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Eczacibasi's Tigers took the court in fighting spirit, showing their teeth already at the beginning of the encounter. The hosts with Hande Baladin on service line jumped to 7-4 and thanks to powerful spikes from MacKenzie Adams (6 points in the opening set) and Tijana Boskovic (4 pts) they improved it further, reaching six-point margin and 12-6 and 16-10. Coach Tore Aleksandersen reacted by calling time-outs, but it didn't significantly influence the game of Allianz MTV Stuttgart, who struggled a lot in receptions (only 25%).

Allianz MTV Stuttgart quickly learnt the lesson from the first set and even if their reception was still far from perfect, it didn't influence their attack anymore. After a competitive beginning, it was the visiting team that took a two-point lead in the second part. Although, Eczacibasi pushed hard with Bosković turning on scoring-machine-mode with as many as 13 points tallied in 2nd set, the German side was still ahead at 21-17, mainly thanks to a solid performance of Simone Lee (6 points) and Tara Ceasar (5). Ferhat Akbas called time-out, and the hosts managed to score three in a row (21-20). A nail-biting ending was won by Stuttgart after Lee's winning serve.

The team around Tore Aleksandersen tried to keep the momentum. Although, they opened the set pretty well, Eczacibasi quickly erased the difference and became the leading side. Bosković was not slowing down and contributed with 13 points again (71% of success in attack)! The Tigers led 23-18 in the decisive part. Maja Ognjenović was the one who sealed the set win with her impressive dump.

A point-by-point race started the fourth set. But sparked by the home crowd, Eczacibasi managed to prevail and earned a lead again. From 17-15 they confidently marched towards the match victory as they ran away to a six-point-lead. Their main weapon became a block - five winning stuffs in this part. In addition, to prove the value of this component, Boskovic closed the game with her monster block.

The Serbian opposite topped the scorers chart with 34 points that included 28 kills, 4 stuffs and 2 aces. She also recorded 60% of success in attack. On the other side, Simone Lee tallied 18 points. The decisive re-match is scheduled on next Tuesday, March 22.