Quarter-finals game 3:
Cucine Lube Banca Marche Civitanova-Ninfa Latina 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-14); Calzedonia Verona-Sir Safety Conad Perugia – March 23 at 8.30pm live o RAI Sport 1; DHL Modena-Tonazzo Padova 3-1 (25-18, 22-25, 25-15, 25-20); Diatec Trentino-Exprivia Molfetta 3-0 (25-16, 32-30, 25-17)
CUCINE LUBE BANCA MARCHE CIVITANOVA – NINFA LATINA 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-14) – CUCINE LUBE BANCA MARCHE CIVITANOVA: Juantorena 15, Vitelli 1, Stankovic 6, Priddy 3, Christenson 2, Cester 6, Grebennikov (L), Miljkovic 14, Corvetta, Cebulj 11. DNP Fei, Kovar, Podrascanin. Coach. Blengini.
NINFA LATINA: Krumins, Mattei 1, Sottile, Sket 6, Pavlov 10, Ferenciac 1, Romiti (L), Tailli, Hirsch 3, Yosifov 6, Rossi 1, Maruotti 8. Coach. Placì.
Civitanova made it 14 wins in a row in the league and qualified for the playoffs semi-finals for the 13th times in 21 years. Blengini’s men swept Latina on the night and in the series. That made it a 7-0 this season over Latina. They will take on the winner of Verona versus Perugia, with the latter 2-0 up in the series.
MVP Ivan Miljkovic (Cucine Lube Banca Marche Civitanova)
Ivan Miljkovic (Cucine Lube Banca Marche): “We played with great determination today and with a lot of personality. This is in my opinion the most relevant aspect besides obviously the result and qualification. But it is only a first step on our journey which we hope to be a long one. I was able to perform well tonight but that was thanks to the excellent work of the whole team”.
Daniele Sottile (Ninfa Latina): “In the first two sets, we managed to keep up with Civitanova for a bit. On both occasions, it was their serve that eventually made the difference. In the third set, we totally gave up, which might be my only regret in this series which we have always played to the maximum of our possibilities. In my opinion, we cannot reproach ourselves anything”.
DHL MODENA – TONAZZO PADOVA 3-1 (25-18, 22-25, 25-15, 25-20)
DHL MODENA: Mossa De Rezende 3, Donadio, Casadei 10, Rossini (L), Ngapeth 19, Bossi 12, Sens 11, Saatkamp 13, Vettori 1, Sighinolfi 2. DNP Soli, Sartoretti, Nikic. Coach. Lorenzetti.
TONAZZO PADOVA: Cook 16, Leoni, Orduna 5, Giannotti 14, Balaso (L), Quiroga, Volpato 4, Averill 8, Berger 5, Milan, Diamantini 1. DNP Bassanello, Lazzaretto. Coach. Baldovin.
Over 3500 fans came to see this Game 3, which Modena took in four sets to go 2-1 up in the series. Lorenzetti’s men will have their first go at the qualification in Game 4 in Padova. MVP Bruno Mossa De Rezende (DHL Modena)
Angelo Lorenzetti (coach DHL Modena): “Congratulations to the boys. Our week has been packed with injuries. But we played with determination, I have to say that this team is showing great character. Some were not hundred percent fit, they had to play through physical problems, it was not easy”.
Valerio Baldovin (coach Tonazzo Padova): “We have lost against a great team. I am satisfied with my boys because they proved they never give up. Now we have to give everything with the help of our fans in another extremely tough game”.
Fixtures
League playoffs, quarter-finals Game 3
Wednesday 23 March at 8.30pm
Calzedonia Verona – Sir Safety Conad Perugia Live on RAI Sport 1
Live streaming on www.raisport.rai.it
Quarter-finals Game 4
Sunday 27 March at 5pm
Tonazzo Padova – DHL Modena Live on RAI Sport 1
Live streaming on www.raisport.rai.it
Sunday 27 March at 6pm
Sir Safety Conad Perugia – Calzedonia Verona Live on Lega Volley Channel
Exprivia Molfetta – Diatec Trentino Live on Lega Volley Channel
Challenge playoffs Round 2
LPR Piacenza-CMC Romagna 3-0 (28-26, 25-23, 25-18); Gi Group Monza-Revivre Milano 2-3 (25-19, 21-25, 25-23, 24-26, 16-18)
LPR PIACENZA – CMC ROMAGNA 3-0 (28-26, 25-23, 25-18)
LPR PIACENZA: Coscione, Kohut 11, Ter Horst 1, Perrin 20, Papi (L), Lampariello, Zlatanov 11, Luburic 10, Tencati 4, Tavares Rodrigues 4, Cottarelli. DNP Sedlacek, Patriarca. Coach. Giuliani.
CMC ROMAGNA: Mengozzi 6, Ricci 3, Cavanna, Della Lunga 11, Polo 1, Koumentakis 11, Goi (L), Torres 14, Boswinkel 1, Bari (L), Perini De Aviz. DNP Zappoli, Van Garderen. Coach. Kantor.
Piacenza is finally back on the winning track. Giuliani’s men took their first three points of the Challenge playoffs at the expense of Ravenna. John Perrin was the matador of the evening with 20 points and was named MVP. Excellent work at the net too for the hosts, who tallied 14 blocks, while Papi played superb dig.
Luca Tencati (LPR Volley Piacenza): “We’ve finally won one in front of our supporters. I dedicate it to the group because even if it might not look like it, this situation has been very tough to bear for us. We have worked very hard every day in the gym to try to get on track. Hopefully, we’ll get more victories before the end of the season”.
Waldo Kantor (coach CMC Romagna): “They maintained a high level on the serve throughout the encounter while we did not do well in reception. We conceded easy points and did not handle some difficult attacks too cleverly. They played better than us and deserved to win. We played decently for two sets but their blocks combined with our mistakes in attack made it hard for us. Hopefully, we’ll have Van Garderen back for the next one, he’s a crucial player for us. Tomorrow we’ll start working on the things that did not go well today”.
GI GROUP MONZA – REVIVRE MILANO 2-3 (25-19, 21-25, 25-23, 24-26, 16-18) – GI GROUP MONZA: Raic 21, Sala 7, Galliani 9, Mercorio 1, Jovovic 8, Rizzo (L), Botto 8, Verhees 2, Beretta 16, Rousseaux 4. DNP Daldello, Brunetti, Gao. Coach. Cattaneo.
REVIVRE MILANO: Milushev 15, Alletti, Sbertoli 4, Skrimov 28, Russomanno Dos Santos, Tosi (L), De Togni 11, Rivan (L), Baranek, Georgiev 7, Burgsthaler 6, Marretta 10. DNP Gavenda, Boninfante. Coach. Monti.
The curse continues. Monza lost the derby once again in its own gym. In the past two season, Monza has always won away but lost its 3 home derby. Cattaneo’s men did win the first and third set to go 2-1 up but there again they did not manage to find the final push at the end of sets. The 16 blocks (4 for Jovovic) were not enough, neither were the 21 points from Raic. Milan had the Usual Skrimov doing all the work with 28 points. He was named MVP. Thanks to this win, Milan is now on its own at the top of the standings.
Iacopo Botto (Gi Group Team Monza): “It’s like a curse: all the derby that we play home ends up in the hands of Milan, while we give them some of their own medicine in their gym. Regardless of this coincidence, we did not play our best volleyball. Or maybe we did not do so with continuity and this is what mattered. But if we take part in this group phase, it’s clear that we need to get better. Now we’ll focus on the next game, it will be important to try to get a result for the standings”.
Luca Monti (coach Revivre Milano): “I am extremely satisfied with this victory, but we know the next one will be difficult because Piacenza has stepped up a level. I really like the atmosphere there is in the group right now. The boys are enjoying their game. Whoever goes on court plays for the team and to enjoy the game”.
Standings
Revivre Milano 5, Gi Group Monza 4, LPR Piacenza 3, CMC Romagna 0
Fixtures
Challenge playoffs Round 3
Saturday 26 March at 8.30pm
CMC Romagna – Gi Group Monza Live on Lega Volley Channel
Revivre Milano – LPR Piacenza Live on Lega Volley Channel
Results:
Aurispa Alessano-Conad Reggio Emilia 3-2 (25-22, 22-25, 25-16, 21-25, 19-17); Potenza Picena-Globo Banca Pop. Frusinate Sora 2-3 (25-19, 21-25, 25-19, 19-25, 13-15); Sieco Service Ortona-Maury’s Italiana Assicurazioni Tuscania 0-3 (20-25, 16-25, 22-25); Globo Scarabeo Civita Castellana-Cassa Rurale Cantù 3-1 (25-19, 23-25, 26-24, 25-19); Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia-Materdominivolley.it Castellana Grotte 3-1 (22-25, 25-21, 25-16, 25-15); Emma Villas Siena-BAM Mondovì 2-3 (19-25, 25-21, 25-22, 23-25, 13-15); Centrale del Latte McDonald’s Brescia-Club Italia Roma 2-3 (19-25, 25-16, 25-19, 20-25, 12-15)
AURISPA ALESSANO – CONAD REGGIO EMILIA 3-2 (25-22, 22-25, 25-16, 21-25, 19-17) – AURISPA ALESSANO: Marzo 3, Cernic 20, Piazza 2, Bolla 2, Torsello 10, Russo (L), Pellegrino, Lamb 3, Jeliazkov 18, Bisanti (L), Piscopo 12. DNP Muccio. Coach. Bramato.
CONAD REGGIO EMILIA: Cetrullo 3, Bonante, Dolfo 1, Tondo 13, Kody 29, Benaglia 10, Silva 8, Scaltriti, Marchiani, Morgese (L), Douglas-powell 18. DNP Cargioli, Bevilacqua. Coach. Cantagalli.
VOLLEY POTENTINO POTENZA PICENA – GLOBO BANCA POPOLARE DEL FRUSINATE SORA 2-3 (25-19, 21-25, 25-19, 19-25, 13-15) – VOLLEY POTENTINO POTENZA PICENA: Cavuto 11, Codarin 10, Pierotti 13, Partenio 4, Miscio, Cristofaletti 2, Calistri (L), Moretti 18, Ferrini 1, Biglino 9. DNP Ippolito, Quarta. Coach. Graziosi.
GLOBO BANCA POPOLARE DEL FRUSINATE SORA: Fabroni 6, Mariano, Festi 3, Lucarelli, Santucci (L), Bacca 7, Rosso 25, Hoogendoorn 18, Buzzelli 2, Giglioli 5, Marrazzo 1, Sperandio 7. DNP Mauti. Coach. Soli.
SIECO SERVICE ORTONA – MAURY’S ITALIANA ASSICURAZIONI TUSCANIA 0-3 (20-25, 16-25, 22-25) – SIECO SERVICE ORTONA: Fiore 9, Simoni 5, Guidone, Sesto 7, Cortina (L), Toscani, Di Meo 10, Lanci, Paoletti 7, Borgogno 6. DNP Ceccoli, Matricardi, Orsini. Coach. Lanci.
MAURY’S ITALIANA ASSICURAZIONI TUSCANIA: Calonico 13, Bonami (L), Vitangeli, Ottaviani 11, Mrdak 18, Monopoli 1, Pieri (L), Shavrak 13, Esposito 7. DNP Anselmi, Hueller, Mazzon. Coach. Tofoli.
GLOBO SCARABEO CIVITA CASTELLANA – CASSA RURALE CANTù 3-1 (25-19, 23-25, 26-24, 25-19) – GLOBO SCARABEO CIVITA CASTELLANA: Cesarini (L), Paolucci 1, Da Silva Costa 31, Tataru, Marinelli 12, Sacripanti 2, Rau 4, Marsili, De Matteis 2, Puliti 13, Alborghetti 3, Menicali 8. DNP Santilli. Coach. Spanakis.
CASSA RURALE CANTù: Monguzzi 5, Butti (L), Groppi, Riva 6, Tiozzo 8, Gerosa 4, Preti 18, Krolis 20, Gaggini, Robbiati 8. DNP Molteni, Rudi, Mazza, Cominetti. Coach. Della Rosa.
TONNO CALLIPO CALABRIA VIBO VALENTIA – MATERDOMINIVOLLEY.IT CASTELLANA GROTTE 3-1 (22-25, 25-21, 25-16, 25-15) – TONNO CALLIPO CALABRIA VIBO VALENTIA: Pinelli 3, Korniienko, Marra (L), Casoli 13, Michalovic 20, Forni 14, Vedovotto 12, Silva De Araujo, Presta 12. DNP Ferraro, Maccarone, Corrado. Coach. Mastrangelo.
MATERDOMINIVOLLEY.IT CASTELLANA GROTTE: Bulfon 2, Latorre, Nero (L), Primavera (L), Scopelliti 3, Primavera, Tartaglione 23, Pedron 3, Bonetti 13, Giosa 7. DNP De Serio. Coach. Fanizza.
EMMA VILLAS SIENA – BAM MONDOVì 2-3 (19-25, 25-21, 25-22, 23-25, 13-15)
EMMA VILLAS SIENA: Di Marco 10, Majdak 29, Scappaticcio, Raffaelli 7, Tamburo, Pistolesi 1, Bortolozzo 1, Mengozzi 5, Braga 9, Marchisio (L), Noda Blanco 9. DNP Fantauzzo, Snippe, Granito. All. Caponeri.
BAM MONDOVì: Ghibaudo, Parusso 13, Thei (L), Manassero 14, Longo 13, Cortellazzi 2, De Luca 20, Roberts 18. DNP Menardo, Peirano, Peluffo, Fabiano, Perla. Coach. Barisciani.
CENTRALE DEL LATTE MCDONALD’S BRESCIA – CLUB ITALIA ROMA 2-3 (19-25, 25-16, 25-19, 20-25, 12-15) – CENTRALE DEL LATTE MCDONALD’S BRESCIA: Norbedo 9, Agnellini 6, Rodella 9, Tiberti 5, Fusco (L), Bisi 29, Zanardini, Sorlini, Cisolla 18. DNP Montanari, Cruz, Turla, Statuto, Bonisoli. Coach. Zambonardi.
CLUB ITALIA ROMA: Piccinelli (L), Margutti 9, Caneschi, Zoppellari 1, Zonca 15, Marta (L), Argenta 24, Galassi 14, Tofoli, Di Martino 8. DNP Osak, Gaia. Coach. Totire.
League table
Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia 57, Globo Banca Pop. Frusinate Sora 55, Globo Scarabeo Civita Castellana 48, Maury’s Italiana Assicurazioni Tuscania 47, Conad Reggio Emilia 41, Emma Villas Siena 39, Cassa Rurale Cantù 39, Potenza Picena 38, Sieco Service Ortona 32, BAM Mondovì 31, Club Italia Roma 26, Centrale del Latte McDonald’s Brescia 25, Materdominivolley.it Castellana Grotte 24, Aurispa Alessano 23.
Fixtures
Serie A2 UnipolSai Round 26
Sunday 27 March at 6pm
Club Italia Roma – Aurispa Alessano Live on Lega Volley Channel
Conad Reggio Emilia – Sieco Service Ortona Live on Lega Volley Channel
Materdominivolley.it Castellana Grotte – Potenza Picena Live on Lega Volley Channel
Globo Banca Pop. Frusinate Sora – Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia Live on Lega Volley Channel
Cassa Rurale Cantù – Emma Villas Siena Live on Lega Volley Channel
BAM Mondovì – Centrale del Latte McDonald’s Brescia Live on Lega Volley Channel
Maury’s Italiana Assicurazioni Tuscania – Globo Scarabeo Civita Castellana Live on Lega Volley Channel
