Serie A1 TIM 9th round
Macerata wins Saturday’s game
Result
Lube Banca Marche Macerata – Andreoli Latina 3 – 1 (25-16, 25-20, 23-25, 32-30)
LUBE BANCA MARCHE: Lebl 1, Raymaekers 9, Cisolla 19, Paparoni dnp., Vermiglio 1, Bartoletti dnp., Dentinho 1, Smerilli (L), Martino 4, Monopoli dnp., Corsano (L), Omrcen 28, Podrascanin 11. Coach. De Giorgi.
ANDREOLI LATINA: Van Den Dries dnp., Gitto 7, Cortina, Giovi (L), Saitta dnp., Snippe 3, Nikic 19, Fabroni 1, Vujevic 7, Spairani 7, Sambucci dnp., Giombini 15. Coach. Ricci.
REFS: Gnani (FE) – Pol (TV)
SCORE: 25-16 (23’), 25-20 (26’), 23-25 (26’), 32-30 (36’).
MVP: Igor Omrcen
In the 9th round of the Serie A Tim, Macerata made a special welcome to its ex players, now in Latina, but friendship was out of it on court. Macerata won it 3-1, despite not playing at its best during the whole game. The first two sets were one-way traffic with Smerilli libero for the injured Corsano. An excellent serve, the ability of the spikers and the many mistakes of the guests made it all easy for Macerata. The third set was a different story, though. Vujevic came on and made a difference, it allowed the middleblocker to be served more regularly. Snippe and Spairani were the key men when the set was on the line. Latina kept the momentum and was close to a tie-break at 23.19 up. Rayamaekers and Omrcen had others ideas: The first helped to tie it and the second scored three points to seal it. The Croatian was named MVP with 28 points, 51% in attack, 4 aces and 1 block.
Ferdinando De Giorgi (Lube Banca Marche Macerata): “In the first set, our serve made things easier for us, while in the second set, the dig worked fine. Then, we faded, which can happen right now, given that the team is working extremely hard, though this shouldn’t be an excuse. In the fourth set, everybody contributed to reverse a tricky situation. We did especially well to believe in our chances. Now, we’ll have another week to work with consistency, we have to keep believing in what we’re doing”.
Andrea Giovi (Andreoli Latina): “We did well to take advantage when they faded to get back in the game. And to be honets, at one point, we really believed we could take a point out of it. The turning point was at 23-19 when we did not manage to get the ball back, and when it’s tight, it becomes really tough against such champions”.
League table
Itas Diatec Trentino 21, Trenkwalder Modena, CoprAtlantide Piacenza 16, Lube Banca Marche Macerata, Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 15, Sisley Treviso, Marmi Lanza Verona 13, Acqua Paradiso Monza, Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia 12, Prisma Taranto, RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia 10, Esse-ti Carilo Loreto 8, Andreoli Latina 6, Yoga Forlì 3, Aran Cucine Abruzzo Pineto 1.
Note: 1 game in hand: Trenkwalder Modena, Sisley Treviso, Acqua Paradiso Monza, Prisma Taranto, RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia, Yoga Forlì, Aran Cucine Abruzzo Pineto; 1 game more: Andreoli Latina.
The other games of the Serie A1 TIM
Round 9
Sunday 1 November at 6pm
Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia – Prisma Taranto Live on Rai Sport Più and live streaming su www.rai.tv/dl/RaiTV/diretta.html
(Cinti-Padoan)
Acqua Paradiso Monza – Yoga Forlì
(Pasquali-Sobrero)
CoprAtlantide Piacenza – Marmi Lanza Verona
(Saltalippi-La Micela)
Sisley Treviso – Aran Cucine Abruzzo Pineto
(Rapisarda-Puecher)
RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia – Esse-ti Carilo Loreto
(Castagna-Cesare)
Itas Diatec Trentino – Trenkwalder Modena Rinviata al 12 novembre 2009 alle ore 20.30
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo – RESTED
Serie A2 TIM
Round 6
Saturday 31 October at 8.30
Globo Banca Popolare del Frusinate Sora – Samgas Crema Live on SNAI Sat
(Zingoni-Guerra)
Sunday 1 November at 6
Edilesse Cavriago – Canadiens Mantova
(Astengo-Braico)
Bassano Volley – BCC-NEP Castellana Grotte
(Finocchiaro-Marchello)
Codyeco S. Croce – Katay Geotec Isernia
(Venturi-Goitre)
Nava Gioia del Colle – M. Roma Volley
(Piluso-Andreoni)
Marcegaglia Ravenna – Quasar Massa Versilia
(Bellini-Guerzoni)
Sunday 1 November at 8.30pm
Città di Castello Pallavolo – Zinella Bologna Live on SNAI Sat
(Gini-Tanasi)
Pallavolo Padova – RESTED
League table
M. Roma Volley 12, Zinella Bologna 10, Marcegaglia Ravenna, BCC-NEP Castellana Grotte, Bassano Volley 9, Samgas Crema, Città di Castello Pallavolo 8, Globo Banca Popolare del Frusinate Sora, Edilesse Cavriago 7, Nava Gioia del Colle, Quasar Massa Versilia, Pallavolo Padova 5, Canadiens Mantova, Katay Geotec Isernia 4, Codyeco Santa Croce 3.
Note: 1 game in hand: Zinella Bologna, Marcegaglia Ravenna, Samgas Crema, Globo Banca Popolare del Frusinate Sora, Canadiens Mantova.
