It was a loss in Monza in Quarterfinals Game 1

Gi Group Monza – Exprivia Molfetta 3-1 (23-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-23) – Gi Group Monza: Jovovic 6, Botto 13, Beretta 16, Vissotto Neves 5, Fromm 8, Verhees 7, Brunetti (L), Rizzo (L), Dzavoronok 1, Daldello 0, Hirsch 14, Galliani 0. DNP Terpin. Coach Falasca. Exprivia Molfetta: Pontes Veloso 1, Del Vecchio 3, Polo 10, Sabbi 27, Olteanu 12, Vitelli 4, Porcelli (L), De Barros Ferreira 3, De Pandis (L), Leite Costa 4, Partenio 0. DNP Sciancalepore, Cormio, Hendriks, Jimenez. Coach Gulinelli. REFEREES: Pozzato, Cappello. NOTES – Attendence: 1.483. sets: 32′, 30′, 30′, 28′; tot: 120′. MVP Thomas Beretta

It was a good game for Gi Group Monza, who earned the win in Unipolsai Playoff Challenge Quarterfinals Game 1 on Exprivia Molfetta at Palazzetto dello Sport in Monza. It was a great performance in the fundamental of serve for Miguel Angel Falasca’s team on tonight, with 10 total aces (2 apiece for Jovovic, Botto and Verhees), being always focused in the crucial moments of the game. It was a good start for Exprivia and bomber Giulio Sabbi (27 points for him in the end), with a great job down the net by Polo and Vitelli, who gave the win to Molfetta 25-23. Vissotto wasn’t a factor, and Falasca put on the court Hirsch, who answered the call putting on the ground 14 total points, helping Monza in second and thind set’s wins 25-22 and 25-23. in fourth middle blocker Thomas Beretta stepped up with three blocks in a row and 5 total in the set, earning the Mvp of the game award, and driving Gi Group to the win in fourth 25-23.

Game 2 of this series will take place next sunday in Puglia, on Molfetta’s turf.

Pieter Verhees (Gi Group Monza): “We weren’t focuse in first set, then we hit the right way. We had good serve and the right intensity, so in second and third we reacted, taking home this win, taking the lead in the series. It’s always difficult to play in Molfetta, we need to reply the game of tonight, and put on the floor our 100%”.

Giulio Sabbi (Exprivia Molfetta): “We were a little bit nervous in some part of the game, and this didn’t helped us. They were good in being focused in keymoments of the game, and they won. It was a balanced game, a game on the edge, they were better then us only in the crunch time. Next sunday we will play better, we can do better”.

Yesterday

Calzedonia Verona – Biosì Indexa Sora 3-2 (20-25, 25-22, 24-26, 25-18, 21-19) – Calzedonia Verona: Baranowicz 2, Kovacevic 33, Anzani 7, Stern 15, Randazzo 17, Zingel 0, Frigo (L), Lecat 1, Giovi (L), Ferreira 1, Mengozzi 8, Paolucci 2. N.E. Djuric. All. Grbic. Biosì Indexa Sora: Seganov 2, Kalinin 4, Gotsev 13, Miskevich 29, Rosso 15, Mattei 6, Corsetti (L), Santucci (L), Sperandio 4, Marrazzo 1, Tiozzo 0, De Marchi 0. N.E. Lucarelli. All. Colucci. ARBITRI: Gnani, Rapisarda. NOTE – durata set: 22′, 26′, 31′, 22′, 26′; tot: 127′

Play Off Challenge, Quarterfinals Game 2

Sunday 2nd april 2017, – 18.00

Biosì Indexa Sora – Calzedonia Verona live on Lega Volley Channel

Top Volley Latina – LPR Piacenza live on Lega Volley Channel

Exprivia Molfetta – Gi Group Monza live on Lega Volley Channel

Monday 3rd april 2017, – 20.30

In Forlì

Bunge Ravenna – Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia live on Lega Volley Channel

Play Off Challenge, Quarterfinals Game 3

Saturday 8th april 2017, – 20.30

Calzedonia Verona – Biosì Indexa Sora live on Lega Volley Channel

Sunday 9th april 2017, – 18.00

Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia –Bunge Ravenna live on Lega Volley Channel

LPR Piacenza – Top Volley Latina live on Lega Volley Channel

Gi Group Monza –Exprivia Molfetta live on Lega Volley Channel

Play Off Challenge, Quarterfinals Game 4

Thursday 13th april 2017, – 20.30

Biosì Indexa Sora – Calzedonia Verona live on Lega Volley Channel

Bunge Ravenna – Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia live on Lega Volley Channel

Top Volley Latina – LPR Piacenza live on Lega Volley Channel

Exprivia Molfetta – Gi Group Monza live on Lega Volley Channel

Play Off Challenge, Quarterfinals Game 5

Sunday 16th april 2017, – 18.00

Calzedonia Verona – Biosì Indexa Sora live on Lega Volley Channel

Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia –Bunge Ravenna live on Lega Volley Channel

LPR Piacenza – Top Volley Latina live on Lega Volley Channel

Gi Group Monza –Exprivia Molfetta live on Lega Volley Channel

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