The 12th round of the Serie A1 led to yet another change at the top of the league table. All eyes were on the matchup between Treviso and Trento and, at the end of a hard fought game, Kaziyiski and co had the better 3-1. 24-22 ahead, Treviso could even have sealed it a set sooner. This represents a crucial win for the team, for the Italian Cup too. On the negative side, the hosts lost Stefan Hubner who injured his right ankle.
Macerata took full advantage of Trento’s defeat, beating Montichiari at the tie-break in a game that had the fans holding their breath right till the end. Another game that finished at the fifth set was Verona vs Piacenza. Trailed 2-0, the hosts still managed to grab a point out of the game. The victory went to Lorenzetti’s team, who was without Hristo Zlatanov.
There were three points for Cuneo. Prandi’s boys registered a straight set win over Martina Franca, as Wout Wijmans was MVP of the game.
At the bottom of the table, Forli and Padova gathered some important points. Piero Molducci’s boys won 3-1 away at Modena, while Perazzolo and co took a crucial point out of its encounter in Vibo Valentia.
RESULTS
Stamplast Martina Franca – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 0-3 (22-25, 20-25, 22-25)
Marmi Lanza Verona – Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza 2-3 (21-25, 22-25, 25-21, 25-22, 14-16)
Sisley Treviso – Itas Diatec Trentino 3-1 (25-19, 25-21, 25-27, 25-21)
Trenkwalder Modena – Yoga Forli 1-3 (22-25, 16-25, 25-21, 20-25)
Lube Banca Marche Macerata – Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari 3-2 (21-25, 25-20, 25-18, 21-25, 15-12)
Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia – Antonveneta Padova 3-2 (29-27, 15-25, 26-24, 23-25, 15-11)
Monday 15 December at 8.30pm
Framasil Pineto – RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia LIVE ON SKY SPORT 2
(Pol – Bartolini)
SERIE A1 TIM TABLE
Lube Banca Marche Macerata 29, Itas Diatec Trentino 28, Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 23, Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza 23, Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari 22, Sisley Treviso 19, Marmi Lanza Verona 19, Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia 15, RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia 15, Framasil Pineto 14, Stamplast Martina Franca 13, Trenkwalder Modena 12, Yoga Forli 11, Antonveneta Padova 6.
1 Game in hand: RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia, Framasil Pineto;
STATS and QUOTES
STAMPLAST MARTINA FRANCA – BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO 0-3 (22-25, 20-25, 22-25)
STAMPLAST MARTINA FRANCA: Ricciardello (L), Coscione 4, Stancu 2, Cernic 7, Guglielmi, Stoijkovic, Mastrangelo 7, Corsini 4, Sequeira 9, Rodriguez 11. DNP Quartarone, Granvorka. Coach. Bonitta Marco.
BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO: Wijsmans 17, Gonzalez 4, Fortunato 7, Vergnaghi (L), Jeroncic 3, Nikolov 13, Nuti, Abbadi, Pieri (L), Platenik 11. DNP Ariaudo, Curti, Biribanti. Coachl. Prandi Silvano.
Marco Bonitta (Stamplast Martina Franca): “Our game was basically over at 22-20 in the first set, then we lost it completely. Unfortunately, it’s not a technical but mental problem, because, in the gym, in spite of being just 9 or 10, we work well. It’s like all of a sudden we had turned the light off, we lose our way. Hopefully we’ll find a better psycho-physical balance in the return games”.
Wout Wijsmans (Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo): “We ran the risk of losing the first set but their mistake put us right back on track. Then in the second, we got off to a good start and we took care of the five point lead we had built. In the third, we struggled a bit like in the first but in the end of the set, we did well to find a way to finish. I’m satisfied because we have found consistency in our game and results”.
MARMI LANZA VERONA – COPRA NORDMECCANICA PIACENZA 2-3 (21-25, 22-25, 25-21, 25-22, 14-16)
MARMI LANZA VERONA: Latelli (L), Parodi 15, Popp 19, Sottile 1, Colaci, Lasko 20, Dehne 2, Szabo 1, Volpini (L), Maric, Semenzato 3, Bontje 13, Mosterts 2. Coach. Giuliani Alberto.
COPRA NORDMECCANICA PIACENZA: Rak 10, Insalata 1, Meoni, Marshall 29, Grassano 5, Boninfante 1, Zlatanov (L), Durante (L), Bravo 21, Ollari Lorenzo, Dunnes 1, Bjelica 10. DNP Zingaro. Coach. Lorenzetti Angelo.
Marcus Popp (Marmi Lanza Verona): “We woke up too late, but we managed to tie the game. In the end, they won thanks to their serve. We’ve learned from this game that we have to keep fighting all the time, on every ball, that is the attitude that brings points and victories”.
Novica Bjelica (Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza): “With such a changed line up and without starters like Zlatanov, a great team performance is needed to win a game. Today, we had ups and downs, but we made it, everyone did well. Everyone played its part, everyone had a hand in this win”.
SISLEY TREVISO – ITAS DIATEC TRENTINO 3-1 (25-19, 25-21, 25-27, 25-21)
SISLEY TREVISO: Fei 16, Hubner 4, Papi 9, Farina (L), Kohut 9, Saitta 2, Endres 12, Cisolla 12, Daldello (L), Garcia 4, Gallotta. DNP Dolfo, Antonov. Coach. Dall’olio Francesco.
ITAS DIATEC TRENTINO: Kaziyski 24, Segnalini (L), Birarelli 4, Zygadlo, Della Lunga 1, Vissotto Neves 22, Grbic 4, Winiarski 5, Garcia Pires Ribeiro 3, Bari (L), Piscopo 5. DNP De Paola, Stefanov. Coach. Stoytchev Radostin.
Francesco Dall’Olio (Sisley Treviso): “In the third set, we put Trento back in it when the game was basically over. It was really dangerous but I’m really happy with the team’s reaction in the fourth set when we could have put our heads down. It didn’t happen, we pulled together and took the game. Our team is still hurt even if there are signs of improvement”.
Matej Kaziyski (Itas Diatec Trentino): “We made too many mistakes. Treviso had a great game, they played like a top team. Unfortunately, they often play like this against us. We have to look ahead, it happens to lose, all the more so in such a tough gym”.
TRENKWALDER MODENA – YOGA FORLi 1-3 (22-25, 16-25, 25-21, 20-25)
TRENKWALDER MODENA: Lee 7, Ciabattini (L), Tencati 2, Kooistra 19, Rinaldi (L), Dennis 15, Sartoretti, Santos 6, Smuc, Travica 2, Siebeck 11. DNP Pagni, Bartoli. Coach. Giani Andrea.
YOGA FORLi: Henno (L), Molteni 12, Bittar, Haldane 15, Redwitz 2, Di Franco 4, Casadei 13, Loglisci 6, Patriarca 15, Bozko. DNP Bendi, Turchi. Coach. Molducci Piero.
Pietro Rinaldi (Trenkwalder Modena): “We just can’t understand what happened. Aftre the good performance and the big win against Macerata, we had to go back to the PalaPanini to win. Despite the fact that Forli is an excellent team, we know we are stronger and how important it is to win at home. We’ll try to figure out what went wrong, but it difficult to explain”.
Marco Loglisci (Yoga Forli): “In this gale, we finally managed to play good volleyball. We faded in the third, and Modena got better showing fighting spirit. I got in in that precise set and I tried to help the team and motivate the boys. It went OK, hopefully we’ll keep playing this way”.
LUBE BANCA MARCHE MACERATA – ACQUA PARADISO GABECA MONTICHIARI 3-2 (21-25, 25-20, 25-18, 21-25, 15-12)
LUBE BANCA MARCHE MACERATA: Lebl 14, Giovi (L), Vermiglio 3, Bartoletti, Snippe 1, Saraceni, Martino 13, Monopoli, Corsano (L), Santana 3, Omrcen 22, Swiderski 11, Podrascanin 10. Coach. De Giorgi Ferdinando.
ACQUA PARADISO GABECA MONTICHIARI: Sala 9, Rauwerdink 2, Pesenti, Horstink 17, Tiberti, Paparoni 9, Esko 1, Forni 1, Howard 11, Bellei, Gavotto 19, Zito (L), Mani� (L). Coach. Berruto Mauro.
Ferdinando De Giorgi (Lube Banca Marche Macerata): “We were tired after the trip to Spain in the Champions League, we made a few mistakes as well, but still, this team proved it could turn it on in the tough situations. This tie-break, after trailing from the start is a testimony of this. We have great character, an important thing of which we’re proud”.
Mauro Berruto (Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari): “We proved that when we get our heads down to it, we can play really well. We lost but we can come out of this difficult court with our heads up, having shown this team can play face to face with anyone. We are half way through and I’m satisfied with the boys so far, even though they still have a lot to improve. They have all the qualities to make it”.
TONNO CALLIPO VIBO VALENTIA – ANTONVENETA PADOVA 3-2 (29-27, 15-25, 26-24, 23-25, 15-11)
TONNO CALLIPO VIBO VALENTIA: Contreras 2, Cozzi 10, Sammelvuo 7, Vieira De Oliveira 5, Ferraro, Diaz Mayorca 22, Simeonov 24, Divis, Shumov 11, Bozidis, Cicola (L). DNP Ditlevsen. Coach. Gulinelli Flavio.
ANTONVENETA PADOVA: Garghella (L), De Togni 6, Maniero 1, Raymaekers 3, Kral 7, Mattera 4, Gato 18, Perazzolo 18, Kromm 25, Maruotti. DNP Gottardo, Meggiolaro. Coach. Bagnoli Bruno.
Flavio Gulinelli (Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia): “We knew Padova would have been a worthy opponent and so it was. We did well to stay in the game even in the most important and difficult moments. I have to congratulate everyone, our opponent included, as they put us in trouble more than once. Let’s think about Montichiari now”.
Bruno Bagnoli (Antonveneta Padova): “It was a nice and tough game, we are disappointed with the first and third set, lost ridiculously. I liked the reaction of the team when we were trailing. It’s a good sign that makes us even more believe we can make it and stay up”.
