SERIE A1 TIM
Pineto close but Macerata prevailed once more
LUBE BANCA MARCHE MACERATA – FRAMASIL PINETO 3-2(25-23; 27-25; 24-26; 17-25; 21-19)
Lube Banca Marche Macerata: Lebl 12, Giovi (L), Vermiglio 3, Bartoletti 18, Snippe 13, Saraceni, Martino 8, Monopoli, Corsano (L), Santana 13, Omrcen 10, Podrascanin 2. DNP Swiderski. Coach. De Giorgi
Framasil Pineto: De Oliveira 17, Fantin 14, Vicini (L), Lampariello (L), Mancini, De Gennaro Leme 2, Rodrigo 22, Buti 13, Fabroni 4, Ravellino 12, Vigilante. DNP Hietanen, Sborgia. Coach. Montagnani.
Pineto proved maybe a bit too soft and did not take advantage of a great opportunity.
Macerata were not having their best day, they were without Sebastian Swiderski and Matteo Martino was outstanding for Pineto, but still the league leaders came away with it.
In the first two sets, Pineto built some good leads but proved unable to hang on to them. It was third time lucky at they finally led all the way to reopen the game in the third set. With the momentum they also conquered the fourth but in the tie-break, Macerata finally seemed to remember who they were. Still, Pineto did not get there to surrender that easily. They fought till the end, they even led 11-9 and were tied at 14. Then there is only the big disappointment of 4 match points failed to be converted left.
Fef� De Giorgi (Lube Banca Marche Macerata): “Pineto is a team that has to be faced with the right concentration otherwise they can make it really difficult. We literally hanged on a game, in which we missed easy points in attack. 2008 is ending with a group that is improving and creating its own identity”.
Marco Fabroni (Framasil Pineto): “We could have got something more out of it, but what matters most is that we had a good game. We had finished the first leg really poorly, without energy, without character. Tonight we had all of it back. Our dig was particularly fine and we blocked a lot of balls. The energy shown tonight against the league leaders is the one we’ll need in the future. It looked as though we had lost this energy, it’s not the case and that’s good news”.
RESULTS
RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia – Stamplast Martina Franca 3 – 1 (19-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-16)
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo – Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia 3 – 0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-20)
Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza – Antonveneta Padova 3 – 1 (25-14, 19-25, 26-24, 25-22)
Yoga Forli – Itas Diatec Trentino 0 – 3 (14-25, 20-25, 20-25)
Marmi Lanza Verona – Sisley Treviso 2 – 3 (25-19, 15-25, 23-25, 25-23, 13-15)
Trenkwalder Modena – Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari 1-3 (20-25; 20-25; 25-21; 15-25)
Lube Banca Marche Macerata – Framasil Pineto 3-2 (25-23; 27-25; 24-26; 17-25; 21-19)
TABLE
Lube Banca Marche Macerata 33, Itas Diatec Trentino 32, Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 29, Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza 27, Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari 25, Marmi Lanza Verona 23, Sisley Treviso 21, RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia 21, Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia 18, Trenkwalder Modena 15, Stamplast Martina Franca 15, Framasil Pineto 15, Yoga Forli 11, Antonveneta Padova 9.