Italian Cup quarter-final results :
Sir Safety Conad Perugia-LPR Piacenza 2-3 (25-17, 25-23, 23-25, 21-25, 13-15)
Diatec Trentino-Gi Group Monza 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-10)
Azimut Modena-Biosì Indexa Sora 3-0 (25-16, 34-32, 25-19)
Cucine Lube Civitanova-Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia – to be played 12/01/2017 at 20:30 Live on. RAI Sport 1
Sir Safety Conad Perugia – LPR Piacenza 2-3 (25-17, 25-23, 23-25, 21-25, 13-15)
Sir Safety Conad Perugia: De Cecco 5, Zaytsev 11, Podrascanin 11, Atanasijevic 29, Russell 10, Birarelli 6, Mitic 0, Tosi (L), Bari (L), Berger 3, Buti 0, Della Lunga 0. DNP. Franceschini, Chernokozhev. Coach. Bernardi.
LPR Piacenza: Hierrezuelo 8, Clevenot 7, Alletti 10, Hernandez Ramos 27, Marshall 17, Tencati 4, Yosifov 2, Parodi 1, Manià (L), Cottarelli 0, Tzioumakas 0. DNP. Zlatanov, Papi, Di Martino. Coach. Giuliani.
Piacenza came away from Perugia with its qualification into the cup final four after over two hours of superb volleyball. Perugia could not hang on to a two-set lead in front of three thousand Perugia faithfuls. Serves and attack were brilliant in the first two sets but then Peurgia faded and Piacenza found the counter punch. Hernandez scored 27, while former Perugia star, Alletti, had six blocks. The hosts had more and more mistakes from the 9m as the game wore on and only Atanasijevic kept his rhythm (29 points). In the tie-break, Piacenza immediately escaped (1-5) but Perugia fought back. However, they could not seem to stop Hernandez who was named MVP as he led Piacenza to the breakthrough.
Luciano De Cecco (Sir Safety Conad Perugia): “We have to learn from our mistakes. From the third set on, Piacenza deserved to win. We lost our way in every area of the game, while they studied us perfectly and played a perfect game. Unfortunately we’ll watch the final four on TV and now we’ll prepare for the important events that will come next ».
Leonel Marshall (LPR Piacenza): “That was an in-or-out game. The first important one for us. They started off very aggressive, but we stayed composed. These are the games in which you have to give everything, play with your head as well as with your heart. And we proved we had heart tonight ».
Azimut Modena – Biosì Indexa Sora 3-0 (25-16, 34-32, 25-19)
Azimut Modena: Orduna 4, Ngapeth E. 19, Holt 7, Vettori 4, Petric 21, Piano 5, Rossini (L), Onwuelo 0, Le Roux 0, Massari 1. DNP. Cook, Salsi, Ngapeth S.. Coach. Piazza.
Biosì Indexa Sora: Seganov 1, Kalinin 2, Gotsev 6, Miskevich 14, Rosso 11, Sperandio 4, Corsetti (L), Santucci (L), De Marchi 0, Marrazzo 1. DNP. Tiozzo, Lucarelli, Mattei, Mauti. Coach. Bagnoli.
Nearly 3500 came to see Modena overcome Sora’s challenge in the Italian Cup quarter-finals. The Italian champs qualified for the final four thanks to a straight set victory. The second set was key as it went all the way to 30-30. Ngapeth would eventualy score the winning point for the home side.
Mvp: Petric
Roberto Piazza (coach Azimut Modena): “We had to win and we did it. We did not play our best volleyball but tonight what mattered was the result ».
Bruno Bagnoli (coach Biosì Indexa Sora): “We had a good game against a top level team. I can only congratulate my players ».
Diatec Trentino – Gi Group Monza 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-10)
Diatec Trentino: Giannelli 5, Urnaut 11, Solé 9, Stokr 10, Lanza 11, Van De Voorde 7, Chiappa (L), Colaci (L), Blasi 0, Nelli 1, Mazzone D. 2. DNP. Antonov, Mazzone T., Burgsthaler. Coach. Lorenzetti.
Gi Group Monza: Jovovic 0, Botto 4, Beretta 4, Hirsch 10, Fromm 5, Verhees 3, Brunetti (L), Rizzo (L), Dzavoronok 2, Daldello 0, Galliani 0, Terpin 0. DNP. Bucaioni. Coach. Falasca.
MVP Van de Voorde
Trentino made it into the Italian Cup final four for the tenth time thanks to a 3-0 home win over Monza. Lorenzetti’s men remained unbeaten at home by sweeping the only team that had taken a point in the PalaTrento arena this season. The hosts built their success on some excellent blocking (11) and their attack, while Giannelli not only had an excellent distribution once again but was inspired on the serve : he had a run of 11 serves (from 12-8 to 22-9) which basically sealed the third set in no time. MVP: Simon Van de Voorde
Simon Van de Voorde (Diatec Trentino): “We are delighted to be qualified for the Final Four. We made the most of some good blocking. I scored a lot tonight but the whole team played well. It’s all much easier when the team plays like that. Let’s focus on Perugia now ».
Marco Rizzo (Gi Group Monza): “We did not manage to play as well as in our league game. We knew it was going to be difficult to win on a court where nobody’s won yet and against the most in-form team in the league. They got off to a strong start but gave us a chance to get back in the second when we were a few points ahead. We did not take advantage. I’m disappointed with the way the third set ended, we had really worked hard to prepare this game. Now it’s time to think about the next game, an important one against Latina for our position in the table as well as to give a boost to the guys ».
Fixtures
Del Monte® Italian Cup SuperLega – Quarter-finals
Thursday 12 January at 8.30pm
Cucine Lube Civitanova (1) – Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia (8) Live on RAI Sport 1
Live streaming www.raisport.rai.it
Del Monte® Italian Cup SuperLega – Final Four
Unipol Arena – Casalecchio di Reno (BO)
Saturday 28 January at 3.30pm
1st Semi-final
Winner Cucine Lube Civitanova (1) – Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia (8) – LPR Piacenza (5) Live on RAI Sport 1
Live streaming on www.raisport.rai.it
6pm
2nd semi-final
Diatec Trentino (2) – Azimut Modena (3) Live on RAI Sport 1
Live streaming on www.raisport.rai.it
Del Monte® Italian Cup Serie A2 – Final
Unipol Arena – Casalecchio di Reno (BO)
Sunday 29 January at 4
Emma Villas Siena – Maury’s Italiana Assicurazioni Tuscania Live on Lega Volley Channel
Del Monte® Italian Cup SuperLega
Unipol Arena – Casalecchio di Reno (BO)
Sunday 29 January at 5.30pm
Final Live on RAI Sport 1
Live streaming on www.raisport.rai.it
