CALZEDONIA VERONA – SIR SAFETY CONAD PERUGIA 3-2 (23-25, 25-22, 25-20, 20-25, 15-11) – CALZEDONIA VERONA: Zingel 11, Kovacevic 21, Pesaresi (L), Gitto, Lecat, Spirito, Baranowicz 1, Starovic 16, Bellei 1, Sander 20, Anzani 12. DNP Frigo, Bucko. Coach. Giani.
SIR SAFETY CONAD PERUGIA: Buti 7, Fromm 11, De Cecco 5, Kaliberda 19, Giovi (L), Russell 7, Tzioumakas, Elia, Atanasijevic 21, Fanuli (L), Birarelli 8. DNP Holt, Dimitrov, Franceschini. Coach. Kovac.
Verona had the better of Perugia in the league playoffs quarter-final Game 3. Top scorer and MVP of the game, Kovacevic led the team to a victory that gets them back in the series. Perugia will now take a 2-1 lead into Game 4 to be played on their home ground.
The visitors had had the better start in the fifth set but Verona fought back to take its first lead at 9-8. And they found the final sprint to victory.
Andrea Giani (coach Calzedonia Verona): “It was crucial to win, we had no other choice. We played some good volleyball, we’ve been solid and we played as a team. We really want to get this series to last as much as we can but to do so we’ll have to get on court with determination and play with composure”.
Slobodan Kovac (coach Sir Safety Conad Perugia): “Regardless of the result, we did not play well. We have been poor in many areas, especially on the serve and counter. We needed to be more clinical. Credit to Verona for winning this game but we could have done better”.
League playoffs Game 4
Sunday 27 March at 5pm
Tonazzo Padova – DHL Modena Live on RAI Sport 1
Live streaming on www.raisport.rai.it
Domenica 27 marzo 2016, ore 18.00
Exprivia Molfetta – Diatec Trentino Live on Lega Volley Channel
Sir Safety Conad Perugia – Calzedonia Verona Live on Lega Volley Channel
League playoffs Game 5
Domenica 3 aprile 2016, ore 18.00 (one game on RAI Sport, at 5.30pm) the other game Live on Lega Volley Channel
DHL Modena – Tonazzo Padova
Diatec Trentino – Exprivia Molfetta
Wednesday 6 April at 8.30pm
Calzedonia Verona – Sir Safety Conad Perugia Live on Lega Volley Channel
