Prisma Taranto:
PRISMA TARANTO-M ROMA VOLLEY 1-3
Taranto:
Vicini (L), Ricciardello, De Palma ne, Valdir, Patriarca 5, Castellano 5, Nuti 4, Vulin 10, Felizardo 10, Granvorka 12, Eden, Anderson 20.
Coach: Vincenzo Di Pinto.
Roma: Mastrangelo 11, Henno (L), Savani 19, Tofoli 3, Zaytsev 1, Molteni 9, Rosalba ne, Hernandez 13, Kooistra 12, Giretto ne, Semenzato, Romero ne.
Coach: Roberto Serniotti.
REFEREES: Omero Satanassi and Giorgio Gnani.
NOTES:
Sets: 21-25, 25-20, 20-25, 23-25.
Sets lenght: 25’, 27’, 25’, 28’ – total 1 hour and 47 minutes.
Taranto:
Attack 52%
Blocks 12
Aces 3
Serve errors 16
Positive passing 82% (perfect 70%).
Roma:
Attack 57%
Blocks 8
Aces 4
Serve errors 12
Positive passing 79% (perfect 65%).
Crowd: 2000.
Mvp of the match Cristian Savani (M Roma Volley).
Game 2 of the playoff quarter finals is the last match of an amazing season for Taranto. Roma wins at the PalaFiom, sold out, and flies to the semifinals against Sisley Treviso.
Before the match Anderson receives the Trofeo Gazzetta.
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.
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!”.
Angelo Loreto
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Prisma Taranto Volley
