SERIE A1 TIM
MACERATA SOLE LEADER
Macerata have left everyone behind in the Serie A1 table thanks to its 3-0 sweep of Perugia, who did not seem to have recovered mentally from its tie-break loss of the previous week. De Giorgi’s boys found the key to the game very quickly, putting constant pressure on the serve and causing a lot of problems to the opposite reception. Swiderski was named MVP, but many could have claimed the tile in Macerata’s team.
Montichiari gathered its first away win of the season at Padova. Coach Lombardi was still without Paparoni (shoulder) and stuck to the starting six that beat Cuneo. He did well as Padova will have to wait further to obtain its first victory.
Trentino did well to fight back after a great start from Vibo Valentia. Martina Franca kept its positive trend going with a 3-1 home win over Verona, who ends up without any point for the first time.
Pineto’s first win of the season came in front of the SKY cameras, as it defeated Forli 3-1 away.
The fourth round will be concluded tomorrow when Cuneo hosts Piacenza.
SERIE A1 TIM, 4th round
RESULSTS
Trenkwalder Modena – Sisley Treviso 2-3 (20-25, 25-19, 20-25, 25-23, 11-15)
Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia – Itas Diatec Trentino (27-25; 15-25; 14-25; 21-25)
Stamplast Martina Franca – Marmi Lanza Verona 3-1 (25-15; 23-25; 25-20; 25-19)
Lube Banca Marche Macerata – RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia 3-0 (25-19; 25-19; 25-15)
Antonveneta Padova – Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari 3-1 (25-23; 21-25; 16-25; 17-25)
Yoga Forli – Framasil Pineto 1-3 (19-25; 29-27; 24-26; 20-25)
Monday 20 October 2008 at 8.30pm
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo – Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza LIVE ON SKY SPORT 2
(Santi – Saltalippi)
SERIE A1 TIM TABLE
Lube Banca Marche Macerata 11; Itas Diatec Trentino 10, Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari 9; Sisley Treviso 7; Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari, Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo*, Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza*, Trenkwalder Modena, Stampalst Martina Franca, RPA-Luigibacchi.It Perugia 6; Marmi Lanza Verona, Framasil Cucine Pineto 5; Yoga Forli, Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia 2; Antonveneta Padova 0.
*one game less
STATS and POST GAME QUOTES
Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia – Itas Diatec Trentino 1-3 (27-25, 15-25, 14-25, 21-25)
Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia: Ditlevsen 1, Cozzi 8, Sammelvuo 13, Vieira De Oliveira 2, Ferraro, Diaz Mayorca 10, Simeonov 15, Divis 4, Barone 3, Shumov 2, Bozidis, Cicola (L). coach. Gulinelli Flavio.
Itas Diatec Trentino: Kaziyski 11, Segnalini (L), Birarelli 8, Zygadlo, Della Lunga, Vissotto Neves 23, Grbic 6, Leonardi 3, Winiarski 21, Bari (L), Piscopo 9. DNP De Paola, Stefanov. coach. Stoytchev Radostin.
Radostin Stoytchev (Itas Diatec Trentino ): “In the first set, we did not expect such an acute reaction from the home team and we lost our way a bit. Credit to them for believing in it till the end. Then the game went as we had prepared it”.
Peter Divis (Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia): “I am happy because I got on court and I could play. Hopefully, I’ll keep improving. As for our performance, I hope our rhythm will increase”.
Stamplast Martina Franca – Marmi Lanza Verona 3-1 (25-15, 23-25, 25-20, 25-19)
Stamplast Martina Franca: Ricciardello (L), Coscione 1, Molt� 7, Stancu 9, Cernic 16, Vulin, Guglielmi, Sequeira, Granvorka 23, Rodriguez 8. DNP Stoijkovic, Quartarone. Coach. Lattari Radames.
Marmi Lanza Verona: Latelli (L), Parodi 10, Popp 6, Sottile 1, Lasko 23, Dehne 2, Szabo 4, Maric 1, Semenzato 6, Bontje 6, Mosterts. DNP Volpini. Coach. Giuliani Alberto.
Radames Lattari (Stamplast Martina): “We played a great game, I’m satisfied with the top level performance of my team. A special mention goes to our outside hitter Granvorka, who was the main man of our attack”.
Alberto Giuliani (Marmi Lanza Verona): “I expected to get some points out of this trip, but instead we suffered a defeat that will make us think. We only got in the game in the second set, giving away the first to our opponent. Too many mistakes on the serve while they did well in that department”.
Lube Banca Marche Macerata – RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia 3-0 (25-19; 25-19; 25-15)
Lube Banca Marche Macerata: Vermiglio 1, Martino 10, Podrascanin 7, Omrcen 8, Swiderski 17, Lebl 11, Corsano (L). Monopoli 0, Bartoletti 0. DNP. Giovi (L), Snippe, Saraceni, Santana 0. Coach. De Giorgi
RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia: Sintini 0, Vujevic 8, Bovolenta 3, Stokr 9, Savani 8, Felizardo 6, Pippi (L). Nemec 0, Serafini 0, Botti 1. DNP. Kovacevic, Fanuli. Coach. Di Pinto.
Matteo Martino (Lube Banca Marche Macerata): “I’m really happy about this victory over Perugia because we got it against a team that was greatly strengthened this summer. This is our fourth consecutive win, the fifth if we count the Super Cup. This shows how strong is our group and how it keeps improving weeks after weeks”.
Giacomo Sintini (RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia): “The defeat started with our problems in reception. Macerata continuously put us in difficulty, which is not easy to do considering the quality of our players in that department, but they were better in every area of the game and as a team. We crumbled and that had never happened before. We’ll have to face this new situation calmly and with cynicism. The important thing is not to overreact”.
Antonveneta Padova – Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari 1-3 (25-23, 21-25, 16-25, 17-25)
Antonveneta Padova: Garghella (L), De Togni, Meggiolaro, Maniero 1, Raymaekers 9, Kral 10, Mattera 2, Gato 7, Perazzolo 15, Kromm 13, Maruotti 3. DNP Gottardo. Coach. Bagnoli Bruno.
Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari: Sala 5, Rauwerdink 11, Horstink 12, Tiberti, Paparoni, Esko 3, Howard 11, Bellei, Gavotto 17, Zito (L), Mani� (L). DNP Forni, Pesenti. Coach. Berruto Mauro.
Giorgio De Togni (Antonveneta Padova): “We played face to face with Montichiari only in the first set. Then, we struggled more than expected. We have to get back on track as soon as possible and start gathering some points. The situation? It’s a team that changed a lot. There is a lot of work on, the team has to gel on and off the court. But I’m very confident”.
Daniel Allan Howard (Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari): “We’ve learned a lesson today. We can’t afford to start a game that slowly. We could have lost today. The key moment was when we started to serve harder and put their reception under pressure”.
Yoga Forl� – Framasil Pineto 1-3 (19-25, 29-27, 24-26, 20-25)
Yoga Forli: Henno (L), Molteni 1, Bittar 19, Cardona 11, Redwitz 3, Di Franco 10, Casadei 3, Loglisci, Bellini, Patriarca 10, Bozko 13. DNP Bendi. Coach. Molducci Piero.
Framasil Pineto: De Oliveira 23, Fantin 10, Vicini (L), Lampariello (L), Mancini, De Gennaro Leme 3, Rodrigo 26, Buti 11, Fabroni, Ravellino 6. DNP Hietanen, Sborgia, Jago. Coach. Montagnani Paolo.
Alberto Casadei (Yoga Forli): “It was important to take the three point, but we did not manage to do it. It’s true that we are only at the beginning of the championship, but it was an important test with crucial points at stake in the race to stay up. We made too many mistakes and struggled against their lively attack. Now we have to work hard and give our best in the next game”.
Simone Buti (Framasil Pineto): “It’s our first victory, obtained on a tough court. We nearly took the victory a couple of times but never clinched it. This win is for the fans that came to support us”.
SERIE A2 TIM
SANTA CROCE and WAYEL BOLOGNA STILL UNBEATEN
Codeyco Santa Croce and Wayel Bologna kept their winning streak going at the expense of Roma and Castellana Grotte. They remain undefeated and stay therefore top of the A2 league with maximum points. Santa Croce showed its exceptional offensive potential with the usual De Paula shining with 29 points. Bologna offered another nice and convincing performance: Gromadowski and Paoli stood out in this fourth consecutive win. Latina follows the two leaders thanks to a 3-0 sweep of Catania. Convincing wins too for Crema against Isernia and Bassano over Cavriago.
Finally, Castelfidardo celebrated its first victory of the season at the tie break away at Mantova.
Serie A2 TIM, 4th Round
RESULTS
M. Roma Volley – Codyeco S. Croce 1-3 (20-25; 25-20; 15-25; 21-25)
Wayel Bologna – Materdomini Volley.it Castellana Grotte 3-1 (25-21; 18-25; 25-14; 25-20)
Andreoli Latina – Sp Catania 3-0 (25-16; 25-18; 25-12)
Canadiens Mantova – La Nef Castelfidardo 2-3 (25-21; 23-25; 22-25; 25-23; 10-15)
Samgas Crema – Olio Pignatelli Isernia 3-0 (30-28; 25-23; 26-24)
Fiorese Spa Bassano – Edilesse Cavriago 3-1 (25-23; 20-25; 25-22; 25-23)
Sunday 19 October at 8.30pm
Gherardi Cartoedit Tratos Città di Castello – Nava Gioia del Colle LIVE ON SNAI SAT
(Montanari – Gentile)
Exempt: Esse-ti Carilo Loreto
CLASSIFICA SERIE A2 TIM
Codyeco S.Croce, Wayel Bologna 12; Andreoli Latina 10; Fiorese S.p.A. Bassano 9; Samgas Crema 8; Esse-ti Carilo Loreto 6; M. Roma Volley 5; Canadiens Mantova 4; Edilesse Cavriago, Materdomini Volley.it Castellana Grotte, Olio Pignatelli Isernia 3; Gherardi Cartoedit Tratos Citt� di Castello, La Nef Castelfidardo 2; Sp Catania, Nava Gioia del Colle* 1.
1 A game in hand: Fiorese Spa Bassano, Esse-Ti Carilo Loreto, M. Roma Volley, Canadiens Mantova, Gherardi Cartoedit Tratos C.di Castello, Nava Gioia del Colle; Riposa Esse-Ti Carilo Loreto.
