Trentino BetClic-Paykan Teheran 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-17)
TRENTINO BETCLIC: Raphael 1, Juantorena 13, Sala 4, Stokr 5, Kaziyski 12, Riad 4, Bari (L); Colaci, Zygadlo, Sokolov 7, Della Lunga 2. DNP. Leonardi. Coach. Radostin Stoytchev.
PAYKAN TEHERAN: Hosseini Am. 2, Davoodi 6, Mousavi Eraghi 10, Bazargarde 12, Keshavarzi 6, Bakhsheshi 5, Hosseini Al. (L); Zarif, Kamalvand 1, Mahdavi. DNP. Nour e Khani. Coach. Akbari Peyman.
Trentino will defend the title won 13 months ago in the final tomorrow. Indeed, in the semi-final of the Club World Championships, it defeated the Iranian team of Teheran 3-0 in a carbon copy of the semi-final 2009. This means the final will be the same as last year too: at 5pm Italian time tomorrow, Trentino will take on Belchatow, which got rid of Bolivar 3-0.
“We found it hard in the first set and a half – said coach Stoytchev – We made mistakes but credit to them too for using the serve well. Still, we remained focused, we overcame the early struggle and won it 3-0. It’s an important result that we obtained thanks to some good team work. That will enable us to defend the title won here in Doha. Sokolov had a good impact on the game today and Kaziyski seemed on the up physically, he still needs to find his rhythm, but he is improving a lot as the season goes on. Let’s focus on tomorrow’s game now”.
Trenitno versus Belchatow, live on Rai Sport 2 at 5pm Italian time.
