SERIE A1 TIM
Tie-break win for Cuneo
Trento sole leader
There is only one leader in the A1: Trentino who swept Modena and took advantage of the tie-break between Cuneo and Macerata. In the remake of the cup final, it was Cuneo who won this time, reacting well after losing the second 37-39 and trailing 2-1. Cuneo was without Wijmans while setter Javier Gonzalez shined with 10 points.
Perugia registered a seventh consecutive win, at the expense of a revamped Piacenza, beaten 3-0. Coach Angelo Lorenzetti had to changed it all once again as Marshall and Zlatanov were out. Perugia did not get unfazed by the many substitutions made during the game and recorded the longest winning streak of the club’s history.
At the bottom of the table, the crucial games all ended in the fifth set, Vibo Valentia, Pineto and Forli all snatched a point against the bigger-named teams Treviso (without Fei), Montichiari and Martina Franca. This means the situation at this end of the table remains unchanged.
SERIE A1 TIM –20th ROUND
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo – Lube Banca Marche Macerata 3-2 (25-15; 37-39; 17-25; 25-19;15-9)
Itas Diatec Trentino – Trenkwalder Modena 3-0 (25-17; 25-23; 25-22)
Yoga Forlì – Stamplast Martina Franca 2-3 (23-25; 26-24; 25-20; 19-25; 11-15)
Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia – Sisley Treviso 2-3 (25-27; 25-21; 25-23; 19-25; 10-15)
Framasil Pineto – Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari 2-3 (24-26; 25-21; 25-23; 17-25; 10-15)
RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia – Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza 3-0 (26-24; 25-21; 25-20)
Monday 9 February at 8.30pm
Antonveneta Padova – Marmi Lanza Verona LIVE ON SKY SPORT 2
(Bartolini – Ippoliti)
TABLE
Itas Diatec Trentino 46, Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 45, Lube Banca Marche Macerata 42, Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza 39, RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia 38, Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari 35, Sisley Treviso 32, Marmi Lanza Verona 28, Stamplast Martina Franca 22, Trenkwalder Modena 22, Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia 21, Framasil Pineto 20, Yoga Forlì 17, Antonveneta Padova 10.
Note: 1 game in hand: Marmi Lanza Verona, Antonveneta Padova;
Stats and post game quotes
BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO – LUBE BANCA MARCHE MACERATA 3-2 (25-15; 37-39; 17-25; 25-19;15-9)
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo: Wijsmans, Gonzalez 10, Fortunato 12, Nikolov 18, Nuti, Curti 14, Abbadi 10, Biribanti 2, Pieri (L), Platenik 12. Dnp Ariaudo, Rossi. Coach. Prandi
Lube Banca Marche Macerata: Lebl 10, Giovi (L), Vermiglio 1, Bartoletti, Snippe 10, Saraceni, Martino 12, Monopoli, Corsano (L), Santana 3, Omrcen 32, Swiderski 2, Podrascanin 11. Coach. De Giorgi
Manius Abbadi (Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo): “I’m really glad we played that well, even if we can still improve. In the third set, our concentration level faded and that should not happen. To win games you can’t afford to slow down, a couple of plays can change a whole game”.
Matteo Martino (Lube Banca Marche Macerata): “If we lost, that’s not because of the court. Cueno served better. The lesson from this game should be for us to play more as a team”.
ITAS DIATEC TRENTINO – TRENKWALDER MODENA 3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-22)
Itas Diatec Trentino: Kaziyski 11, Segnalini (L), Birarelli 3, Della Lunga, Vissotto Neves 22, Grbic 3, Winiarski 15, Garcia Pires Ribeiro, Bari (L), Piscopo 3. Dnp Zygadlo, De Paola, Leonardi. Coach. Stoytchev
Trenkwalder Modena: Ciabattini (L), Tencati 4, Kooistra 3, Rinaldi (L), Dennis 12, Sartoretti 6, Santos 5, Smuc, Travica 2, Siebeck, Pagni, Casoli 9. Dnp Endres. Coach. Zanini
Nikola Grbic (Itas Diatec Trentino): “It’s been a nice and important victory, against a team that made it really difficult for us, even if the result might not suggest this. It was especially hard in the last two sets. At this point of the season, we are aware of our potential. We know we still have margin for improvement, we know what we have to work on from now till the end of the season”.
Sidao (Trenkwalder Modena): “We made too many mistakes, especially on the serve and block. And if you are commit so many inaccuracies against trento, you end up losing. We faced an in-form and well-organized team. We knew it was not going to be easy, btu we were definitely expecting more from this game”.
YOGA FORLI’ – STAMPLAST MARTINA FRANCA 2-3 (23-25, 26-24, 25-20, 19-25, 11-15)
Yoga Forlì: Henno (L), Molteni 13, Bendi (L), Bittar 20, Haldane 7, Redwitz 4, Di Franco 1, Casadei 7, Loglisci 3, Bellini, Patriarca 11, Bozko 3. Dnp Dolfo. Coach. Molducci
Stamplast Martina Franca: Ricciardello (L), Coscione 2, Stancu 13, Cernic 21, Guglielmi (L), Mastrangelo 12, Corsini, Sequeira 20, Rodriguez 19. Dnp Stoijkovic, Quartarone. Coach. D’onghia
TONNO CALLIPO VIBO VALENTIA – SISLEY TREVISO 2-3 (25-27, 25-21, 25-23, 19-25, 10-15)
Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia: Contreras 12, Cozzi 13, Sammelvuo 8, Vieira De Oliveira 4, Ferraro (L), Diaz Mayorca 18, Simeonov 17, Shumov 10, Bozidis, Cicola (L). Dnp Ditlevsen, Divis, Barone. Coach. Torchio
Sisley Treviso: Papi 21, Farina (L), Kohut 17, Saitta 2, Antonov 18, Endres 14, Cisolla 16, Daldello, Garcia 2. Dnp Bortolozzo Matteo, Dolfo, Sabbi. Coach. Dall’Olio
Giovanni Torchio (Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia): “I am not totally satisfied even if we got a point out of it. It’s a real shame to have lost the first set this way. Maybe it could have changed the game. Anyway, it’s better to look ahead now and prepare the next game with the usual professionalism and intensity in the gym”.
Samuele Papi (Sisley Treviso): “We won against a very competitive team. It’s an important result for us, after a rather difficult week. This victory will help us prepare the next league and cup games”.
FRAMASIL PINETO – ACQUA PARADISO GABECA MONTICHIARI 2-3 (24-26, 25-21, 25-23, 17-25, 10-15)
Framasil Pineto: De Oliveira 17, Hietanen, Fantin 12, Vicini (L), Jago, Lampariello (L), De Gennaro Leme 2, Rodrigo 24, Buti 9, Fabroni, Ravellino 10. Dnp Sborgia, Mancini. Coach. Montagnani
Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari: Sala 7, Rauwerdink 5, Horstink 25, Tiberti, Paparoni 9, Esko 2, Howard 12, Gavotto 28, Zito (L), Manià (L). Dnp Pesenti, Forni, Bellei. Coach. Berruto
Paolo Montagnani (Framasil Pineto): “We obtaiend an important point. We could also have won given that our opponent were inconsistent. Anyway, we take the point and we’ll keep fighting to stay up”.
Mauro Berruto (Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari): “We did not get on court with the right attitude. Our game started halfway through, but in the end we managed to get the win”.
RPA-LUIGIBACCHI.IT PERUGIA – COPRA NORDMECCANICA PIACENZA 3-0 (26-24, 25-21, 25-20)
RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia: Kovacevic 1, Savani 10, Nemec, Sintini, Felizardo 12, Pippi (L), Vujevic 9, Stokr 19, Fanuli (L), Bovolenta 10. Dnp Serafini, Cruz De Carvalho, Botti. Coach. Di Pinto
Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza: Rak 8, Pampel 12, Insalata 1, Meoni 3, Marshall, Grassano 9, Boninfante 2, Zingaro, Durante (L), Dunnes 7, Bjelica 4. Dnp Zlatanov. Coach. Lorenzetti
Renato Felizardo (RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia): “They were not at their best, but for us the form of our opponent does not really matter. The important thing is to play well and obtain some important points, like today’s. I’ve had an excellent performance, especially in attack and that’s why I was named Mvp”.
Angelo Lorenzetti (Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza): “I had asked my boys to give me an excellent performace, to play with heart right until the last point. In the first set, we struggled to find our rhythm, we could have done better. Bjelica in position 4 is something we thought of on friday. He was the most courageous player and played with fighting spirit. I can assure you that in Volleyball, you don’t get very far if you don’t play with heart. It’s sometimes more important than the technique. I really have great players”.
