Serie A1 SUSTENIUM
First return round
Trento stay top. Modena beaten home by Latina. Macerata over Vibo Valentia at the tie-break.
CASA MODENA – ANDREOLI LATINA 1-3 (31-33, 25-18, 23-25, 22-25)
CASA MODENA: Manià (L), Fabroni, Kooistra 12, Dennis 28, Berezhko 10, Kooy 2, Esko 4, Diaz 14, Piscopo 9. DNP Ciabattini, Casadei, Creus Larry, Casoli. Coach. Prandi.
ANDREOLI LATINA: Kovacevic 6, Popelka 4, Kohut 11, Gitto, Sottile 5, Cortina, Pieri (L), Spairani 11, Vujevic 13, Starovic 29. DNP Nonne, Labardi. Coach. Medei.
Latina came away from Modena with the upset. It is back on the winning rail after seven consecutive losses. As for Modena, it’s two defeats in a row following Wednesday’s elimination of the Cev Cup. MVP: Sasa Starovic
Silvano Prandi (Casa Modena): “We played it wrong on some simple plays and we struggled against their floating serve. I’m disappointed with the defeat, we have to analyse carefully the reasons and then focus on the Treviso game. This is obviously not the best way to get to the Italian Cup, but even in just two days we can and must turn things around”.
Giampaolo Medei (Andreoli Latina): “I was hoping for a good performance from the team, but I certainly did not believe we could come in Modena and take the three points. We have worked a lot on our game this week, on specific situations on which we were struggling. Modena has probably not played its best game, but we did very well. This can be a starting point for us”.
TONNO CALLIPO VIBO VALENTIA – LUBE BANCA MARCHE MACERATA 2-3 (25-21, 19-25, 13-25, 25-23, 9-15)
TONNO CALLIPO VIBO VALENTIA: Rivera Caamano 18, Coscione, Ferraro, Anderson 20, Feroleto (L), Kindgard, Baroti 1, Simeonov 15, Ananiev 2, Barone 1, Fanuli (L), Nikolov 7. DNP Suljagic. Coach. Di Pinto.
LUBE BANCA MARCHE MACERATA: Lampariello 3, Savani 21, Paparoni (L), Vermiglio, Conte, Stankovic 13, Van Walle, Cacchiarelli, Omrcen 28, Podrascanin 8. DNP Marchiani, Vadeleux. Coach. Berruto.
You can’t argue with Macerata’s victory, this is a great team but Vibo will be disappointed with Barone’s injury in the first set. MVP Omrcen
Vincenzo di Pinto (Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia): “A very good exciting game which we had to play manoeuvring the line-up following the umpteenth injury of Barone. A crucial point taken with our heart and courage, as well as the support of those fantastic fans”.
Valerio Vermiglio (Lube Banca Marche Macerata): “We knew it would not be an easy game here in Vibo. We made so many mistakes in the first set and Vibo took advantage. Then, we started to pull together and we managed to clinch a tough but important victory”.
RPA-LUIGIBACCHI.IT SAN GIUSTINO – BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO 1-3 (22-25, 26-28, 25-22, 21-25)
RPA-LUIGIBACCHI.IT SAN GIUSTINO: Zhukouski 1, Van Den Dries, Schwarz 7, Bartoletti, Dias 24, Giovi (L), Finazzi 6, Nikic 6, Braga 2, Lo Bianco (L), Maric 20, Cester 2, Steuerwald 2. Coach. Zanini.
BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO: Mastrangelo 7, Henno (L), Parodi 15, Fortunato 2, Wijsmans 13, Carletti, Grbic 4, Peda 6, Nikolov 15, Patriarca, Volkov 5. DNP Galic, Montagna. Coach. Giuliani.
Gym packed to welcome the Italian champions of Cuneo. The hosts surrendered with their heads high in four sets as Cuneo had to work hard for the three points. MVP Wijsmans.
Roberto Braga (RPA-LuigiBacchi.it San Giustino): “It’s been a real battle, we’re a bit disappointed because we would have deserved the tie-break. Still, this performance is a good omen for the future, for the rest of the league given that we’ll face more teams from the top of the league table. We wasted too much in the fourth set, even if their experience made the difference. I am happy to have played and helped the team in the last two sets”.
Alberto Giuliani (allenatore Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo): “The experience made the difference. I like the team play of my players. It’s great to play in gyms like this one, where there are so many fans, correct too, even as opponents”.
BCC-NEP CASTELLANA GROTTE – ITAS DIATEC TRENTINO 1-3 (13-25, 31-29, 15-25, 23-25)
BCC-NEP CASTELLANA GROTTE: Milushev 19, Rak 14, Cozzi 8, Guglielmi, Guerra 2, Patriarca, Falaschi 1, Torre, Dvoranen 9, Rodriguez 2, Gallotta 9, Cicola (L). DNP Pagano. Coach. Gulinelli.
ITAS DIATEC TRENTINO: Kaziyski 16, Birarelli 9, Della Lunga 2, Juantorena 13, Zygadlo, Vieira De Oliveira 1, Sala 11, Bratoev, Sokolov, Colaci (L), Stokr 25, Bari (L). DNP Leonardi. Coach. Stoytchev.
Stoytchev’s team had to sweat more than expected to get rid of a courageous and spirited Castellana Grotte team, which played face to face with the world champions and even clinched the second set. MVP: Stokr.
Matey Kaziyski (Itas Diatec Trentino): “We started off well, although the game proved to be more difficult than expected. It’s been an interesting encounter and I am happy with the win, which keeps us top with an important advantage”.
Flavio Gulinelli (BCC-NEP Castellana Grotte): “I have seen a few things that we had done in practice this week, I didn’t like the tactical situation at the net. Good use of the middle blockers, which are an important resource for us, but mentally there are still a lot of lapses, we struggle. We could have done more, we lost badly the first set and at the same time I didn’t like the way we let the third set slip away. I think the potential of the group is not the one seen in the first set. We have to learn to play according to our strengths, and if we do so, we can get out of this position. The attitude of the boys during the week was good. We have to start believing in our ability”.
MARMI LANZA VERONA – M. ROMA VOLLEY 3-0 (26-24, 25-22, 25-23)
MARMI LANZA VERONA: Latelli, Pajenk 10, Brunner 9, Meoni 1, Lasko 12, Smerilli (L), Lotman 12, Cala Gerardo 10, Herpe. DNP Centomo, Zingel, Mazzi. Coach. Bagnoli.
M. ROMA VOLLEY: Zaytsev 12, Paolucci, Lebl 1, Uriarte 2, Cesarini (L), Corsini 10, Saraceni 5, Bencz 17, Yosifov 4. DNP Tomatis, Corsano, Cisolla. Coach. Giani.
Verona celebrated its first 3-0 victory of the season thanks to a brilliant Meoni, MVP. Despite being without Poey and Cisolla, Roma played well, but there was little to do against tonight’s Verona team.
Marco Meoni (Marmi Lanza Verona): “We are satisfied with the three points and with tonight’s result. We have played well, the team was in form and I have been able to convert some plays. This is a starting point to build on for us”.
Adriano Paolucci (M. Roma Volley): “Today, Roma did not manage to make it difficult for Verona with the serve. Shame, a couple of more breaks would have been enough to be in it. Meoni made excellent assists to his spikers, congratulations to him”.
ACQUA PARADISO MONZA BRIANZA – COPRA MORPHO PIACENZA 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-20)
ACQUA PARADISO MONZA BRIANZA: Rauwerdink 1, Pesenti, Molteni 9, Buti 5, Rooney 10, Travica 4, Gavotto 17, Shumov 6, Exiga (L). DNP Cetrullo, Krumins, Zito, Alborghetti. Coach. Monti.
COPRA MORPHO PIACENZA: Popp 11, Marra (L), Gonzalez 5, Ruiz 2, Nilsson 14, Zlatanov 16, Holt 1, Tencati 4, Boschi. DNP Piano, Perazzolo, Massari. Coach. Lorenzetti.
Monza begins the second half of regular season with a win over Piacenza. 3-0 the score like in the first meeting between the two teams. Determination and composure were the key factors. MVP: Dragan Travica.
Konstantin Shumov (Acqua Paradiso Monza Brianza): “It was definitely the best possible way to start the return games. We knew we had to win after three consecutive losses, although we had played fairly well against Modena. We had a good game, we found it a bit hard in the second set, in which we trailed for most of the time, but in the end we managed to cut the deficit. This is an important victory ahead of Trento’s encounter on Wednesday. We know we can win it, and we also know on which point we have to work to get better”.
Hristo Zlatanov (Copra Morpho Piacenza): “What did we miss to win? Determination and consistency, which we have been looking for since the beginning of the season and failed to find. I think this is the main reason. But we’ll keep working for it”.
Saturday 15 January
YOGA FORLì – SISLEY TREVISO 0-3 (25-27, 22-25, 21-25)
YOGA FORLì: Falasca 17, Ricci Petitoni 6, Diachkov 3, De Pandis (L), Sintini 1, Kovacevic 17, Oivanen 7, Bovolenta 1. DNP Bacci, Olivucci, Ainsworth, Bellei. Coach. Molducci.
SISLEY TREVISO: Elgarten, Fei 17, Horstink 12, Kovar 4, Papi, Boninfante 2, De Togni 3, Bontje 3, Maruotti 6, Vanin (L), Bjelica 11. DNP Szabo, Farina. Coach. Piazza.
Results
Yoga Forlì-Sisley Treviso 0-3 (25-27, 22-25, 21-25); RPA-LuigiBacchi.it San Giustino-Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 1-3 (22-25, 26-28, 25-22, 21-25); Acqua Paradiso Monza Brianza-Copra Morpho Piacenza 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-20); BCC-NEP Castellana Grotte-Itas Diatec Trentino 1-3 (13-25, 31-29, 15-25, 23-25); Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia-Lube Banca Marche Macerata 2-3 (25-21, 19-25, 13-25, 25-23, 9-15); Casa Modena-Andreoli Latina 1-3 (31-33, 25-18, 23-25, 22-25); Marmi Lanza Verona-M. Roma Volley 3-0 (26-24, 25-22, 25-23)
League table
Itas Diatec Trentino 41, Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 33, Lube Banca Marche Macerata 32, Sisley Treviso 26, Casa Modena 23, Acqua Paradiso Monza Brianza 23, Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia 22, RPA-LuigiBacchi.it San Giustino 20, M. Roma Volley 19, Copra Morpho Piacenza 17, Marmi Lanza Verona 17, Andreoli Latina 14, BCC-NEP Castellana Grotte 4, Yoga Forlì 3
Fixtures
Round 17
Thursday 27 January at 8.30pm
M. Roma Volley – Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia Live on Rai Sport 1
Sisley Treviso – Casa Modena; Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo – Yoga Forlì; Lube Banca Marche Macerata – Acqua Paradiso Monza Brianza; Andreoli Latina – BCC-NEP Castellana Grotte; Copra Morpho Piacenza – Marmi Lanza Verona; Itas Diatec Trentino – RPA-LuigiBacchi.it San Giustino
Italian Cup A1 Final Eight
Quarter-finals
Wednesday 19 January at 8.30pm
Itas Diatec Trentino – Acqua Paradiso Monza Brianza
Casa Modena – Sisley Treviso
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo – RPA-LuigiBacchi.it San Giustino
Lube Banca Marche Macerata – Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia Live on Rai Sport 1
Live streaming on http://www.raisport.rai.it/dl/raisport/multimedia/diretta.html
Trophy “Banca Popolare di Verona”
Italian Cup Final Four Serie A1– Serie A2 final
Saturday 22 January at 3.30pm
1° Semifinale Coppa Italia Serie A1 Live on Raisport 2
Saturday 22 January at 6pm
2° Semifinale Coppa Italia Serie A1 Live on Raisport 2
Sunday 23 January at 2.30pm
Marcegaglia CMC Ravenna – NGM Mobile Santa Croce Differed on Rai Sport 1 from 9pm
Sunday 23 January at 6pm
Finale Coppa Italia Serie A1 Live on Raisport 1
Serie A2 SUSTENIUM
Round 18
Padova stay top just ahead of Ravenna
SIR SAFETY PERUGIA – CHEBANCA! MILANO 1-3 (28-26, 23-25, 21-25, 21-25)
SIR SAFETY PERUGIA: Prandi (L), Bagnolesi, Rigoni 7, Fusaro (L), Barbareschi 15, Serafini, Tomasello 13, Curti 7, Saitta 7, Dokic 8, Ranghieri 13, Lattanzi 1. DNP Hietanen. Coach. Fant.
CHEBANCA! MILANO: Durante (L), Morelli 2, Robbiati 9, Insalata 6, Vecchiato, Cauteruccio, Di Manno 23, Mattera 4, Janusek 18, Angelov 7. DNP Vajra, Daolio. Coach. Fumagalli.
PHYTO PERFORMANCE PADOVA – PALLAVOLO PINETO 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-22)
PHYTO PERFORMANCE PADOVA: Garghella (L), Busi, Tiberti 1, Koshikawa 13, Rosso 10, De Marchi, Uchikov 18, Burgsthaler 10, Pagni 4. DNP Gottardo, Giannotti, Sabo, Zingaro. Coach. Montagnani.
PALLAVOLO PINETO: Loglisci 2, Modica 1, Messana (L), De Leo 1, Sborgia 3, Galabinov 1, Calderan 1, Moretti, Stefanov 17, Bozko 14. DNP Testagrossa, Centorame, Cuda. Coach. Pasquali.
GLOBO BANCA POPOLARE DEL FRUSINATE SORA – ENERGY RESOURCES CARILO LORETO 1-3 (20-25, 25-16, 22-25, 19-25)
GLOBO BANCA POPOLARE DEL FRUSINATE SORA: Pavan 10, Costantino, Roberts 18, Scuderi, Polidori 5, Libraro 14, De Rosas, Darraidou 12, Roberti, Gatto (L), Gaetano 2. DNP Cacciatore. Coach. Gatto.
ENERGY RESOURCES CARILO LORETO: Di Marco 13, Dolfo 13, Paoli 1, Romiti (L), Moretti 22, Visentin 4, Mor, Ereu 14. DNP Sarnari, Marzola, Gabbanelli, Corti, Marchisio. Coach. Fracascia.
NGM MOBILE SANTA CROCE – CARIGE GENOVA 0-3 (11-25, 21-25, 20-25)
NGM MOBILE SANTA CROCE: Monopoli, Elia 6, Noda Blanco 1, Mattioli 1, Tosi (L), Tamburo 16, Pambianchi, Hrazdira 10, Baldaccini 6, Cotroneo. DNP Catania, Tosi. Coach. Blengini.
CARIGE GENOVA: Boroni, Zappaterra (L), Mercorio 12, Nuti 1, Di Franco 11, Antonov, Paoletti 20, Pecorari 4, Ogurcak 16. DNP Donati, Groppi, Manassero. Coach. Del Federico.
CANADIENS MANTOVA – GEOTEC ISERNIA 3-2 (28-26, 17-25, 22-25, 25-19, 15-7)
CANADIENS MANTOVA: Miraglia Carvalho 13, Coscione, Cortellazzi, Marretta, Frosini 10, Spiga 6, Botto 14, Gemmi 16, Beretta 5, Parusso 7, Tognazzoni (L). DNP Ferri Lazzaroni, Cavalieri. Coach. Totire.
GEOTEC ISERNIA: Fiore 18, Turano, Valera 2, Spampinato (L), Westphal 19, Bortolozzo 4, Giosa 10, Capra, Puhar 19, Beccaro. DNP De Paola, De Caria, Sabbi. Coach. Cannestracci.
MARCEGAGLIA CMC RAVENNA – VOLLEY SEGRATE 1978 3-0 (27-25, 25-19, 25-16)
MARCEGAGLIA CMC RAVENNA: Mengozzi 6, Plesko 7, Corvetta, Tabanelli (L), Castellano 11, Rambelli 2, Zamagni, Moro 20, Salgado 8. DNP Sirri, Gherardi, Monti, Saviotti. Coach. Babini.
VOLLEY SEGRATE 1978: Cazzaniga 7, Temponi Araujo 12, Gallosti (L), Castellani 1, Guemart, Giglioli 2, Alletti 3, Ronaldo Royal 6, Russo 2, Argilagos 3, Canzanella 7. DNP Fontana, Bellini. Coach. Ricci.
GHERARDI SVI CITTà DI CASTELLO – CLUB ITALIA AERONAUTICA MILITARE ROMA 3-1 (25-19, 25-15, 23-25, 25-18)
GHERARDI SVI CITTà DI CASTELLO: Rossini (L), Vedovotto 20, Orduna 1, Nemec 19, Rossi 7, Rosalba 9, Benedetti, Marini, Lipparini, Di Benedetto 9. DNP Ravellino, Nardi, Marino. Coach. Radici.
CLUB ITALIA AERONAUTICA MILITARE ROMA: Pinelli, Pesaresi (L), De Giorgi 1, Postiglioni 11, Lirutti 5, Mazzone 6, Paris 1, Fedrizzi, Vettori 12, Preti, Sperandio, Lanza 18. Coach. Schiavon.
EUROGROUP GELA – EDILESSE CONAD REGGIO EMILIA 1-3 (24-26, 22-25, 26-24, 15-25)
EUROGROUP GELA: Sequeira 23, Quartarone 1, Barbisan, Veloso Pinto 3, Tomassetti 9, Bucaioni, Rizzo (L), Belardi 12, Scott 5, Mari, Martinengo 9. DNP Jeroncic, Tranquillo. Coach. Dalù.
EDILESSE CONAD REGGIO EMILIA: Luppi 13, Mast 6, Goi, Bonetti, Bartoli 3, Sivula 21, Garnica 5, Mazzali, Ippolito 12, Botti 14, Peli (L). DNP Candellaro. Coach. Bonitta.
Results
Sir Safety Perugia-CheBanca! Milano 1-3 (28-26, 23-25, 21-25, 21-25); Phyto Performance Padova-Pallavolo Pineto 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-22); Globo Banca Pop. Frusinate Sora-Energy Resources Carilo Loreto 1-3 (20-25, 25-16, 22-25, 19-25); NGM Mobile S.Croce-Carige Genova 0-3 (11-25, 21-25, 20-25); Canadiens Mantova-Geotec Isernia 3-2 (28-26, 17-25, 22-25, 25-19, 15-7); Marcegaglia CMC Ravenna-Volley Segrate 1978 3-0 (27-25, 25-19, 25-16); Gherardi SVI Città Di Castello-Club Italia A.M. Roma 3-1 (25-19, 25-15, 23-25, 25-18); Eurogroup Gela-Edilesse Conad Reggio Emilia 1-3 (24-26, 22-25, 26-24, 15-25)
League table
Phyto Performance Padova 47, Marcegaglia CMC Ravenna 46, NGM Mobile S.Croce 35, Globo Banca Pop. Frusinate Sora 34, CheBanca! Milano 32, Carige Genova 32, Edilesse Conad Reggio Emilia 31, Gherardi SVI Città Di Castello 31, Eurogroup Gela 26, Energy Resources Carilo Loreto 25, Volley Segrate 1978 25, Geotec Isernia 20, Canadiens Mantova 19, Sir Safety Perugia 16, Pallavolo Pineto 9, Club Italia A.M. Roma 4.
Fixtures
Round 4
Sunday 30 January at 11.30pm
Club Italia A.M. Roma – Volley Segrate 1978 Live on Sportitalia 2
Sunday 30 January at 6pm
Sir Safety Perugia – Eurogroup Gela, Marcegaglia CMC Ravenna – Gherardi SVI Città Di Castello, NGM Mobile S.Croce – Geotec Isernia, Globo Banca Pop. Frusinate Sora – Pallavolo Pineto, Carige Genova – Phyto Performance Padova, Edilesse Conad Reggio Emilia – Canadiens Mantova, Energy Resources Carilo Loreto – CheBanca! Milano
