Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza – Valsa Group Modena 2-3 (23-25, 25-23, 23-25, 25-16, 7-15)
Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza: Porro 3, Mandiraci 17, Iyegbekedo 3, Bovolenta 16, Gutierrez 12, Simon 10, Galassi (L), Pace (L), Comparoni 8, Andringa 0, Loreti 0. N.E. Leon, Travica, Bergmann. Coach: Boninfante.
Valsa Group Modena: Tizi-Oualou 6, Davyskiba 10, Mati 14, Buchegger 13, Porro 16, Sanguinetti 11, Federici (L), Massari 0, Perry (L), Bento 2, Giraudo 0. N.E. Tauletta, Anzani, Ikhbayri. Coach Giuliani.
REFEREES: Zavater, Carcione. NOTES – Set length: 28′, 30′, 35′, 22′, 18′; total: 133′.
MVP: Pardo Mati (Valsa Group Modena).
Modena started with the following lineup: Tizi-Oualou-Buchegger as main diagonal hitters, Davyskiba-Luca Porro as spikers, Sanguinetti-Mati as middle blockers, and Perry as libero. Piacenza responded with Paolo Porro as setter, Bovolenta as opposite hitters, Mandiraci-Gutierrez as hammers, and Iyegbekedo-Simon as middle blockers, with Pace as libero. The yellow-blues got off to a flying start, with Tizi-Oualou scoring an ace to make it 2-6 and Boninfante calling a timeout. The home team fought back, but Modena didn’t give an inch: Mati served the winning serve, 13-15. The final set continued point-for-point, with Giuliani’s team taking the lead with Luca Porro’s out-of-bounds run: 23-25 and 0-1. Piacenza responded strongly at the start of the second set, with Paolo Porro scoring an ace and leading 6-3 with Giuliani calling a timeout. Modena fought for every point, with Davyskiba scoring to tie the score at 16. As in the previous set, the tie prevailed: the red and whites prevailed, 25-23 and 1-1. A fiercely contested match unfolded at the PalaBanca, with Buchegger scoring an ace and leading 5-7 after the first rallies of the third set. Modena tried to break away, with Mati blocking Simon and leading 8-11 with Boninfante calling a timeout. Piacenza was undeterred, with Comparoni scoring an ace and leading 16-16. In a thrilling finale, Buchegger took center stage with two consecutive aces, followed by Luca Porro’s out-of-bounds, giving Modena the third set: 23-25 and 1-2. Piacenza responded early in the fourth set with an ace from Paolo Porro, leading 7-5 with Giuliani calling a timeout. The home team capitalized on Modena’s errors and increased their lead to 14-9. The yellow-blues tried, but it wasn’t enough to avoid a tiebreaker: 25-16 with Comparoni scoring, tying the score at 2-2. In the fifth and decisive set, Modena rose to the occasion and dominated the set: 7-15 and 2-3. This puts the game to a close, set for Sunday, March 29th at 6:00 PM at the PalaPanini.
