SERIE A TIM 2008/09 CHAMPIONSHIPS ADMISSION RULES: MAIN NEWS

The Volleyball League’s directors have issued the new rules for the Serie A TIM 2008/09 championships admission.

All the new rules are aiming at a better and more rigorous control over the financial structures of the Clubs.

After having done that for the Serie A1 TIM, from next season the Serie A2 TIM will have to set up a board of statutory auditors. With the introduction of this body, the accounts will be certified according to the law.

Also, the bond bail amounts the clubs will have to present when enrolling for the championship have been rounded up. For the Serie A1 TIM the guarantee has gone to 200.000 euros; for the Serie A2 TIM the amount will be 100.000 euros.

For the new comers and for the clubs that acquired the sport title, the amounts will be doubled.

The clubs, in order to be issued, will have to deposit the 70% of the wages destined for the athelets by the 31st of may, who will be able to deposit an instance at the Volleyball League’s offices in case of missing payments of the above percentages.

1ST MATCH NUMBERS, PLAYOFFS QUARTERFINALS

RESULTS

SERIE A1 TIM – 1ST MATCH QUARTERFINALS

Itas Diatec Trentino – Cimone Modena 3-0 (25-20; 25-19; 25-15)

Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo – Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari 3-2 (26-28; 25-23; 25-21; 21-25; 15-11)

Sisley Treviso – Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza 3-0 (25-23; 25-21; 25-21)

M. Roma Volley – Lube Banca Marche Macerata 3-0 (37-35; 32-30; 25-21)

Longest match: 02.00

Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo – Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari (3-2)

Shortest match: 01.09

Sisley Treviso – Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza (3-0)

Longest set: 00.40’

1° set (37-35) M. Roma Volley – Lube Banca Marche Macerata

Shortest set: 00.20

3° set (25-21) Sisley Treviso – Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza

TEAMS BEST

Attack: 56,4%

Sisley Treviso

Rec. : Pos. 74,5% Perf. 45,5%

Sisley Treviso

Succ. Blocks: 12

Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari

Points: 83

Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo

Succ. Serves: 7

Itas Diatec Trentino

INDIVIDUAL BESTS

Points: 27

Wout Wijsmans (Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo)

Points in attack: 24

Wout Wijsmans (Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo)

Succ. Serves: 3

Gustavo Endres (Sisley Treviso)

Michal Winiarski (Itas Diatec Trentino)

Succ. Blocks: 7

Andrea Sala (Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari)

THE BEST

Matey KAZIYSKI (Itas Diatec Trentino – Cimone Modena)

Wout WIJSMANS (Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo – Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari)

Samuele PAPI (Sisley Treviso – Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza)

Leonel MARSHALL (M. Roma Volley – Lube Banca Marche Macerata)

SERIE A1 – TIM 2ND MATCH – PLAY OFFS QUARTERFINALS

2ND MATCH

Sat Apr 12th, 18.30

Cimone Modena – Itas Diatec Trentino Live on SKY Sport 2

Bartolini – Lavorenti

Sun Apr 13th, 18.00

Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza – Sisley Treviso

Santi – Saltalippi

Lube Banca Marche Macerata – M. Roma Volley

Barbero – Locatelli

18.30

Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo Live on SKY Sport 2

Cesare – Perri

DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES

1ST MATCH – PLAY OFFS QUARTERFINALS 09-04-2008

A) INDIVIDUALS

WARNED

WIJSMANS WOUT (BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO)

B) CLUBS

BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO – €320,00 fine for local supporters offending and threatening the referees through the second set.

SERIE A2 TIM – 13th ROUND, 2nd LEG

WEEK END PROGRAMME AND REFEREES

Sat Apr 12th, 20.30

Framasil Cucine Pineto – Olio Pignatelli Isernia

Costantini – Valeriani

Sun Apr 13th, 18.00

Top Team Mantova – Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia

Toso – Zucca

Marmi Lanza Verona – Codyeco S. Croce

Cappello – Tanasi

Fiorese SpA Bassano – Tiscali Cagliari

Guerzoni – Piana

Esse-ti Carilo Loreto – Materdomini Volley.it Castellana Grotte

Falzoni – Pozzato

SP TTTLines Catania – Stilcasa Salento d’Amare Taviano

Astengo – Puecher

Divani&Divani Avellino – Monini Marconi Spoleto

Bertogna – Contini

20.30

Mare&Volley Forlì – Premier Hotels Crema (Diretta SNAI Sat ch 220 SKY)

Braico – Genna