Serie A1
Round 14
Serie A1 results:
Sir Safety Perugia-Cucine Lube Banca Marche Macerata 3-2 (20-25, 25-19, 22-25, 25-21, 16-14); Andreoli Latina-Bre Lannutti Cuneo 2-3 (25-18, 25-23, 23-25, 21-25, 9-15); Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia-CMC Ravenna 2-3 (29-27, 21-25, 15-25, 25-17, 13-15); Exprivia Molfetta-Diatec Trentino 0-3 (19-25, 17-25, 23-25); Copra Elior Piacenza-Casa Modena 3-1 (29-27, 25-22, 17-25, 26-24); Calzedonia Verona-Altotevere Città di Castello 1-3 (23-25, 23-25, 25-20, 16-25)
SIR SAFETY PERUGIA – CUCINE LUBE BANCA MARCHE MACERATA 3-2 (20-25, 25-19, 22-25, 25-21, 16-14) – SIR SAFETY PERUGIA: Paolucci 1, Petric 20, Giovi (L), Cupkovic 1, Barone 9, Della Lunga 1, Mitic 2, Vujevic 6, Atanasijevic 31, Semenzato 9. DNP Buti, Della Corte, Fanuli. Coach. Kovac.
CUCINE LUBE BANCA MARCHE MACERATA: Henno (L), Parodi 4, Zaytsev 24, Stankovic 10, Patriarca, Kovar 10, Martino 1, Monopoli 1, Kurek 20, Baranowicz 3, Podrascanin 9. DNP Paparoni, Giombini. Coach. Giuliani.
Such a great show had not occured in the PalaEvangelisti arena for a while! Perugia had the better of the league leaders Macerata after over two hours of action that had the four thousand fans go crazy. Amazing atmosphere and amazing level of play. Atanasijevic stole the headline with 31 points and the MVP title.
Slobodan Kovac (Coach Sir Safety Perugia): “The boys have done a great job after a difficult week for us. I’m thinking about Della Lunga who started a game which was not easy as Macerata couldn’t wait to bounce back. But everyone has been fantastic, especially in the tie-break. I want to underline the excellent performance of Mitic when he came on. Winning against such a great team in front of those amazing fans is special. But now we have to focus on Wednesday’s game which is extremely important for us”.
Stefano Recine (Sport director Cucine Lube Banca delle Marche Macerata): “It’s been a tough game for us. I can’t argue with the effort of the lads, but we’re struggling right now. It has to be said as well that Perugia had a great game. Shame because we had it in our hands in the end and we failed to seal it”.
TONNO CALLIPO CALABRIA VIBO VALENTIA – CMC RAVENNA 2-3 (29-27, 21-25, 15-25, 25-17, 13-15) – TONNO CALLIPO CALABRIA VIBO VALENTIA: Trinidad De Haro, Plot, Steuerwald 1, Randazzo 19, Farina (L), Forni 10, Cisolla 3, Villena 1, Crer 8, Gavotto 18, Ogurcak 14, Presta. DNP Sardanelli. Coach. Blengini.
CMC RAVENNA: Mengozzi 15, Kauliakamoa Jr 3, Cricca, Toniutti 1, Tillie 13, Koumentakis 1, Patriarca 3, Klapwijk 17, Cester 16, Bari (L), Cebulj 11. DNP Jeliazkov, Scarpi. Coach. Bonitta.
Ravenna comes away from Vibo with a tie-break win at the end of a battle that lasted over two hours. This is Ravenna’s first victory in the return games, while Vibo is still waiting for its first joy. MVP Mengozzi.
Alberto Cisolla (Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia): “None of the two teams has ever given up. It hurts to lose a tight tie-break like that after having tied it in the fourth. We lacked a little composure at times. It’s been a very strange game psychologically. Now we’re going to Piacenza without any pressure, we’ll try to enjoy ourselves”.
Stefano Mengozzi (CMC Ravenna): “We managed to play this encounter with intensity. They had these amazing supporters on their side, it’s great to play in this gym. We turned things around after the Modena game, we’ve trained better. Now our goal is to make as many points as possible against the teams that we can realistically beat”.
COPRA ELIOR PIACENZA – CASA MODENA 3-1 (29-27, 25-22, 17-25, 26-24)
COPRA ELIOR PIACENZA: Marra (L), Le Roux 8, Partenio, Papi 2, Fei 10, Kaliberda 4, Simon 22, Zlatanov 16, Husaj, Tencati, Vettori 6, De Cecco 3. DNP Smerilli. Coach. Monti.
CASA MODENA: Manià (L), Donadio, Sala 12, Sket 6, Deroo 19, Kampa 1, Bartman 23, Beretta 8, Bossi, Mossa De Rezende 1, Kovacevic 7. DNP Hendriks. Coach. Lorenzetti.
Piacenza took all three points at the end of a nervous and tight fourth set. The match-up between the two setters, De Cecco and Bruninho, was spectacular while Simon was named MVP of the game (22 points, 6 blocks).
Luca Tencati (Copra Elior Piacenza): “Our reaction in the last run was incredible. We managed to get back on our feet after a difficult moment despite the fact we’re going through a very intense period”.
Hendriks Niki (Casa Modena): “Shame it ended like that with those decisions which, in spite of the regulations, can change the atmosphere and outcome of a game. But at the end of the day, the scoreboard tells the story of the game. We’re left with bitterness and anger”.
CALZEDONIA VERONA – ALTOTEVERE CITTÀ DI CASTELLO 1-3 (23-25, 23-25, 25-20, 16-25) – CALZEDONIA VERONA: Zingel 9, Blasi, Pesaresi (L), Coali 1, Gasparini 32, White 9, Boninfante 4, Bellei 2, Anzani 7, Gonzalez 3. DNP Ter Horst, Centomo. Coach. Giani.
ALTOTEVERE CITTÀ DI CASTELLO: Franceschini 1, Fromm 24, Carminati, Lensi (L), Corvetta 1, Dolfo 1, Massari 8, Tosi (L), Piano 14, Van Walle 13, Rossi 6, Marchiani. DNP Sartoretti. Coach. Radici.
Without Thijs Ter Horst, Verona did not manage to close the first two sets in its favour despite the fact they were ahead all the way. Gasparini finished top scorer with 32 points (3 aces), while spiker Fromm was named MVP (24 points, 59% in attack).
Mitja Gasparini (Calzedonia Verona): “We had not much working out for us tonight. Our level of play was poor on perfect reception, then the overall play was average in the second, we did not do well in reception and attack in the fourth. Giani gathered us at the end of the game, he repeated to us things we should already know. Let’s start over with the Italian Cup”.
Christian Fromm (Altotevere Città di Castello): “I am thrilled with how it went. I want to thank the fans who supported us in the most critical moments of the game. We started off slowly, but did well at the end of sets. It was a good game, we did a great job of turning it in our favor. We made the most of our serve and attack”.
EXPRIVIA MOLFETTA – DIATEC TRENTINO 0-3 (19-25, 17-25, 23-25)
EXPRIVIA MOLFETTA: Piscopo 1, Mazzone, Del Vecchio 2, Cesarini (L), Sabbi 16, Zanuto 15, Fornés Jul 3, Casoli 6, Saitta 1. DNP Izzo, Diamantini, Porcelli. Coach. Cichello.
DIATEC TRENTINO: Birarelli 12, Solé 11, Ferreira 9, Suxho 5, Lanza 8, Sokolov 17, Colaci (L). DNP Sintini, Thei, De Paola, Szabo, Fedrizzi, Burgsthaler. Coach. Serniotti.
Suxho was named MVP as the Italian champions came away from Molfetta with three points and stretched their winning streak.
Bruno Zanuto (Exprivia Molfetta): “We made poor mistakes in Città di Castello , the group did not play with the right attitude. Today, it was much better, but Trento did not leave us many opportunities, they played with great composure in the difficult moments. With an attack and a serve they could get out of tricky situations”.
Filippo Lanza (Diatec Trentino): “We knew how dangerous Molfetta could be in this heated gym, especially after the Champions League. The fact we have many games in few days forces us to work a lot with the weights, but today we played cleverly and with focus. Congratulations to Molfetta, which is a tough team”.
Played Saturday
ANDREOLI LATINA – BRE LANNUTTI CUNEO 2-3 (25-18, 25-23, 23-25, 21-25, 9-15) – ANDREOLI LATINA: De Rocco 1, Rossini (L), Gitto 10, Sottile 4, Skrimov 23, Verhees 8, Paris, Fortunato, Starovic 30, Fragkos 6. DNP Michalovic, Tailli, Noda Blanco. Coach. Simoni.
BRE LANNUTTI CUNEO: Rauwerdink 11, Antonov 4, Gonzalez 7, De Pandis (L), Casadei 10, Kohut 3, Alletti 5, De Togni 12, Coscione, Rouzier 8, Maruotti 16. DNP Marchisio. Coach. Piazza.
League table
Cucine Lube Banca Marche Macerata 37, Copra Elior Piacenza 34, Diatec Trentino 31, Sir Safety Perugia 27, Calzedonia Verona 21, Casa Modena 19, Bre Lannutti Cuneo 18, Altotevere Città di Castello 17, Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia 15, CMC Ravenna 12, Exprivia Molfetta 12, Andreoli Latina 9
Cup quarters on Wednesday
League fixtures
Del Monte Italian Cup Serie A1 – Quarter-finals
Wednesday January 29 at 8.30pm
Cucine Lube Banca Marche Macerata (1) – (8) Bre Lannutti Cuneo
(Santi-Tanasi)
Sir Safety Perugia (4) – (5) Calzedonia Verona Live on RAI Sport 1
Live streaming on www.raisport.rai.it
(Pasquali-Cesare)
Copra Elior Piacenza (2) – (7) Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia
(Bartolini-Satanassi)
Diatec Trentino (3) – (6) Casa Modena
(Cipolla-Pol)
Serie A1 round 15
Saturday February 1 at 5.30pm
Casa Modena – Altotevere Città di Castello Live on RAI Sport 1
Live streaming on www.raisport.rai.it
Sunday February 2 at 5.30pm
Cucine Lube Banca Marche Macerata – Diatec Trentino Live on RAI Sport 1
Live streaming on www.raisport.rai.it
Andreoli Latina – Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia
Sir Safety Perugia – Calzedonia Verona Live on Sportube.tv
Bre Lannutti Cuneo – Exprivia Molfetta
Postponed to Wednesday February 26 at 8.30pm
CMC Ravenna – Copra Elior Piacenza
Serie A2
Round 15: Milan push Padova to tie-break. Monza takes all three point vs Matera. Sora stopped by Castellana. Brolo loses to Potenza. Cantù takes the tie-break over Corigliano.
Serie A2 round 15 results:
Cassa Rurale Cantù-Caffè Aiello Corigliano 3-2 (23-25, 21-25, 25-18, 25-11, 15-13); Vero Volley Monza-Coserplast Openet Matera 3-1 (34-36, 25-20, 25-19, 25-23); Itely Milano-Tonazzo Padova 2-3 (25-23, 20-25, 23-25, 27-25, 13-15); Materdominivolley.it Castellana Grotte-Globo Banca Pop. Frusinate Sora 3-1 (25-23, 19-25, 25-20, 25-17); Elettrosud Brolo-B-Chem Potenza Picena 0-3 (16-25, 18-25, 19-25)
CASSA RURALE CANTÙ – CAFFÈ AIELLO CORIGLIANO 3-2 (23-25, 21-25, 25-18, 25-11, 15-13) – CASSA RURALE CANTÙ: Morelli 32, Monguzzi 13, Butti (L), Spirito, Riva 2, Mercorio 12, De Luca, Gerosa 3, Ippolito 14, Robbiati 7. DNP Bargi, Fiorelli, Laneri. Coach. Della Rosa.
CAFFÈ AIELLO CORIGLIANO: Fabroni 3, Williams 25, Cernic 11, Tosi 1, Santucci (L), Casciaro, Tomasello 8, Bortolozzo 10, Festi, Borgogno 13, Galaverna 2. DNP Ritacco, Rivan. Coach. Totire.
VERO VOLLEY MONZA – COSERPLAST OPENET MATERA 3-1 (34-36, 25-20, 25-19, 25-23) – VERO VOLLEY MONZA: Procopio, Elia 11, Tiberti 4, Padura Diaz 30, Pieri (L), Vigil Gonzalez 12, Botto 14, Puliti 10, Krumins. DNP Preval, Cozzi, Gaggini. Coach. Vacondio.
COSERPLAST OPENET MATERA: Luppi 3, Casulli (L), Joventino Venceslau 29, Pedron 3, Suglia 8, Granito 2, Giosa 7, Monteleone (L), Marretta 10. DNP Sette, Krolis, Sette, Lapacciana. Coach. Mastrangelo.
ITELY MILANO – TONAZZO PADOVA 2-3 (25-23, 20-25, 23-25, 27-25, 13-15)
ITELY MILANO: Seregni (L), Di Felice 9, Rigoni, Sirri 16, Bencz 22, Mattera 5, Cerbo (L), Giglioli 14, Bertoli 7, Jakovljevic 8, Valsecchi. DNP Daolio, Tescaro. Coach. Maranesi.
TONAZZO PADOVA: Mattei 3, Vedovotto 10, Orduna 3, Giannotti 24, Balaso (L), Rosso 16, Volpato 12, Garghella, Paoli 9, Groppi. DNP Gozzo, Casaro. Coach. Baldovin.
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