ITAS DIATEC TRENTINO – BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO 3-1 (20-25, 25-21, 25-12, 25-20)
ITAS DIATEC TRENTINO: Kaziyski 18, Segnalini (L), Birarelli 10, Zygadlo, Della Lunga 2, Vissotto Neves 15, Grbic 7, De Paola, Winiarski 11, Garcia Pires Ribeiro 3, Bari (L), Piscopo 6. Dnp Stefanov. Coach. Stoytchev Radostin.
BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO: Wijsmans 17, Ariaudo, Gonzalez, Fortunato 11, Vergnaghi (L), Nuti 1, Curti 4, Abbadi, Biribanti 18, Platenik 10. Dnp Rossi, Pieri. Coach. Prandi Silvano.
Trentino made it to its second consecutive league final of its history. It played a near perfect game against Cuneo, who could not create the upset on the court of the Italian champs to get back in the series.
Two nil down and a game to play in the house of the holders, Cuneo knew it was in or out. Prandi’s team needed a win to keep its hopes to repeat its feat of the quarter finals against Montichiari alive. And it started just fine for the guest with no less than 6 blocks in the first set. The whole team was up for it and it took the lead on a Lenadro Vissotto serve.
But that was the end of Cuneo’s game. From the second quarter on, every single Trentino player stepped up a level. Following its injury suffered in game 1, Winiarski was back on court showing he had fully recovered, while Cuneo was making too many mistake in attack and on the serve.
Cuneo had the better start in the third set (4-1), but Stoychev’s timeout ignited a Trento comeback that had Kaziyski and Grbic writen all over it. They combined for 7 aces during the game. This is precisely thanks to some good serving that Trento curised to a 2-1 lead (25-12).
Trento had the momemtum and quickly escaped (4-0) in the fourth. The Italian champs were unstoppable by then. They went on to build a good margin and keep it till the end.
Emanuele Birarelli (Itas Diatec Trentino): “I’d like to spare a word for Winiarski’s great performance. It’s a shame for Della Lunga who had a chance to gain some court time in this end of season. Unfortunately he struggles with his knees and had to leave the play. We are very happy to be in the final: We proved we were still hungry following our champions league success”.
Silvano Prandi (Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo): “Our season ends here. It is very disappointing. Still, I was glad to see that my team could play at the very top. We would have liked to win it all, but that was not possible”.
2008/09 PLAYOFF DRAW
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1ª – Lube Banca Marche Macerata | 3 |
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8ª – Sisley Treviso | 0 |
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4ª – RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia | 0 |
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| Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza | 2 |
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5ª – Copra Nordmeccanica PC | 3 |
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2ª – Itas Diatec Trentino | 3 |
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7ª – Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia | 0 |
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3ª – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo | 3 |
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| Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo | 0 |
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6ª – Acqua Paradiso Gabeca MON | 2 |
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SEMI FINAL RESULTS AND FIXTURES
GAME 1
Lube Banca Marche Macerata – Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza 3-0 (25-22; 25-15; 25-18)
Itas Diatec Trentino vs Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 3-2 (25-19; 25-18; 30-32; 21-25; 15-10)
GAME 2
Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza – Lube Banca Marche Macerata 3-2 (20-25; 25-22; 20-25; 28-26; 15-11)
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo – Itas Diatec Trentino 2-3 (23-25; 20-25; 25-13; 25-17; 8-15)
GAME 3
Lube Banca Marche Macerata – Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza 0-3 (20-25; 20-25; 19-25)
Itas Diatec Trentino vs Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 3-1 (20-25; 25-21; 25-12; 25-20)
GAME 4
Monday 27 April at 8.30
Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza – Lube Banca Marche Macerata LIVE ON SKY SPORT 2
GAME 5 (if needed)
Friday 1 May at 6
Lube Banca Marche Macerata – Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza
