SERIE A1 TIM
Trentino increases advantage
Trentino remains top by beating Vibo Valentia and even increased its advantage on the followers. The Italian champs made no less than 9 aces with Dore Della Lunga standing out from the 9-meter line. Vibo had to make do without Simeonov stuck in the hotel with the flu. Trento will get to next week’s big clash against Macerata with fewer sets played.
Despite struggling in the first two sets, Perugia eventually forced a tie-break against Macerata and even grabbed a rare win. Indeed, it’s the first ever time that Perugia has the better of Macerata in its PalaEvangelisti.
Cuneo moves up to second place thanks to a ninth consecutive win. Today’s victim of Wijmans and co was Piacenza, who had been ahead in every single set. Montichiari is back on track thanks to a straight set win over bottom of the league Padova. Coach Berrutto had a great effort from his bench in the person of Tiberti and Rauwerdink.
The crucial match up at the bottom between Pineto and Forli went all the way to the tie-break with Pineto taking 2 points.
SERIE A1 TIM 17th ROUND
Sisley Treviso – Trenkwalder Modena 3-0 (25-20; 25-19; 25-18)
Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 0-3 (23-25; 23-25; 24-26)
Itas Diatec Trentino – Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia 3-0 (25-22; 25-21; 25-18)
Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari – Antonveneta Padova 3-0 (25-23; 25-23; 25-21)
Framasil Pineto – Yoga Forl� 3-2 (28-26; 23-25; 26-24;21-25; 15-12)
RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia – Lube Banca Marche Macerata 3-2 (19-25; 29-31; 25-23; 25-23; 15-13)
Monday 12 January at 8.30pm
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TABLE
Itas Diatec Trentino 40, Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 38, Lube Banca Marche Macerata 37, Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza 33, RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia 29, Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari 28, Sisley Treviso 24, Marmi Lanza Verona* 23, Trenkwalder Modena 21, Stamplast Martina Franca* 20, Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia 18, Framasil Pineto 18, Yoga Forli 15, Antonveneta Padova 10.
*1 game in hand
STATS and POST GAME QUOTES
COPRA NORDMECCANICA PIACENZA – BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO 0-3 (23-25; 23-25; 24-26)
Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza: Rak 2, Pampel 16, Insalata, Marshall 8, Boninfante 2, Zingaro (L), Zlatanov 19, Durante (L), Bravo 3, Bjelica 6. DNP Boschi, Grassano, Dunnes. Coach. Lorenzetti
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo: Wijsmans 15, Gonzalez 5, Fortunato 6, Vergnaghi (L), Nikolov 12, Curti 7, Biribanti, Pieri (L), Platenik 9. DNP Ariaudo, Rossi, Nuti, Abbadi. Coach. Prandi
Angelo Lorenzetti (Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza): “It’s been a very entertaining game, but we made too many careless mistakes against a tough opponent like Cuneo. They’ve been a bit better than us in every set. We’ve always started in front but we never managed to seal it”.
Javier Gonzalez (Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo): “It was an important game to win against another opponent that fights for the top places. We did a good job of controlling the situation when it mattered most today, and we managed to take advantage when Piacenza faded”.
ITAS DIATEC TRENTINO – TONNO CALLIPO VIBO VALENTIA 3-0 (25-22; 25-21; 25-18)
Itas Diatec Trentino: Kaziyski 8, Segnalini (L), Zygadlo, Della Lunga 12, Vissotto Neves 18, Grbic 2, Winiarski, Garcia Pires Ribeiro 6, Bari (L), Piscopo 6. DNP De Paola, Leonardi, Stefanov. Coach. Stoytchev
Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia: Contreras 12, Cozzi 10, Sammelvuo 10, Vieira De Oliveira 1, Ferraro, Diaz Mayorca 13, Barone 3, Bozidis, Cicola (L). DNP Ditlevsen, Divis, Shumov. Coach. Gulinelli
Leandro Vissotto (Itas Diatec Trentino): “We are motivated, determined, we are getting ready for a crucial month of January for our targets. Today, despite falling behind in the score at times, we’ve always had the control of things. Next Sunday, we’ll face a tough but crucial game against Macerata. We’re ready for it”.
Rocco Barone (Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia): “It’s a shame we did not take our chances in the first set, when we got them struggling a bit. The Italian champs solved their problem with some excellent serving that hindered the flow of our game. We’re waiting for the next game against Pineto with confidence. It will be one of the most important of the season for us”.
ACQUA PARADISO GABECA MONTICHIARI – ANTONVENETA PADOVA 3-0 (25-23; 25-23; 25-21)
Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari: Sala 9, Rauwerdink, Pesenti, Horstink 17, Tiberti 1, Paparoni 9, Esko 1, Howard 6, Gavotto 12, Zito (L), Mani� (L). DNP Forni, Bellei. Coach. Berruto
Antonveneta Padova: Garghella (L), De Togni, Maniero, Raymaekers 5, Kral 4, Mattera 5, Gato 2, Perazzolo 5, Kromm 16, Maruotti 10. DNP Gottardo, Meggiolaro. Coach. Bagnoli
Mauro Berruto (Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari): “I’m very happy tonight, not for the technical aspect of the game, which was the least of my worries tonight, but because it was crucial to get back to winning ways and smile again, to stop our negative streak. I thought Rauwerdink and Tiberti were excellent. When Tiberti is called on, he always gives his maximum. These are three very important points because we’re getting closer to the playoffs and because we’re facing three very difficult weeks. I’m satisfied because we managed to handle the end of sets with more focus and composure”.
Bruno Bagnoli (Antonveneta Padova): “These were three hard-fought sets with great comebacks from both teams. In the end, Montichiari had the better. Unfortunately we did not manage to build on our advantages. It’s a shame because we could have got some points on a tough court against a team that had a few worries today too”.
FRAMASIL PINETO – YOGA FORLI 3-2 (28-26; 23-25; 26-24;21-25; 15-12)
Framasil Pineto: De Oliveira 13, Hietanen 1, Fantin 20, Vicini (L), Sborgia 4, Lampariello (L), De Gennaro Leme 3, Rodrigo 20, Buti 12, Fabroni, Ravellino. DNP Jago, Mancini. Coach. Montagnani
Yoga Forl�: Henno (L), Molteni 23, Bittar 16, Haldane 6, Redwitz 7, Di Franco 3, Casadei 6, Loglisci 9, Patriarca 17. DNP Bendi, Dolfo, Bozko. Coach. Molducci
Paolo Montagnani (Framasil Pineto): “The team fought with great determination. It was a very important victory for our league position but there is still a long way to go before the end of the regular season”.
Piero Molducci (Yoga Forli): “Poor game from both teams. We paid the price for our lack of consistency. We did not manage to take the points in the crunch moments, making too many mistakes”.
RPA-LUIGIBACCHI.IT PERUGIA – LUBE BANCA MARCHE MACERATA 3-2 (19-25; 29-31; 25-23; 25-23; 15-13)
RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia: Kovacevic 1, Savani 12, Nemec, Serafini, Sintini 1, Felizardo 11, Pippi (L), Vujevic 9, Stokr 32, Fanuli (L), Bovolenta 15. DNP Cruz De Carvalho, Botti. Coach. Di Pinto
Lube Banca Marche Macerata: Lebl 3, Giovi (L), Vermiglio 1, Bartoletti, Snippe 2, Martino 12, Monopoli, Corsano (L), Santana 11, Omrcen 28, Swiderski 15, Podrascanin 12. DNP Saraceni. Coach: De Giorgi
Jan Stokr (RPA-Luigibacchi.it Perugia): “This victory is dedicated to our fans and the whole team. It was a really important one and the key to this win was the extra motivation we had. We had only won once in the past against Macerata, we wanted this result too bad”.
Andrea Giovi (Lube Banca Marche Macerata): “It was special for me to play here. I’m glad I gave my contribution even though in the end it didn’t go well. Perugia played better in every department of the game and in the end they deservedly took the tie-break”.
SERIE A2 TIM
SANTA CROCE SOLE LEADER
Santa Croce took advantage of the fact that Bassano were rested to become sole leader of the A2. Indeed, it has now a three-point edge on Cretu’s team thanks to a 3-0 win over Catania. Latina got rid of Castelfidardo on the same score and stands now in second place. Another game finished on a 3-0 score, with Roma taking the three point at the expense of Cavirago. Loreto moves up to third thanks to a 3-1 triumph over Bologna. Raphael and Kosmina were the main men with 19 points apiece.
Crema interrupted the run of six consecutive wins of Gioia del Colle with a tie-break success. Mantova put an end of a two-month drought at home by beating Castellana Grotte 3-0. Isernia came back from Città del Castello with a win after a battle that lasted over two hours and a quarter.
SERIE A2 TIM THIRD ROUND RETURN GAMES
Codyeco S.Croce – Sp Catania 3-0 (25-19; 25-23; 25-17)
Andreoli Latina – La Nef Castelfidardo 3-0(25-22; 25-22; 25-20)
Esse-ti Carilo Loreto – Wayel Bologna 3-1 (25-23; 30-32; 25-21; 25-22)
Samgas Crema – Nava Gioia del Colle 3-2 (25-14; 25-22; 18-25; 24-26; 15-11)
Gherardi Cartoedit Tratos C.di Castello – Olio Pignatelli Isernia 2-3 (21-25; 25-21; 28-26; 23-25; 14-16)
Canadiens Mantova – Materdomini Volley.it Castellana Grotte 3-1 (26-24; 28-26; 13-25; 25-14)
M. Roma Volley – Edilesse Cavriago 3-0(25-20; 25-17; 26-24)
Rested: Bassano Volley
TABLE
Codyeco S.Croce 39, Andreoli Latina 37, Esse-ti Carilo Loreto, Bassano Volley* 36, Nava Gioia del Colle 30, Olio Pignatelli Isernia 29, Samgas Crema 26, Canadiens Mantova* 24, Wayel Bologna, M.Roma Volley* 23, Materdomini Volley.it Castellana Grotte 20, Edilesse Cavriago, Sp Catania 16, La Nef Castelfidardo 12, Gherardi Cartoedit Tratos C.di Castello 11 .
