SERIE A1 TIM – GAME 2 QUARTERS FINALS
ROMA & TREVISO WIN AGAIN AND GO TO THE SEMIFINALS
Scores and comments
Game 3 will not be necessaru for M. Roma Volley and for Sisley Treviso. Tonight, by winning with the same score (1-3) against Prisma Taranto and RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia, Roma and Treviso reach the semifinals.
Tomorrow at 8.30PM: Cimone Modena – Copra Berni Piacenza (in game1 0-3) & Itas Diatec Trentino – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo (in game1 3-2).
RPA-LUIGIBACCHI.IT PERUGIA – SISLEY TREVISO 1-3 (23-25, 25-22, 18-25, 26-28)
RPA-LUIGIBACCHI.IT PERUGIA: Lebl 8, Bucaioni, Vujevic 13, Sottile, Saraceni 1, Di Franco 5, Braga 2, Pippi (L), Swiderski 15, Stokr 9, Perez 8. Not entered Sanko. Coach: Zanini Emanuele.
SISLEY TREVISO: Horstink 11, Novotny 2, Fei 14, Vermiglio, Papi 11, Farina (L), Kral, Ahmed 8, Endres 15, Tencati 7, Cisolla 1. Not entered Winters. Coach: Bagnoli Daniele.
REFEREES: Paolo Barbero, Roberto Locatelli.
NOTES- Crowd 2800, income 7900, sets lenght: 26′, 28′, 22′, 30′; tot: 106′.
PERUGIA – Perugia is not able to beat Treviso and for RPA-LuigiBacchi.it is the end of the season after game two of the quarters, just like last year. Sisley wins 3-1 and goes to the semifinals.
It has been an exciting match. First set to Sisley that plays much better in blocking (6-1) and compensate the bad percentages of Fei (14%) and Cisolla (20%), soon replaced by the dutch player Horstink. But for Treviso Gustavo makes the difference. A lot of blocks for them and eventually the set is for Treviso with the score of 23-25.
In the second set, RPA-LuigiBacchi.it starts well and after the second time out the score is 16-11. Great set for Goran Vujevic (9 points, 64% in attack and 100% in defense), Perugia wins the second set and PalaEvangelisti goes crazy.
The third set starts really bad for Perugia (0-5). The match seems to tie up (11-13) but Treviso scores a 5-0 break that basically signs the victory of Sisley in the third set. The fourth set is a real fitght. When the score is 12-10 for Perugia, Ahmed got injured and replaced by Vermiglio. But it is Perugia that handle the match and goes ahead 18-15. The egiptian setter is back in the court, Treviso is able to tie the score up at 19-19. Now it is a battle of the nerves won, thanks to its experience, by Treviso (28-26).
Mvp of the match, Samuele Papi of Sisley Treviso.
Comments
Alessandro FEI (Sisley Treviso): “It has been a hard match, like game 1. There have been a lot of errors made by both teams, especially in the fourth set. Now we will play against Rome in the semifinals, that would love to get revenge after losing the Coppa Italia”.
Damiano PIPPI (RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia): “There is a big regret for the defeat because also tonight (like in Treviso in Game one), we showed that we could win against them. Sisley played like the big team they are and they have been able to win the fourth set where we could achieve something more”.
PRISMA TARANTO – M. ROMA VOLLEY 1-3 (21-25, 25-20, 20-25, 23-25)
PRISMA TARANTO: Vicini (L), Ricciardello, Sequeira, Patriarca 5, Castellano 5, Nuti 4, Vulin 10, Felizardo 10, Granvorka 12, Sequeira, Rodrigues 20. Not entered De Palma. Coach: Di Pinto Vincenzo.
M. ROMA VOLLEY: Mastrangelo 11, Henno (L), Savani 19, Tofoli 3, Zaytsev 1, Molteni 9, Hernandez 13, Kooistra 12, Semenzato. Non entered: Rosalba, Giretto, Romero. Coach: Serniotti Roberto.
REFEREES: Omero Satanassi, Giorgio Gnani
NOTES – Crowd 2000, sets lenght: 25′, 27′, 27′, 28′; tot: 107′.
TARANTO – Game 2 of the playoff quarter finals is the last one of an unforgettable season for Prisma Taranto. Roma wins at the PalaFiom (sold out) and flies to the semifinals where they will play against Sisley Treviso.
Season even richer thanks to the “Trofeo Gazzetta”, the award organized by La Gazzetta dello Sport, won by Taranto opposite player Rodrigues Anderson, awarded before the beginning of the match.
The brazilian recovers from the knee injury, while coach of Rome Serniotti choose to use Kooistra as middleblocker together with Mastrangelo. Good start for Taranto but at the first time out Rome is ahead 6-8. Taranto reacts and at the second tme out is ahead 16-14. But Rome is playing too well and closes the first set 21-25.
Back in the court and Taranto starts well also in the second set. The team is ahead also after the second time out with the score of 16-14. This time Taranto does not let Rome to recover like in the first set and closes the second set in its favour with the score of 25-20.
In the third set Rome starts well and thanks to a Kooistra block, is ahead 8-5 after the first time out and 14-16 after the second one. A six point break sends Rome ahead 14-21. Reaction of Taranto that gets really close 19-21 but the set is already in the hands or Rome that closes it 20-25.
In the fourth set there seems to be no story. Rome keeps playing very well and flies to 14-19. But Taranto is not ready to give up. Big reaction of Nuti and teammates and the boys are able to give new hopes by tieing the score up 22-22. But Rome shows that does not want to leave the set in the hands of Taranto and close the set and wins the match. Rome is in the semifinals. For Taranto the season is over.
COMMENTS:
Di Pinto (Coach Taranto): “We were in a difficult situation, but we did play pretty well until the third set. In the fourth we almost did a miracle, but we were very tired. It will reaming an unforgettable season”.
Serniotti (Coach Roma): “It has been hard but we eventually played a good match! Against Taranto is always tough, every set seems closes but they are able to open it back!”.
PROGRAM OF TOMORROW
GAME 2 – WEDNESDAY 18 APRIL at 8.30PM
Itas Diatec Trentino – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo LIVE ON SKY SPORT 2
Referees: Achille – Saltalippi
Comment: Roberto Prini, Luca Cantagalli, Andrea Zorzi and Luisa Gamberini.
Cimone Modena – Copra Berni Piacenza
Referees: Gaspari – Cinti
GAME 3 IF NEEDED – SUNDAY 22 APRIL
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo – Itas Diatec Trentino
Copra Berni Piacenza – Cimone Modena
