like real champion showed big fight (without two players from the last season`s line-up SHAN Xiaona and Petrissa SOLJA) and led 2:0 (6:2). But Yana NOSKOVA beat Berlin`s coach-player Irina PALINA in the third encounter to secure the place in the final.

Seamaster ECLW semi-finals second leg

TTC Berlin Eastside – Bursa Buyuksehir Belediyespor 3:1 (1st leg 0:3)

Georgina POTA – HU Melek 3:2 (7:11 11:7 11:8 8:11 11:2)

Shiho MATSUDAIRA – Simay KULAKCEKEN 3:0 (11:8 11:9 11:9)

Irina PALINA – Yana NOSKOVA 0:3 (5:11 8:11 10:12)

Georgina POTA – Simay KULAKCEKEN 3:0 (11:9 11:2 11:4)

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