Serie A1 Sustenium
Round 10: Trento beat Cuneo in tie-break. Wins for MAcerata, Modena, Monza, Belluno and Roma.
Results
Fidia Padova-Lube Banca Marche Macerata 0-3 (22-25, 19-25, 15-25); Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia-Marmi Lanza Verona 3-2 (25-23, 23-25, 25-16, 23-25, 15-10) 17/12/2011; Casa Modena-Andreoli Latina 3-1 (25-20, 23-25, 25-16, 25-16); Itas Diatec Trentino-Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 3-2 (25-20, 25-19, 22-25, 33-35, 15-11); CMC Ravenna-M. Roma Volley 1-3 (25-22, 26-28, 23-25, 22-25); Copra Elior Piacenza-Sisley Belluno 0-3 (19-25, 19-25, 20-25); Acqua Paradiso Monza Brianza-Energy Resources San Giustino 3-2 (28-26, 25-16, 15-25, 23-25, 15-11)
ITAS DIATEC TRENTINO – BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO 3-2 (25-20, 25-19, 22-25, 33-35, 15-11)
ITAS DIATEC TRENTINO: Kaziyski 26, Birarelli 8, Della Lunga, Juantorena 21, Zygadlo, Vieira De Oliveira 3, Lanza, Sokolov 12, Djuric 17, Colaci (L), Stokr 4, Bari (L). DNP Burgsthaler. Coach. Stoytchev.
BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO: Mastrangelo 8, Henno (L), Ngapeth 22, Fortunato 3, Wijsmans 16, Vissotto Neves 26, Grbic 5, Caceres, Patriarca 2, Rossi 1, Pieri (L), Baranowicz. DNP Van Lankvelt. Coach. Gulinelli.
Special guest, Marco Melandri, motorcyclist, could not have chosen a better volleyball game. This proved to be a thrilling match, in each one of its five sets, and it lasted for over two hours and a half. At 5-8 down in the tie-break, Trentino fought back to clinch it as Kaziyiski was named MVP of the game.
Emanuele Birarelli (Itas Diatec Trentino): “We play every three days so a little drop in form can happen. It occurred in the third set, but credit as well to Cuneo. We did a good job to find our game in the most difficult moment of the fifth set”.
Francesco Fortunato (Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo): “This has been an incredibly spectacular game, which Trento deservedly won in the end, although Cuneo proved it was in it right until the end. The tie-break turned into a roller coaster, though”.
CASA MODENA – ANDREOLI LATINA 3-1 (25-20, 23-25, 25-16, 25-16)
CASA MODENA: Manià (L), Catellani (L), Sala 13, Dennis 20, Carletti, Yosifov 7, Esko 2, Martino 6, Anderson 22, Piscopo. DNP Kooy, Bellei, Casoli. Coach. Bagnoli.
ANDREOLI LATINA: Rivera Caamano 2, Hardy-dessources 4, Gitto 3, Sottile, Jarosz 12, De Pandis (L), Troy 4, Roca Borrero 12, Cester 5, Fragkos 11. DNP Guemart, Tailli, Galabinov. Coach. Prandi.
Modena obtained three points thanks to a convincing performance against former coach Silvano Prandi (welcomed with warm applause) and Latina. Mvp: Angel Dennis (Casa Modena).
Daniele Bagnoli (coach Casa Modena): “In terms of level of play we made some improvements compared to the last two games. But as soon as we had a dip, Latina showed all its quality and made it difficult for us. We have to be happy, although we have not been at our best in recent weeks, we haven’t lost too many points”.
Silvano Prandi (Andreoli Latina): “I’d like to thank the Modena fans for the applause and welcoming. As for the game, Modena put us under great pressure with their serve and we struggled in attack. These are the games we need to gain experience. Next is an important one against Padova”.
COPRA ELIOR PIACENZA – SISLEY BELLUNO 0-3 (19-25, 19-25, 20-25)
COPRA ELIOR PIACENZA: Marra (L), Kral 1, Sidibé 7, Papi 9, Zhekov 2, Nikolov 8, Massari 2, Kampa 2, Zlatanov 5, Holt 3, Tencati 5, Penchev. DNP Marretta. Coach. Lorenzetti.
SISLEY BELLUNO: Szabò, Fei 21, Horstink 14, Dolfo 7, Farina (L), Kohut 7, De Togni 8, Suxho 2. DNP Abdelaziz, Curti, Antonov, Sorato. Coach. Piazza.
Despite a difficult week, Piacenza started off well but Belluno took charge from the second time out and won it in three sets. MVP Fei.
Roberto Piazza (coach Sisley Belluno): “We have done a great job to win this one. Piacenza was really up for it, we knew it, and in the first minutes of the first set, they really put us under pressure. We did well to stay composed and improve by converting our attacks. Next is Trento, super team which we’ll try to disturb. But I want to enjoy this victory until tomorrow”.
Angelo Lorenzetti (coach Copra Elior Piacenza): “Another bad game, but at least today we have fought until the end. The many changes during the season? It was right to try the newcomer Kampa and others who play usually less. Shame we made that many mistakes”.
FIDIA PADOVA – LUBE BANCA MARCHE MACERATA 0-3 (22-25, 19-25, 15-25)
FIDIA PADOVA: Garghella (L), Schwarz 4, Gonzalez 2, Tiberti, Cricca 2, Koshikawa 3, Rosso 1, De Marchi 4, Simeonov 12, Semenzato 4. DNP Giannotti, Suljagic. Coach. Montagnani.
LUBE BANCA MARCHE MACERATA: Lampariello, Pajenk, Savani 11, Exiga (L), Parodi 11, Stankovic 9, Travica 2, Omrcen 13, Podrascanin 9.DNP Kovar, Monopoli, Van Walle. Coach. Giuliani.
Against the third of the league, Padova could not add to the three points gathered in the last two games against Ravenna and Cuneo. Macerata won it in three sets with Omrcen MVP.
Paolo Montagnani (coach Fidia Padova): “Macerata played brilliantly, we couldn’t trouble them as we did against Cuneo. We have an intense Christmas period ahead: not much time to eat cakes and a lot of volleyball because we want to use this period as well as we can to prepare the next games and take some points. I hope to see a packed gym for the game against San Giustino, ready to celebrate all together a victory”.
Cristian Savani (Lube Banca Marche Macerata): “We knew Padova was a team with the ability to make it difficult for the big clubs, which is why we played with the will not to be surprised and get the result. I am also happy with my performance. We’ll look ahead with confidence, with belief in our ability and potential”.
CMC RAVENNA – M. ROMA VOLLEY 1-3 (25-22, 26-28, 23-25, 22-25)
CMC RAVENNA: Mengozzi 12, Leonardi 1, Bendandi, Corvetta 2, Sirri 16, Tabanelli (L), Verhanneman, Quiroga 13, Moro 15, Brunner 12, Gruszka. DNP Gallosti, Roberts. Coach. Babini.
M. ROMA VOLLEY: Lebl 10, Passier 5, Paolucci, Paparoni (L), Maruotti 14, Zaytsev 23, Boninfante 1, Bencz 25, Sabbi 3, Cisolla. DNP Antonucci, Puliti, Corsano. Coach. Giani.
Ravenna played a good game, took a 1-0 lead but then surrendered every time at the end of the following three sets.
Antonio Babini (coach CMC Ravenna): “We started off very well and won the first set, then Bencz came on and things turned around. Still, we could have won each one of the other sets. It’s useless to linger on that defeat now, at the end of the day the team played a good game. Unfortunately at the end of sets, we lacked a little bit of composure and experience”.
Andrea Giani (coach M.Roma Volley): “In the first set, we made too many mistakes, and the second as well started badly but then Bencz’s entry changed the course of the game. Overall, we made too many mistakes, though, fortunately, in the clutch moments we managed to snatch the sets”.
ACQUA PARADISO MONZA BRIANZA – ENERGY RESOURCES SAN GIUSTINO 3-2 (28-26, 25-16, 15-25, 23-25, 15-11)
ACQUA PARADISO MONZA BRIANZA: Ciabattini (L), Rossini (L), Conte 10, Nikic 20, Forni 4, Molteni 3, Buti 6, Kaszap, De Cecco 4, Gavotto 11, Shumov 7, Roumeliotis 11, Mor. Coach. Zanini.
ENERGY RESOURCES SAN GIUSTINO: Creus Larry 10, Rauwerdink 13, Mc Kibbin, Cozzi, Bartoletti 8, Finazzi 6, Petkovic, Tholse, Giovi (L), Sammelvuo 9, Urnaut 25. Non entrati Lo Bianco. Coach. De Giorgi.
Another tough win for Monza, which has to make do with two points once again as San Giustino forced a tie-break. Roumeliotis MVP
Jeroen Rauwerdink (Energy Resources San Giustino): “This team has a very positive characteristics: they fight until the very last play. Once again today, we proved we could give a game to anyone. We always lack the last step, but I am convinced we are doing a good job in training, and that will pay off”.
Facundo Conte (Acqua Paradiso Monza Brianza): “It was great to make my debut in this new team and play today. I still have to get used to this rhythm but I’ll be ready soon. Credit to our opponent which managed to make it difficult for us in moments in which we should have sealed it. San Giustino is a good team and they had their chance until the end, they fought on every ball. Fortunately, we won it”.
Played on Saturday December 17
TONNO CALLIPO VIBO VALENTIA – MARMI LANZA VERONA 3-2 (25-23, 23-25, 25-16, 23-25, 15-10)
TONNO CALLIPO VIBO VALENTIA: Coscione 1, Cernic 9, Diaz 26, Rak 7, Klapwijk 30, Fanuli (L), Nikolov 13. DNP Falasca, Mignolo, Grassano, Banderò, Olli, Barone. Coach. Blengini.
MARMI LANZA VERONA: Popp 10, Kosmina 2, Ter Horst, Calderan, Meoni 4, Smerilli (L), Patriarca 11, Zingel 10, Kromm 20, Postiglioni, Gasparini 12. DNP Casarin. Coach. Bagnoli.
League table
Itas Diatec Trentino 26, Lube Banca Marche Macerata 24, Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 23, Casa Modena 21, M. Roma Volley 16, Acqua Paradiso Monza Brianza 16, Sisley Belluno 16, Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia 14, Andreoli Latina 14, Marmi Lanza Verona 12, Copra Elior Piacenza 8, Fidia Padova 8, Energy Resources San Giustino 7, CMC Ravenna 5
Fixtures
Round 11 Serie A1 Sustenium
Monday December 26 at 6pm
Marmi Lanza Verona-Casa Modena Diretta Sportube.tv
Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia-CMC Ravenna
Sisley Belluno-Itas Diatec Trentino
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo-Acqua Paradiso Monza Brianza
Energy Resources San Giustino-Lube Banca Marche Macerata
Andreoli Latina-Fidia Padova
Monday December 26 at 8.30pm
M. Roma Volley-Copra Elior Piacenza Live on Rai Sport 1
Serie A2 Sustenium
Italian cup draw revealed
We have reached the halfway point of the season in the A2, which means we now know who made it in the top eight and qualified for the Italian Cup A2. Here are the match ups and schedule:
Italian Cup Serie A2 – Quarter finals
Wednesday January 18 at 8.30pm
Volley Segrate 1978 (1) – (8) Energy Resources Carilo Loreto
Pallavolo Molfetta (4) – (5) CheBanca! Milano
BCC-NEP Castellana Grotte (2) – (7) Globo Banca Popolare del Frusinate Sora
Sir Safety Perugia (3) – (6) Gherardi SVI Città di Castello
Serie A2 Sustenium
Round 15
Results
Pallavolo Molfetta-Energy Resources Carilo Loreto 3-1 (25-19, 25-22, 23-25, 25-21); Caffè Aiello Corigliano-Cassa Rurale Cantù 3-1 (25-21, 22-25, 25-16, 25-21); NGM Mobile S.Croce-BCC-NEP Castellana Grotte 1-3 (24-26, 22-25, 25-23, 30-32); Edilesse Conad Reggio Emilia-Sir Safety Perugia 0-3 (18-25, 16-25, 25-27); Club Italia Roma-Carige Genova 2-3 (25-20, 21-25, 17-25, 25-22, 13-15); Gherardi SVI Città Di Castello-CheBanca! Milano 0-3 (27-29, 21-25, 22-25); Sidigas Atripalda-Globo Banca Pop. Frusinate Sora 0-3 (18-25, 24-26, 20-25); Volley Segrate 1978-Cicchetti Isernia 1-3 (25-18, 22-25, 18-25, 21-25)
PALLAVOLO MOLFETTA – ENERGY RESOURCES CARILO LORETO 3-1 (25-19, 25-22, 23-25, 25-21)
PALLAVOLO MOLFETTA: Cortina (L), Uchikov 23, Bacci 1, Botti 9, Mattioli 7, Giglioli 11, Al Nabhan 25, Illuzzi, Roberti. DNP Poli, Del Vecchio, La Forgia, Bisci. Coach. Lorizio.
ENERGY RESOURCES CARILO LORETO: Morelli 10, Di Marco 8, Gabbanelli, Paoli 3, Peda 20, Moretti 10, Janusek 9, Cacchiarelli (L), Cortellazzi 2, Anzani 3. DNP Aprea. Coach. Fracascia.
CAFFè AIELLO CORIGLIANO – CASSA RURALE CANTù 3-1 (25-21, 22-25, 25-16, 25-21) CAFFè AIELLO CORIGLIANO: Spescha 8, Galic 12, Dutto, De Giorgi, Santucci, Casciaro, Tomasello 8, Kindgard 4, Padura Diaz 4, Sperandio 12, Viva (L), Edgar 17. Coach. Nacci.
CASSA RURALE CANTù: Monguzzi 4, Butti (L), Ruggeri 8, Krumins 5, Frigo 5, Galliani 9, Sequeira 14, Tuominen 10, Panighini 1. DNP Pavan, Seregni, Gelasio, Sala. Coach. Della Rosa.
NGM MOBILE SANTA CROCE – BCC-NEP CASTELLANA GROTTE 1-3 (24-26, 22-25, 25-23, 30-32)
NGM MOBILE SANTA CROCE: Candellaro 2, Masini, Cetrullo 28, Bertoli 2, Lizala 2, Snippe 17, Parusso 3, Tosi (L), Garnica 4, Bonami (L), Hrazdira 5, Paoletti, Baldaccini 9. Coach. Bertini.
BCC-NEP CASTELLANA GROTTE: Cazzaniga 13, Elia 5, Ricciardello, Falaschi 3, Castellano, Torre, Milushev 1, Rodriguez 20, Salgado 14, Maric 17, Vinella (L), Cicola (L). DNP Giosa. Coach. Di Pinto.
EDILESSE CONAD REGGIO EMILIA – SIR SAFETY PERUGIA 0-3 (18-25, 16-25, 25-27)
EDILESSE CONAD REGGIO EMILIA: Luppi, Bigarelli 5, Barbareschi 7, Orduna 2, Tondo 8, Casadei (L), Goi, Inserra 3, Ippolito 1, Moreno Quejada 14, Peli (L). DNP Dall’olio, Vecchi. All. Conte.
SIR SAFETY PERUGIA: Petric 10, Daldello 4, Cesarini (L), Tomassetti 6, Bucaioni, Tamburo 15, Corsini 8, Vujevic 14, Belcecchi. DNP Zamagni, Fusaro, Bartoli, Lattanzi. All. Kovac.
CLUB ITALIA ROMA – CARIGE GENOVA 2-3 (25-20, 21-25, 17-25, 25-22, 13-15)
CLUB ITALIA ROMA: Latelli 1, Marchisio (L), Castellani, De Paola 22, Mattei 6, Gabriele, Prandi (L), Paris 1, Fedrizzi 8, Vettori 19, Marchiani 1, Valsecchi 8. DNP Biglino. Coach. Bonitta.
CARIGE GENOVA: Tibaldo 1, Nonne, Donati, Ruiz 12, Manassero 2, Nuti 2, Polidori 2, Yordanov 23, Rizzo (L), Pecorari 8, Ainsworth 14, Meszaros 11. Coach. Del Federico.
GHERARDI SVI CITTà DI CASTELLO – CHEBANCA! MILANO 0-3 (27-29, 21-25, 22-25) GHERARDI SVI CITTà DI CASTELLO: Lehtonen 7, Noda Blanco 12, Visentin 4, Rosalba 9, Piano 9, Giombini 11, Romiti (L). DNP Dordei, Marini, Sartoretti, Nardi, Vigilante, Di Benedetto. Coach. Radici.
CHEBANCA! MILANO: Durante (L), Vedovotto 9, Insalata 10, Mattera 3, Beretta 8, Di Manno 19, Thiago De Oliveira 18, Jago. DNP Blasi, Cauteruccio, Mercorio, Angelov, Robbiati. Coach. Moretti.
SIDIGAS ATRIPALDA – GLOBO BANCA POPOLARE DEL FRUSINATE SORA 0-3 (18-25, 24-26, 20-25)
SIDIGAS ATRIPALDA: Bruno 7, Coppola (L), Cuomo 4, Libraro, Nemeth 13, D’avanzo 9, Paris 7, Gallotta 5, Scialò. DNP Caputo, De Paula. Coach. Lorenzoni.
GLOBO BANCA POPOLARE DEL FRUSINATE SORA: Van Dijk 23, Scappaticcio 1, Gaetano 1, Scuderi, Gemmi, Libraro 6, Pagni 9, Bratoev 13, Moretti 6, Gatto (L). DNP Buzzelli, Mauti, Pagni. Coach. Gatto.
VOLLEY SEGRATE 1978 – CICCHETTI ISERNIA 1-3 (25-18, 22-25, 18-25, 21-25)
VOLLEY SEGRATE 1978: Fabroni 1, Van Den Dries 19, Pesaresi (L), Alletti 11, Braga 5, Pinelli, Botto 14, Baranek 18, Canzanella. DNP Radunovic, Caprotti, Russo, Preti. Coach. Ricci.
CICCHETTI ISERNIA: Fiore 21, Poikela, Sesto 5, Cardona 21, De Caria, Spampinato (L), Di Franco 8, Mengozzi 9, Saitta 8. DNP De Tora, Olli, Simone, Della Corte. Coach. Giannini.
League table
Volley Segrate 1978 35, BCC-NEP Castellana Grotte 35, Sir Safety Perugia 33, Pallavolo Molfetta 31, CheBanca! Milano 28, Gherardi SVI Città Di Castello 27, Globo Banca Pop. Frusinate Sora 27, Energy Resources Carilo Loreto 25, Carige Genova 25, NGM Mobile S.Croce 23, Caffè Aiello Corigliano 23, Cicchetti Isernia 18, Club Italia Roma 16, Cassa Rurale Cantù 7, Edilesse Conad Reggio Emilia 5, Sidigas Atripalda 2
Fixtures
Round 16 Serie A2 Sustenium
Monday December 26 at 3.30pm
Club Italia Roma-Caffè Aiello Corigliano
Monday December 26 at 4pm
Gherardi SVI Città Di Castello-Pallavolo Molfetta Live on Sportitalia 2
Monday December 26 at 6pm
Volley Segrate 1978-Edilesse Conad Reggio Emilia
CheBanca! Milano-Cassa Rurale Cantù
Energy Resources Carilo Loreto-Sir Safety Perugia
Globo Banca Pop. Frusinate Sora-BCC-NEP Castellana Grotte
Carige Genova-NGM Mobile S.Croce
Cicchetti Isernia-Sidigas Atripalda
