SERIE A1 TIM
MACERATA DOMINANT
VIBO VALENTIA & FORLI GRAB AWAY WIN
In Macerata’s PalaFontescodella gym remained unscathed once more as the home team delivered a 3-0 win to its fans. This is what happened even in the toughest game the host had to play so far, against Cuneo. De Giorgi’s team imposed their rhythm early on, but Cuneo got back in it thanks to Nikolov and Wijmans’ powerful serves. Macerata, however, managed to contain these accelerations, pulling together with Valerio Vermiglio as the leader. The Italian international setter showed the way again to get out of trouble and manages to hide the little flaws that are still part of his team’s game. Twice Cuneo lost the race on the photo finish and then lost its way little by little. In the third, Macerata was authoritarian and its only fear came when Martin Lebl lied down on the floor as he’d bumped into Sebastian Swiderski.
The seventh round offered a couple of upset: Forli and Vibo Valentia came away from their trip with the victory. Forli interrupted the positive moment of Martina Franca, while Vibo Valentia managed to win in the PalaVerde, which represents its first ever victory over Treviso. This win makes up for the recent lack of results and confirms the improvements shown in the previous game. Treviso had 33 points from Alessandro Fei, who register the record of the season, but that was not enough for Treviso.
Modena seemed a different team at home as they stood firm against league meaders Trentino. Grbic and co did win the tie-break but that’s a crucial point that Modena managed to grab, as it will give them confidence. After last week’s defeat, Montichiari is back on track with a win against Pineto.
Serie A1 TIM, 7th round
Results
Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza – RPA-LuigiBacchi.It Perugia 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 29-27)
Trenkwalder Modena – Itas Diatec Trentino 2-3 (25-23; 13-25; 25-20; 24-26; 11-15)
Stamplast Martina Franca – Yoga Forl� 1-3 (23-25; 25-23; 23-25; 22-25)
Sisley Treviso – Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia 1-3 (23-25; 29-27; 20-25; 30-32)
Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari – Framasil Pineto 3-1 (25-21; 24-26; 25-21; 25-16)
Lube Banca Marche Macerata – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 3-0 (25-23; 25-23; 25-20)
Monday 10 November at 8.30pm
Marmi Lanza Verona – Antonveneta Padova LIVE ON SKY SPORT 2
(Cipolla – Castagna)
SERIE A1 TABLE
Itas Diatec Trentino 18; Lube Banca Marche Macerata 17; Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari, Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza 15; Sisley Treviso 13; Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo, RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia 12; Stamplast Martina Franca 9; Marmi Lanza Verona*, Framasil Pineto 8; Trenkwalder Modena 7; Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia, Yoga Forli 5; Antonveneta Padova* 0.
*One game in hand
STATS and QUOTES
TRENKWALDER MODENA – ITAS DIATEC TRENTINO 2-3 (25-23; 13-25; 25-20; 24-26; 11-15)
Trenkawalder Modena: Lee 1, Tencati 9, Kooistra 19, Rinaldi (L), Dennis 11, Sartoretti 4, Santos 7, Smuc 1, Travica, Siebeck 2, Endres 15. DNP Pagni. Coach. Giani
Itas Diatec Trentino: Kaziyski 21, Segnalini (L), Birarelli 8, Zygadlo 2, Della Lunga, Vissotto Neves 18, Grbic 5, Winiarski 15, Bari (L), Stefanov, Piscopo 7. DNP De Paola, Leonardi. Coach. Stoytchev
Emanuele Birarelli (Itas Diatec Trentino): “We’re satisfied with these two points, obtained in a tight game. We played with authority and we should be happy with that. We have to move on straight away and focus on the Champions League, that’s how this season will go”.
Andrea Giani (Trenkwalder Modena): “We keep making too many mistakes and for the level of play of Trento, we can’t afford it because it becomes decisive. Still, we played a good gale today”.
Stamplast Martina Franca – Yoga Forli 1-3 (23-25; 25-23; 23-25; 22-25)
Stamplast Martina Franca: Ricciardello (L), Coscione 2, Molt� 11, Stancu 6, Cernic 19, Vulin, Mastrangelo, Sequeira 17, Rodriguez 15. DNP Guglielmi, Stoijkovic, Quartarone. Coach. Lattari
Yoga Forli: Henno (L), Molteni 14, Bittar 7, Cardona 9, Redwitz 2, Di Franco 7, Casadei 17, Bellini, Patriarca 16, Bozko 3. DNP Bendi, Loglisci. Coach. Molducci
Radames Lattari(Stamplast Martina Franca): “There are no excuses for this loss. After the win over Montichiari, we might have thought we could step up a level but instead we got punished by a team that wanted the win badly. They made the difference on the serve because in all the other areas of the game we did better. I hope we learned the lesson”.
Hubert Henno ( Yoga Forli): “We’re satisfied because this is a victory that could be a click for us psychologically. We played well in every department of the game and we had the patience to wait for our opponent to tire out. We knew we would have done well against a technical team like Martina”.
Sisley Treviso – Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia 1-3 (23-25; 29-27; 20-25; 30-32)
Sisley Treviso: Fei 33, Hubner 17, Papi 12, Farina (L), Kohut 1, Saitta, Antonov, Endres 10, Cisolla 5, Daldello (L), Garcia 4, Gallotta 5. DNP Capra. Coach. Dal Zotto
Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia: Contreras 15, Cozzi 15, Ferraro, Vieira De Oliveira 1, Sammelvuo (L), Diaz Mayorca 17, Simeonov 24, Divis, Barone 11, Shumov, Bozidis, Cicola (L). DNP Ditlevsen. Coach. Gulinelli
Renan Dal Zotto (Sisley Treviso): “It was a strange game, we started the first set very well, present and focused, then we faded away without any reason. We have to understand why, it was an important game for us but when they stepped up we remained passive, we did not manage to react. There was a good team on the other side, fair enough, they put us under pressure but we should have reacted. Instead it went all wrong”.
Flavio Gulinelli (Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia): “It’s a pleasure to receive the compliments, we deserve them because this was a great game and a great victory. If a couple of things had not gone pear shaped in the second set, we could even have obtained a better result. Anyway, I’m satisfied, I wish we could always play this way, we won two games, against Piacenza and Treviso away from home, it seems like we have a feel for the big games. We should be playing at our best all the time because we proved we were a good team”.
Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari � Framasil Pineto 3-1 (25-21; 24-26; 25-21; 25-16)
Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari: Sala 7, Rauwerdink, Horstink 19, Paparoni 15, Esko 1, Howard 12, Pesenti, Gavotto 17, Zito (L), Mani� (L). DNP Tiberti, Forni, Bellei. Coach. Berruto
Framasil Pineto: De Oliveira 18, Hietanen, Fantin 7, Vicini (L), Jago 1, Lampariello (L), Mancini 1, De Gennaro Leme 7, Rodrigo 20, Buti 8, Fabroni, Ravellino 6. DNP Sborgia. Coach. Montagnani
Alessandro Paparoni (Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari): “This is the second game I play, I struggled a bit in the first one. Physically I’m improving all the time, thanks to an exceptional medical staff, who helps me a lot. I’m really happy to be fit and improve in each training session, because this allow me to help my team on court, which unfortunately had not happened at Martina Franca. It definitely went better today”.
Paolo Montagnani (Framasil Pineto): “We had a good game, but in the end Montichiari’s technique and physical presence prevailed. We could have done better at certain moments and take a point out of it. I have to make a point about the referees. In my opinion today they ruined some exceptional plays and the game. Still, that’s not why we lost”.
Lube Banca Marche Macerata – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 3-0 (25-23; 25-23; 25-20)
Lube Banca Marche Macerata: Lebl 9, Vermiglio 3, Bartoletti, Snippe, Martino 10, Corsano (L), Omrcen 13, Swiderski 9, Podrascanin 8. DNP Giovi, Saraceni, Monopoli. Coach. De Giorgi
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo: Wijsmans 16, Gonzalez 6, Fortunato 6, Vergnaghi (L), Jeroncic 10, Nikolov 8, Abbadi 4, Biribanti, Pieri (L), Platenik. DNP Ariaudo, Nuti, Curti. Coach. Prandi
Valerio Vermiglio (Lube Banca Marche Macerata): “We played with the right attitude and the crowd has been fantastic. We did a good job not to fade away in the tough moments, overcoming the mistakes we still make. We have to improve and cut down on them”.
Silvano Prandi (Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo): “My team is inconsistent, it does not manage to express its potential because of a strange psychological barrier, which we have to overcome. We had to give it all in this game but some players got on court with fear and tense”.
SERIE A2 TIM
Bassano and Bologna keep pushing towards the top.
Bassano and Bologna kept things rolling in the A2 this weekend. Bassano got rid in three sets of the other league leaders Santa Croce, who suffered its second consecutive loss. Bologna was as convincing taking the derby against Cavriago in four sets. Loreto and Mantova seemed to be reborn, beating respectively Castellana Grotte and Rome 3-1. Two games went all the way to the tie-break: Crema came back from 2-0 down to win against Catania, while Castelfidardo could not complete the comeback against Città di Castello.
SERIE A2 TIM 7th ROUND RESULTS
La Nef Castelfidardo – Gherardi Cartoedit Tratos Città di Castello 2-3 (21-25; 25-27; 25-21; 25-19; 13-15)
Canadiens Mantova – M. Roma Volley 3-1 (25-16; 20-25; 25-23; 25-22)
Codyeco S. Croce – Fiorese Spa Bassano 0-3 (23-25; 22-25; 23-25)
Edilesse Cavriago – Wayel Bologna 1-3 (26-24; 20-25; 20-25; 16-25)
Sp Catania – Samgas Crema 2-3 (25-21; 25-20; 22-25; 22-25; 11-15)
Materdomini Volley.it Castellana Grotte – Esse-ti Carilo Loreto 1-3 (17-25; 25-21; 22-25; 28-30)
Sunday 7 November at 8.30pm
Nava Gioia del Colle – Olio Pignatelli Isernia LIVE ON SNAI SAT
(Contini – Zanussi)
Exempt: Andreoli Latina
SERIE A2 TABLE
Fiorese S.p.A. Bassano, Wayel Bologna 18; Codyeco Santa Croce 15; Andreoli Latina 14; Esse-ti Carilo Loreto 12; Samgas Crema, Canadiens Mantova 10; Olio Pignatelli Isernia 9; Gherardi Cartoedit Tratos Città di Castello, M. Roma Volley, Nava Gioia del Colle, Edilesse Cavriago, Materdomini Volley.it Castellana Grotte 6; Sp Catania 5; La Nef Castelfidardo 3.
1 Game more: Wayel Bologna, Codyeco S.Croce, Edilesse Cavriago, Materdomini Volley.It Castellana Grotte, Sp Catania, La Nef Castelfidardo
