Italy - Turkey (short cut)

Turkey beat Italy 3:1 (25:23, 25:19, 22:25, 25:23) in their final preliminary round match of the World Grand Prix 2014 in Yantarny on Sunday to book their place in the final round. It is the second time Turkey have reached the finals after their effort in 2012 where they won bronze. And this is the first time Turkey have beaten Italy in the World Grand Prix. Italy won the last two meetings between the sides in 2008 and 2013. Turkey captain Gözde Sonsırma: "It is very important for us. We want to play in the Final Six very much. We were close to points and we put maximum efforts in for this victory." Turkey coach Massimo Barbolini: "I am very happy that we won today. We played a very strong team. At the beginning of the tournament we had only one dream - to play in the Final Six. I would like to thank my team for this result. We go to Japan." Italy captain Francesca Piccinini said, "We understood the importance of the match because it was a chance to play in Final Six. We did our best to play well today. But we lost because Turkey played much better".

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