Trentino and Macerata did not flater even though they faced two of the most in-form teams of the moment. The Italian champs left Pineto no chance, while Macerata had to suffer a bit more, as the table remained unchanged. Verona got off to a good start threatening Macerata with some good serves and blocks. Macerata got back in it with Martino and Swiderski. The guests lost their way in the second but showed character again in the third. Sottile’s tactical serve sent the host 8-4 up but Verona reacted and led 11-8. Giuliani’s team could not find the usual consistency and suffered against an outstanding Igor Omrcen, MVP, who sealed the deal with three bombs on the serve.
There was no surprise as Piacenza came back from Forli with the points. The MVP Wout Wijmans was not totally convincing but Cuneo did bounce back after their loss against Verona by defeating Modena in straight sets.
Padova suffered another KO in the Venetian derby, as Treviso won 3-1. Alessandro Fei, MVP, led the way with 21 points.
SERIE A1 TIM 6th ROUND
RESULTS
Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia – RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia 1-3 (22-25, 25-21, 21-25, 21-25)
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo – Trenkwalder Modena 3-0 (25-18; 25-23; 25-21)
Yoga Forli – Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza 0-3 (21-25; 23-25; 17-25)
Itas Diatec Trentino – Framasil Pineto 3-0 (25-15; 25-19; 25-16)
Lube Banca Marche Macerata – Marmi Lanza Verona 3-0 (25-21; 25-19; 25-22)
Antonveneta Padova – Sisley Treviso 1-3 (18-25; 26-28; 25-20; 21-25)
Monday 3 November at 8.30pm
Stamplast Martina Franca – Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari LIVE ON SKY SPORT 2
(Cipolla – Castagna)
SERIE A1 TIM TABLE
Itas Diatec Trentino 16; Lube Banca Marche Macerata 14; Sisley Treviso 13; Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari*, Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo, Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza, RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia 12; Marmi Lanza Verona, Framasil Pineto 8; Stamplast Martina Franca*, Trenkwalder Modena 6; Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia, Yoga Forli 2; Antonveneta Padova 0.
*One game in hand
Stats and post game quotes
BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO – TRENKWALDER MODENA 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-21)
BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO: Wijsmans 15, Gonzalez 5, Fortunato 8, Vergnaghi (L), Jeroncic 4, Nikolov 12, Nuti, Abbadi 7, Biribanti, Pieri (L). DNP Ariaudo, Curti, Platenik. Coach. Prandi Silvano.
TRENKWALDER MODENA: Lee 2, Ciabattini (L), Tencati 3, Kooistra 15, Rinaldi (L), Dennis 8, Sartoretti 1, Santos 9, Smuc, Travica, Endres 10. DNP Siebeck, Pagni. Coach. Giani Andrea.
Wout Wijsmans (Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo): “It was important to get the three point tonight, even though we did not play a great game. Now we have three days to focus on the Cev Cup debut, on Thursday against Cannes”.
Andrea Giani (Trenkwalder Modena): “We made a lot of mistakes, we should have taken advantage of the many opportunities we had. With a good reception, we could have had a more fluid game”.
YOGA FORLIi – COPRA NORDMECCANICA PIACENZA 0-3 (21-25; 23-25; 17-25)
YOGA FORLI: Henno (L), Molteni 1, Bittar 16, Cardona 7, Redwitz 2, Di Franco 5, Casadei, Patriarca 6, Bozko 4. DNP Bendi, Loglisci, Bellini. Coach. Molducci Piero.
COPRA NORDMECCANICA PIACENZA: Rak 14, Insalata 1, Meoni, Marshall 13, Boninfante, Zingaro, Zlatanov 14, Durante (L), Bravo 5, Bjelica 10. DNP Grassano, Dunnes. Coach. Lorenzetti Angelo.
Maikel Cardona (Yoga Forli): “We did not manage to impose our game the way we wanted. It was tough, we knew it would be, Piacenza is strong, but we certainly could have done more. It’s a shame we did not manage to express our game again today”.
Leonell Marshall (Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza): “We’re satisfied with the result. We did well, we played focused and limited the mistakes. That’s always really important for us, and above all we wanted to find the confirmation after the good performance against Modena. I’m glad about my own performance too after having been out because of a stiff neck”.
ITAS DIATEC TRENTINO – FRAMASIL PINETO 3-0 (25-15; 25-19; 25-16)
ITAS DIATEC TRENTINO: Kaziyski 16, Segnalini (L), Birarelli 9, Zygadlo, Della
Lunga, Vissotto Neves 10, Grbic 3, Winiarski 8, Bari (L), Stefanov 1, Piscopo 6. DNP De Paola, Leonardi. Coach. Stoytchev Radostin.
FRAMASIL PINETO: De Oliveira 13, Fantin 7, Vicini (L), Sborgia 3, Jago 1, Lampariello (L), De Gennaro Leme, Rodrigo 11, Buti 3, Fabroni, Ravellino 1. DNP Hietanen, Mancini. Coach. Montagnani Paolo.
Cosimo Marco Piscopo (Itas Diatec Trentino): “We keep improving and we proved it again tonight. It’s an important 3-0 score today against Pineto. We had to divide the preparation last week thinking of the Champions League as well and training with the Mikasa balls. We’re facing a real tour de force but we’re ready for any challenge”.
Paolo Montagnani (Framasil Pineto): “We’re already happy with what we managed until now, having gathered 8 points in the first 6 games. I really can’t criticise any of my players tonight. Trento put a lot of pressure on Rivaldo and Dentinho, our main men in attack. Let�€�s forget about the defeat and look ahead”.
LUBE BANCA MARCHE MACERATA – MARMI LANZA VERONA 3-0 (25-21; 25-19; 25-22)
LUBE BANCA MARCHE MACERATA: Lebl 6, Giovi (L), Vermiglio 1, Bartoletti, Snippe, Saraceni, Martino 11, Corsano (L), Santana 3, Omrcen 18, Swiderski 17, Podrascanin 5. DNP Monopoli. Coach. De Giorgi Ferdinando.
MARMI LANZA VERONA: Latelli (L), Parodi 11, Popp, Sottile, Volpini, Lasko 12, Dehne, Szabo, Colaci (L), Maric 3, Semenzato 5, Bontje 5, Mosterts 4. Coach. Giuliani
Martin Lebl (Lube Banca Marche Macerata): “After the defeat against Trento, it was important to get back to victory straight away and keep building what we started. We had lapses today too, but the most important thing is that there were very few. We’ll also make our debut in the Champions League this week, and we can’t wait to start this new adventure. Fortunately, we saved a bit of energy”.
Daniele Sottile (Marmi Lanza Verona): “We did not take advantage of the opportunities we created during the game. We made some mistakes in the clutch moments, which Macerata didn’t. We lacked a bit of everything: the serve, block, dig and attack. We knew it was going to be difficult to play our volleyball, but we should have done more”.
ANTONVENETA PADOVA – SISLEY TREVISO 1-3 (18-25; 26-28; 25-20; 21-25)
ANTONVENETA PADOVA: Garghella (L), De Togni, Maniero, Raymaekers 8, Kral 4, Mattera 1, Gato 16, Perazzolo 19, Kromm 17, Maruotti 1. DNP Gottardo, Saracino. Coach. Bagnoli Bruno.
SISLEY TREVISO: Fei 21, Hubner 15, Papi 9, Farina (L), Kohut 1, Saitta 1, Endres 11, Cisolla 11, Daldello (L), Garcia 3, Gallotta 1. DNP Capra, Antonov. Coach. Dal Zotto Renan.
Giordano Mattera (Antonveneta Padova): “Padova eventually played real volleyball, which it had not done all season so far. After the Perugia defeat, we became more of a team, mentally too. Shame we did not win another set given that it was a close call”.
Davide Saitta (Sisley Treviso): “We knew Padova was a strong team but we did a good job of playing always at a high level of concentration. I’m personally happy with my performance and I thank the team and coach for the faith they put in me”.
SERIE A2 TIM
Santa Croce beaten
Santa Croce’s undefeated record ended in Loreto. The game was a real battle, as three of the four sets were decided with the minimum margin. Bassano make it five with a 3-1 home win at the expense of Catania, meaning it goes top of the league with Santa Croce and Bologna.
Mantova came back from Città di Castello with a win and forgets about recent worries. In a remake of the B1 playoff final, Bologna took its revenge, sweeping Castelfidardo 3-0. Gioia del Colle obtained a positive result too, beating Rome at the tie-break, while Isernia registered its second consecutive win, this time against Cavriago.
SERIE A2 TIM 6th ROUND
RESULTS
Olio Pignatelli Isernia – Edilesse Cavriago 3-0 (25-20; 25-22; 25-23)
Gherardi Cartoedit Tratos C. di Castello – Canadiens Mantova 1-3 (25-19; 19-25; 23-25; 22-25)
Esse-ti Carilo Loreto – Codyeco S. Croce 3-1 (25-20; 27-29; 28-26; 25-23)
Fiorese Spa Bassano – Sp Catania 3-1 (25-21; 25-20; 23-25; 25-22)
M. Roma Volley – Nava Gioia del Colle 2-3 (25-17; 23-25; 15-25; 25-22; 11-15)
Wayel Bologna – La Nef Castelfidardo 3-1 (25-18; 25-22; 27-25)
At 8.30
Andreoli Latina – Materdomini Volley.it Castellana Grotte LIVE ON SNAI SAT
Exempt: Samgas Crema
SERIE A2 TIM TABLE
Fiorese S.p.A. Bassano, Codyeco Santa Croce, Wayel Bologna 15; Andreoli Latina 11; Esse-ti Carilo Loreto, Olio Pignatelli Isernia 9; Samgas Crema 8; Canadiens Mantova 7; M. Roma Volley, Materdomini Volley.it Castellana Grotte, Edilesse Cavriago, Nava Gioia del Colle 6; Gherardi Cartoedit Tratos Città di Castello, Sp Catania 4; La Nef Castelfidardo 2.
1 game more: Codyeco S.Croce, Wayel Bologna, Olio Pignatelli Isernia, Edilesse Cavriago, Nava Gioia del Colle, Sp Catania, La Nef Castelfidardo
