Macerata impressed once more getting rid of Forli in straight set to go top of the league. That was made possible thanks to Cuneo, who beat the Italian champions Trentino at the tie-break.
Modena ended its crisis with a 3-1 comeback win against Vibo Valentia. Coach Giani lined up young Dragan Travica from the get going and, despite a passing game not always perfect, he did not disappoint playing with pride and doing some damage on the serve and first-time spikes. Endres Murilo and Angel Dennis had a good game too. Vibo Valentia could not keep up with the rhythm they had set in the first set as Simeonov hurt his left ankle. Still, he heroically stayed on court.
Pineto kept creating upsets with a brilliant win away from home in Treviso. Cleber and Rivaldo’ serving was one of the key.
There was a road win also for Perugia at the expense of Verona, swept 3-0.
Serie A1 TIM, 9th round
RESULTS
Stamplast Martina Franca – Antonveneta Padova 2-3 (26-24, 27-25, 21-25, 18-25, 9-15)
Lube Banca Marche Macerata – Yoga Forli 3-0 (25-20; 25-15; 25-15)
Trenkwalder Modena – Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia 3-1 (19-25; 27-25; 25-19; 25-21)
Sisley Treviso – Framasil Pineto 1-3 (22-25; 25-20; 21-25; 20-25)
Marmi Lanza Verona – RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia 0-3 (21-25; 18-25; 30-32)
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo – Itas Diatec Trentino 3-2 (25-22; 22-25; 22-25; 25-18; 16-14)
Monday 24 November at 8.30pm
Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza – Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari LIVE ON SKY SPORT 2
(Pol – Bartolini)
SERIE A1 TIM TABLE
Lube Banca Marche Macerata 23; Itas Diatec Trentino 22; Sisley Treviso 16; Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari*, Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza*, RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia 15; Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo, Marmi Lanza Verona, Framasil Pineto 14; Stamplast Martina Franca, Trenkwalder Modena 10; Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia, Yoga Forli 8; Antonveneta Padova 2.
STATS AND QUOTES
LUBE BANCA MARCHE MACERATA – YOGA FORLI 3-0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-15)
Lube Banca Marche Macerata: Lebl 10, Giovi (L), Vermiglio 1, Bartoletti, Martino 9, Monopoli, Corsano (L), Santana 7, Omrcen 10, Swiderski 15. DNP Snippe, Saraceni, Podrascanin. Coach. De Giorgi
Yoga Forli: Henno (L), Molteni 6, Bittar 1, Cardona 7, Redwitz, Di Franco, Casadei 12, Loglisci 1, Bellini, Patriarca 5, Bozko 1. DNP Bendi. Coach. Molducci
Ferdinando De Giorgi (Lube Banca Marche Macerata): “We did well to keep them busy with our serve and find consistency to keep them at distance. It’s a good performance, I’m satisfied, the work done in the gym shows. The mental part was good too, it’s something we never neglect. We have to keep going this way. It’s important to improve game after game and it’s even more important to get to the big games in the right condition”.
Piero Molducci (Yoga Forli): “We managed to play face to face only in the first set, in which Macerata took off thanks to our mistakes. From the second set on, game was over: They started to put pressure on the serve and there was no way back. There is little to say, when they play like that, I think it becomes difficult for anyone to even win just one set”.
TRENKWALDER MODENA – TONNO CALLIPO VIBO VALENTIA 3-1 (19-25, 27-25, 25-19, 25-21)
Trenkwalder Modena: Tencati 7, Kooistra 18, Rinaldi (L), Dennis 18, Sartoretti 1, Santos 6, Travica 8, Endres 18. DNP Lee, Smuc, Siebeck, Pagni. Coach. Giani
Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia: Contreras 13, Cozzi 6, Sammelvuo (L), Vieira De Oliveira 4, Ferraro 1, Diaz Mayorca 12, Simeonov 19, Divis, Shumov 4, Bozidis, Cicola (L). DNP Ditlevsen, Cannistr�. Coach. Gulinelli
Luis Diaz (Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia): “We played the first set well, then our opponent got back in the game playing hard on the serve. The reception stopped working and we faded. We did not put the same rhythm as in the first set”.
Andrea Giani (Trenkwalder Modena): “The week has been tough following the Pineto defeat, but today the team reacted. Now, we have to think one game at a time, with making claims, but just going after the victories we need”.
SISLEY TREVISO – FRAMASIL PINETO 1-3 (22-25, 25-20, 21-25, 20-25)
Sisley Treviso: Fei 21, Hubner 9, Papi 14, Farina (L), Kohut, Saitta, Endres 12, Cisolla 9, Daldello (L), Garcia, Gallotta. DNP Capra, Antonov. Coach. Dal Zotto
Framasil Pineto: De Oliveira 11, Hietanen 19, Vicini (L), Sborgia 11, De Gennaro Leme, Rodrigo 22, Fabroni, Ravellino 4. DNP Fantin, Jago, Mancini, Lampariello. Coach. Montagnani
Renan Dal Zotto (Sisley Treviso): “Following the week of good training we had, such a performance is unacceptable, just like it had been unacceptable against Vibo Valentia two weeks ago. It’s not a problem of numbers or organization, it’s that we can’t seem to get rid of this nervous tension, especially at home, in front of our fans: I had a long chat with the boys to understand if it was a mental matter, which leads us not to play as a team in the tough times. We have to seriously think about this all together”.
MARMI LANZA VERONA – RPA-LUIGIBACCHI.IT PERUGIA 0-3 (21-25, 18-25, 30-32)
Marmi Lanza Verona: Latelli (L), Parodi 2, Popp 8, Sottile, Lasko 12, Dehne, Szabo, Colaci (L), Maric 13, Semenzato 6, Bontje 6. DNP Volpini, Mosterts. Coach. Giuliani
RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia: Kovacevic, Savani 19, Nemec, Serafini, Sintini 2, Felizardo 3, Pippi (L), Vujevic 12, Stokr 8, Fanuli (L), Bovolenta 12. DNP Cruz De Carvalho Danilo, Botti. Coach. Di Pinto
Marcus Popp (Marmi Lanza Verona): “We expected to face such a focused Perugia team, just like we always expect to face a determined opponent. We could have done a lot better in the first two sets, but we lacked concentration and confidence. But credit also to Perugia”.
Cristian Savani (RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia): “We wanted to get some points but we didn’t expect to win 3-0. The third set was a hard-fought one, but we had the composure to seal it. The first two sets were near perfect and that gratifies our work. However, we never lost confidence, even after the losses. I’m very satisfied, excellent three points”.
BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO – ITAS DIATEC TRENTINO 3-2 (25-22, 22-25, 22-25, 25-18, 16-14)
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo: Wijsmans 23, Ariaudo, Gonzalez 5, Fortunato 13, Vergnaghi (L), Jeroncic 12, Nikolov 16, Nuti, Abbadi, Biribanti 2, Pieri (L), Platenik 15. DNP Curti. Coach. Prandi
Itas Diatec Trentino: Kaziyski 18, Segnalini (L), Birarelli 13, Zygadlo 2, Della Lunga, Vissotto Neves 17, Grbic 5, De Paola, Winiarski 12, Bari (L), Stefanov 1, Piscopo 7. DNP Leonardi. Coach. Stoytchev
Silvano Prandi (Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo): “This game was a good opportunity for us. We approached it with the right mentality, getting rid bit by bit of the negative aspects. I had fun during this game, we played an entertaining game even though we made some mistakes, which are part of this phase, but we had the confidence that had faltered in recent games”.
Nikola Grbic (Itas Diatec Trentino): “It was a very tight game against a team ready to fight to obtain a much needed win. However, predicting that we would have given everything is not enough to take the game. Credit to Cuneo, who deservedly won it”.
SERIE A2 TIM
LA FIORESE S.P.A BASSANO PROVA LA FUGA
Bassano is taking off on top of the league thanks to a 3-0 win over Crema and the defeats of the two main followers. Indeed, Bologna was beaten at home by Roma 3-1, who had Oro back as its leader, while Santa Croce surrendered at the tie-break against Isernia, offering new coach Marco Fenoglio a winning debut.
There were two games in one between Cavriago and Mantova. Mantova got off to a brilloiant start running away with a two-set lead. But they led Cavriago back in it and lost it at the tie-break. It went all the way to the fifth set too between Latina and Loreto. The latter had the final word away from home and catching up the opponent of the day in the league table. Castelfidardo grabbed another win, this time at the expense of Catania 3-1, thanks to exceptional performances from Komel and Moretti, who scored 25 points each.
SERIE A2 TIM 10th ROUND RESULTS
La Nef Catelfidardo – Sp Catania 3-1 (23-25; 25-14;26-24; 25-21)
Andreoli Latina – Esse-ti Carilo Loreto 2-3 (31-29; 20-25; 25-19; 23-25; 14-16)
Samgas Crema -Fiorese Spa Bassano 1-3 (24-26; 25-16; 21-25; 21-25)
Wayel Bologna – M. Roma Volley 1-3 (25-19; 16-25; 22-25; 21-25)
Olio Pignatelli Isernia – Codyeco S. Croce 3-2 (25-22; 24-26; 18-25; 25-21; 15-10)
Edilesse Cavriago – Canadiens Mantova 3-2 (25-27; 22-25; 25-20; 25-20; 15-11)
Sunday 23 November at 8.30pm LIVE ON SNAI SAT
Materdomini Volley.it Castellana Grotte – Gherardi Cartoedit Tratos Città di Castello
(Cerquoni – Braico)
CLASSIFICA SERIE A2 TIM TABLE
Fiorese S.p.A. Bassano 24; Codyeco Santa Croce 21; Wayel Bologna 20; Esse-ti Carilo Loreto, Andreoli Latina 19; Canadiens Mantova 17; Nava Gioia del Colle 14; Olio Pignatelli Isernia 13; Edilesse Cavriago 11; Samgas Crema 10; M. Roma Volley 9; Gherardi Cartoedit Tratos Città di Castello, La Nef Castelfidardo 8; Materdomini Volley.it Castellana Grotte, Sp Catania 7
1 Game more: Codyeco S.Croce, Wayel Bologna, La Nef Castelfidardo, Sp Catania; 1 Incontro in meno: Materdomini Volley.It Castellana Grotte; 2. On egame less: Gherardi Cartoedit Tratos C.di Castello.
