SuperLega UnipolSai results:
Calzedonia Verona-Exprivia Molfetta 2-3 (25-17, 23-25, 25-15, 19-25, 8-15); Revivre Milano-DHL Modena 0-3 (18-25, 19-25, 15-25); Tonazzo Padova-LPR Piacenza – 25/01/2016 alle 20:30 Dir. RAI Sport 2; Ninfa Latina-Cucine Lube Banca Marche Civitanova 0-3 (18-25, 16-25, 17-25); Diatec Trentino-Sir Safety Conad Perugia 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-18); CMC Romagna-Gi Group Monza 1-3 (23-25, 25-19, 24-26, 18-25)
CMC ROMAGNA – GI GROUP MONZA 1-3 (23-25, 25-19, 24-26, 18-25)
CMC ROMAGNA: Mengozzi 2, Ricci 13, Cavanna 2, Della Lunga 3, Van Garderen 19, Polo 2, Koumentakis 5, Goi (L), Torres 17, Boswinkel 1, Bari (L), Perini De Aviz. DNP Zappoli. Coach. Kantor.
GI GROUP MONZA: Raic 3, Daldello 1, Galliani, Jovovic 2, Rizzo (L), Botto 22, Verhees 10, Beretta 11, Zanatta Buiatti 10, Rousseaux 10. DNP Sala, Mercorio, Brunetti, Gao. Coach. Vacondio.
Monza took revenge on the loss conceded against CMC Romagna earlier this season. This time Vacondio’s men won it 3-1 at the end of a hard-fought and entertaining game. The visitors got a monster performance from Jacopo Botto, who scored 22 points (3 aces, 62% in reception). As for the hosts, Van Garderen (19 points, 57%) and Ricci (13 points with 4 blocks) were the men who stood out. The hosts lacked consistency and the capacity to be clinical in the clutch time to be able to win it. MVP Jacopo Botto (Gi Group Monza)
Maurice Torres (CMC Romagna): “It’s been really hard today, we did not manage to do as we’d have liked. We lacked conviction in the difficult times, like at the end of the first and third set. That was key. We made too many silly mistakes and we did not manage to replicate the level of play of last week against Molfetta”.
Oreste Vacondio (coach Gi Group Monza): “I think we have a good team, even if at times we make mistakes because we’re too tense. The break got us reset like at the start of the season: we had lost 3-4 players for a month and we had lost our rhythm. We really needed this victory. Given the current situation, the three points will give us confidence and enable us to face the next game without too much pressure. A defeat today would have complicated things”.
NINFA LATINA – CUCINE LUBE BANCA MARCHE CIVITANOVA 0-3 (18-25, 16-25, 17-25) NINFA LATINA: Mattei 1, Sottile, Sket 5, Pavlov, Romiti (L), Tailli 2, Hirsch 12, Yosifov 8, Rossi 1, Maruotti 6. DNP Krumins, Ferenciac. Coach. Placì.
CUCINE LUBE BANCA MARCHE CIVITANOVA: Fei 13, Juantorena 7, Christenson 7, Cester 11, Grebennikov (L), Cebulj 12, Podrascanin 10. DNP Gabriele, Parodi, Vitelli, Stankovic, Miljkovic, Corvetta. Coach. Blengini.
Civitanova came back from Latina with a straight set victory. All one-way traffic as the hosts never managed to give any trouble to their opponent. MVP Christenson did a great job of receiving and finding his middle blockers.
Gabriele Maruotti (Ninfa Latina): “It’s disappointing we did not play with more competitive spirit and you can’t afford to do that against a team like Civitanova. We’ll gather up and talk about it, then we’ll get back down to work in training”.
Alessandro Fei (Cucine Lube Banca marche Civitanova): “We had a good game. We did well on the serve which made it hard for their reception. Latina is a great team but if they did not manage to get in the game today it’s also credit to us”.
CALZEDONIA VERONA – EXPRIVIA MOLFETTA 2-3 (25-17, 23-25, 25-15, 19-25, 8-15) – CALZEDONIA VERONA: Zingel 6, Kovacevic 21, Pesaresi (L), Gitto, Lecat 1, Spirito, Baranowicz 1, Starovic 16, Sander 15, Anzani 7. DNP Frigo, Bellei, Bucko. Coach. Giani.
EXPRIVIA MOLFETTA: Candellaro 6, Randazzo 5, Del Vecchio 1, De Barros Ferreira 8, Barone 5, De Pandis (L), Hierrezuelo 1, Fedrizzi 10, Hernandez Ramos 26. DNP Kaczynski, Spadavecchia, Mariella, Porcelli, Cormio. Coach. Montagnani.
Molfetta wins in Verona’s PalaOlimpia arena. The game finished at the tie-break like in the first meeting between the two clubs, but this time it went to the Apulia team. Once again, Molfetta found its main inspiration from outside hitter Hernandez, who scored 26 points. Special mention too for Raphael who came on in the fourth set and stayed for the fifth too, scoring 8 points, 4 of them on the serve. MVP Fernando Hernandez (Exprivia Molfetta)
Andrea Giani (coach Calzedonia Verona): “We have to congratulate Molfetta who managed to come back from behind several times to eventually win it. I have noticed a lot of presumption from a few players in the fifth and I did not like that at all. It’s not the opponent who makes the difference but always your own attitude and quality. In the fourth set, we were 16-13 up, two break points ahead, we never made another break point from there. This is one of our strengths but it never happened any more”.
Michele Fedrizzi (Exprivia Molfetta): “It’s been great to come back to Verona. We have definitely been a bit tense in the first set. We knew it was going to be a tough game. Once we managed to make things hard for them with our serve, things have changed. When they faded a bit, we made the most of it. That was the key to win it”.
REVIVRE MILANO – DHL MODENA 0-3 (18-25, 19-25, 15-25)
REVIVRE MILANO: Milushev 9, Alletti 3, Sbertoli 1, Skrimov 5, Russomanno Dos Santos 5, Tosi (L), De Togni 6, Boninfante 1, Marretta 1. DNP Gavenda, Rivan, Baranek, Burgsthaler. Coach. Monti.
DHL MODENA: Mossa De Rezende 3, Donadio, Petric 13, Rossini (L), Ngapeth 10, Bossi 3, Onwelo 1, Saatkamp 8, Vettori 15. DNP Soli, Sartoretti, Nikic, Sighinolfi. Coach. Lorenzetti.
In a sold-out crowd in Castellanza’s PalaBorsani arena, the clash between bottom and top of the league did not bring any surprise. The visitors sealed it fast to maintain their leadership in the SuperLega. The MVP of this one-way affair was Bruninho who took care of entertaining the crowd with some superb plays.
Danail Milushev (Revivre Milano): “A good game but we never managed to keep up with Modena in any of the three sets. We were there with them until 15 but then we failed to keep playing our best volleyball. Credit to Modena who’s a very strong team. But we all gave everything we had. I really hope we’ll get some important wins out of the next games”.
Elia Bossi (DHL Modena): “I am happy with my performance, my first as a starter. It’s not been an easy game because Milan, in spite of their league position, is a very good team with an excellent setter who is difficult to read. An important victory for us coming from a good team display”.
League table
DHL Modena 37, Cucine Lube Banca Marche Civitanova 36, Diatec Trentino 32, Sir Safety Conad Perugia 28, Calzedonia Verona 28, Exprivia Molfetta 20, Ninfa Latina 18, Gi Group Monza 15, CMC Romagna 13, Tonazzo Padova 11, LPR Piacenza 6, Revivre Milano 5.
One game in hand: Tonazzo Padova and LPR Piacenza
Fixtures
SuperLega UnipolSai Round 14
Monday 25 January at 8.30pm
Tonazzo Padova – LPR Piacenza Live on RAI Sport 2
Live streaming on www.raisport.rai.it
SuperLega UnipolSai Round 15
Sunday 31 january at 6pm
Calzedonia Verona – Ninfa Latina Live on RAI Sport 1
Live streaming on www.raisport.rai.it
Exprivia Molfetta – Revivre Milano Live on Lega Volley Channel
LPR Piacenza – Diatec Trentino Live on Lega Volley Channel
Cucine Lube Banca Marche Civitanova – Tonazzo Padova Live on Lega Volley Channel
Sir Safety Conad Perugia – CMC Romagna Live on Lega Volley Channel
DHL Modena – Gi Group Monza Live on Lega Volley Channel
Serie A2 UnipolSai results:
Conad Reggio Emilia-BAM Mondovì 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-22); Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia-Potenza Picena 3-1 (25-18, 28-30, 25-17, 25-21); Emma Villas Siena-Centrale del Latte McDonald’s Brescia 3-1 (25-23, 17-25, 25-15, 25-19); Sieco Service Ortona-Materdominivolley.it Castellana Grotte 2-3 (25-18, 25-20, 20-25, 15-25, 13-15); Cassa Rurale Cantù-Globo Banca Pop. Frusinate Sora 1-3 (18-25, 23-25, 25-16, 21-25); Club Italia Roma-Globo Scarabeo Civita Castellana 3-2 (25-16, 15-25, 25-20, 23-25, 15-13); Aurispa Alessano-Maury’s Italiana Assicurazioni Tuscania 2-3 (22-25, 14-25, 25-17, 25-22, 11-15).
CONAD REGGIO EMILIA – BAM MONDOVì 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-22)
CONAD REGGIO EMILIA: Cetrullo 19, Dolfo 6, Tondo 10, Kody, Benaglia 5, Silva 8, Scaltriti, Marchiani 1, Morgese (L). DNP Cargioli, Bonante, Bevilacqua. Coach. Cantagalli.
BAM MONDOVì: Menardo, Ghibaudo, Bertoli 13, Parusso 1, Thei (L), Manassero 7, Longo, Cortellazzi 4, De Luca 12, Perla 4. DNP Peirano, Peluffo, Fabiano. Coach. Barisciani.
TONNO CALLIPO CALABRIA VIBO VALENTIA – VOLLEY POTENTINO POTENZA PICENA 3-1 (25-18, 28-30, 25-17, 25-21) – TONNO CALLIPO CALABRIA VIBO VALENTIA: Pinelli 2, Korniienko, Marra (L), Casoli 14, Michalovic 24, Vedovotto 19, Maccarone 8, Sardanelli, Presta 10. DNP Ferraro, Forni, Corrado. Coach. Mastrangelo.
VOLLEY POTENTINO POTENZA PICENA: Cavuto 13, Codarin 5, Pierotti 8, Partenio 3, Miscio, Cristofaletti 10, Calistri (L), Ferrini, Biglino 1, Ippolito 14, Quarta 10. Coach. Graziosi.
EMMA VILLAS SIENA – CENTRALE DEL LATTE MCDONALD’S BRESCIA 3-1 (25-23, 17-25, 25-15, 25-19) – EMMA VILLAS SIENA: Di Marco 10, Majdak 24, Scappaticcio, Raffaelli 10, Tamburo, Pistolesi, Bortolozzo 8, Snippe 14, Marchisio (L), Noda Blanco 2. DNP Fantauzzo, Mengozzi, Braga, Granito. Coach. Caponeri.
CENTRALE DEL LATTE MCDONALD’S BRESCIA: Norbedo 11, Agnellini 11, Montanari 7, Rodella 9, Tiberti 3, Fusco (L), Sorlini, Cisolla 22. DNP Cruz, Statuto. Coach. Zambonardi.
SIECO SERVICE ORTONA – MATERDOMINIVOLLEY.IT CASTELLANA GROTTE 2-3 (25-18, 25-20, 20-25, 15-25, 13-15) – SIECO SERVICE ORTONA: Fiore 11, Simoni 7, Guidone, Matricardi 1, Sesto 5, Cortina, Di Meo 16, Lanci, Borgogno 18. DNP Ceccoli, Toscani, Orsini. Coach. Lanci.
MATERDOMINIVOLLEY.IT CASTELLANA GROTTE: Bulfon, Nero (L), Primavera (L), Scopelliti 6, Primavera, De Serio, Tartaglione 19, Galaverna 19, Pedron 3, Bonetti 25, Giosa 5. DNP Gargiulo, Latorre. Coach. Fanizza.
CASSA RURALE CANTù – GLOBO BANCA POPOLARE DEL FRUSINATE SORA 1-3 (18-25, 23-25, 25-16, 21-25) – CASSA RURALE CANTù: Monguzzi 8, Butti (L), Groppi, Riva, Tiozzo 9, Gerosa 5, Preti 11, Krolis 11, Robbiati 10. DNP Molteni, Rudi, Mazza, Cominetti, Gaggini. Coach. Della Rosa.
GLOBO BANCA POPOLARE DEL FRUSINATE SORA: Fabroni 7, Mariano 23, Festi 1, Santucci (L), Bacca, Rosso 13, Hoogendoorn 18, Buzzelli 2, Giglioli 4, Marrazzo, Sperandio 11. DNP Lucarelli. Coach. Soli.
CLUB ITALIA ROMA – GLOBO SCARABEO CIVITA CASTELLANA 3-2 (25-16, 15-25, 25-20, 23-25, 15-13) – CLUB ITALIA ROMA: Piccinelli (L), Margutti, Caneschi, Zoppellari 2, Zonca 18, Osak 7, Marta (L), Argenta 25, Galassi 12, Tofoli, Di Martino 7. DNP Gardini, Gaia. Coach. Totire.
GLOBO SCARABEO CIVITA CASTELLANA: Cesarini (L), Paolucci 1, Da Silva Costa 32, Tataru, Marinelli 14, Sacripanti, Rau, Marsili, De Matteis 2, Puliti 11, Alborghetti 9, Menicali 8. DNP Santilli. Coach. Spanakis.
AURISPA ALESSANO – MAURY’S ITALIANA ASSICURAZIONI TUSCANIA 2-3 (22-25, 14-25, 25-17, 25-22, 11-15) – AURISPA ALESSANO: Muccio, Marzo, Cernic 14, Bolla 13, Torsello 8, Lamb 4, Jeliazkov 28, Bisanti (L), Piscopo 8. DNP Piazza, Russo, Pellegrino. Coach. Bramato.
MAURY’S ITALIANA ASSICURAZIONI TUSCANIA: Calonico 10, Straino 1, Bonami (L), Vitangeli, Mrdak 20, Mazzon 9, Monopoli 5, Shavrak 20, Esposito 14. DNP Hueller, Pieri. Coach. Tofoli.
League table
Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia 41, Globo Banca Pop. Frusinate Sora 39, Globo Scarabeo Civita Castellana 31, Potenza Picena 30, Maury’s Italiana Assicurazioni Tuscania 29, Emma Villas Siena 28, Cassa Rurale Cantù 26, Conad Reggio Emilia 24, Sieco Service Ortona 23, Materdominivolley.it Castellana Grotte 20, BAM Mondovì 19, Club Italia Roma 18, Aurispa Alessano 17, Centrale del Latte McDonald’s Brescia 12.
Fixtures
Serie A2 UnipolSai Round 18
Saturday 30 January at 8.30pm
Conad Reggio Emilia – Club Italia Roma Live on Lega Volley Channel
Sunday 31 January at 12am
BAM Mondovì – Aurispa Alessano Live on Lega Volley Channel
Sunday 31 January at 4pm
Globo Banca Pop. Frusinate Sora – Sieco Service Ortona Live on Lega Volley Channel
Sunday 31 January at 6pm
Globo Scarabeo Civita Castellana – Potenza Picena Live on Lega Volley Channel
Materdominivolley.it Castellana Grotte – Emma Villas Siena Live on Lega Volley Channel
Maury’s Italiana Assicurazioni Tuscania – Cassa Rurale Cantù Live on Lega Volley Channel
Monday 1 February at 8.30pm
Centrale del Latte McDonald’s Brescia – Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia Live on Lega Volley Channel
Del Monte® Italian Cup Serie A2 – Semi-finals
Wednesday 27 January at 8.30pm
Globo Banca Pop. Frusinate Sora – Maury’s Italiana Assicurazioni Tuscania Live on Lega Volley Channel
Thursday 28 January at 8.30pm
Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia – Emma Villas Siena Live on Lega Volley Channel
