Results :
Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia-Azimut Modena 0-3 (21-25, 21-25, 23-25); Kioene Padova-Cucine Lube Civitanova 1-3 (21-25, 25-23, 20-25, 21-25); Sir Safety Conad Perugia-Diatec Trentino 3-0 (25-23, 25-15, 25-22); Biosì Indexa Sora-Calzedonia Verona 1-3 (21-25, 24-26, 25-18, 23-25); Bunge Ravenna-Exprivia Molfetta 2-3 (19-25, 25-20, 19-25, 25-23, 8-15); Top Volley Latina-Gi Group Monza 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-15); Revivre Milano-LPR Piacenza 1-3 (24-26, 26-24, 23-25, 19-25)
Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia – Azimut Modena 0-3 (21-25, 21-25, 23-25)
Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia: Coscione 4, Geiler 8, Costa 8, Michalovic 15, Barreto Silva 2, Barone 4, Torchia (L), Marra (L), Alves Soares 3, Izzo 1, Diamantini 2, Rejlek 2. DNP. Corrado, Maccarone. Coach. Kantor. Azimut Modena: Orduna 0, Ngapeth E. 13, Holt 7, Vettori 14, Petric 14, Le Roux 8, Rossini (L), Massari 0, Piano 0. DNP. Cook, Salsi, Ngapeth S., Onwuelo. Coach. Piazza.
Modena had lost its last two visits in Vibo Valentia but this time they’ll go home with a straight set victory. Modena dominated the first two sets thanks to some excellent attacking play, be that through the middle with Holt and Le Roux or with the trio of high balls hitters (Vettori ended with 55% and Ngapeth 50%). Vibo proved more agressive on the break and serve in the third set (7 total aces, 4 for Coscione) but Modena still snatched it on a Michalovic serve mistakes. Highlight of this set, an impossible dig saved by Petric with his foot which Ngapeth converted with a brilliant play of his own. MVP Nemanja Petric (Azimut Modena)
Manuel Coscione (Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia): “We had some good spells in all three sets but Modena is a team from the top part of the table and they deserve to be there. We wasted the very few opportunities they conceded us but this is the level of the SuperLega for you. On the counter we can learn to deal better with certain situations. In order to surprise them, you have to come up with something different ».
Nemanja Petric (Azimut Modena): “Vibo is a tough place to win and that’s a crucial one for us. We’ve been focused and agressive with our serve. Now we have to become more consistent and maintain this level of play because we have an intense week coming with league and Champions League. On Sunday, it will be another battle at home against Perugia ».
Sir Safety Conad Perugia – Diatec Trentino 3-0 (25-23, 25-15, 25-22)
Sir Safety Conad Perugia: De Cecco 3, Zaytsev 9, Podrascanin 6, Atanasijevic 16, Russell 2, Buti 3, Bari (L), Tosi (L), Birarelli 0, Berger 5. DNP. Della Lunga, Chernokozhev, Mitic, Franceschini. Coach. Bernardi.
Diatec Trentino: Giannelli 2, Urnaut 4, Solé 7, Stokr 12, Lanza 5, Van De Voorde 3, Chiappa (L), Antonov 1, Blasi 0, Nelli 2, Colaci (L). DNP. Mazzone T., Mazzone D., Burgsthaler. Coach. Lorenzetti.
The four throusand fans are all back with a smile in the PalaEvangelisti arena as Perugia bounced back from its Italian Cup ousting with a 3-0 win over Trento in the big match of the day. Thanks to this win, Bernardi’s men move above Trento in the table in second place. President Sirci and coach Bernardi exulted at the end of the encounter. The group responded with character, with clever and competitive play. They used their favourite weapons, the serve, dig-block department and the counter. Podrascanini couldn’t miss, Atanasijevic was superb (68%, 16 points), while the MVP was Alexander Berger, who was sent on at the start of the second set. The Austrian spiker brought balance to the Perugia reception and found an incredible run of serves who got the crowd on its feet.
Luciano De Cecco (Sir Safety Conad Perugia): “We needed a win like that. We’re disappointed not to go to Bologna because we really wanted to do well in the Italian Cup. Today we played better, we’ve been more agressive and focused. Trento made a few mistakes too many on the serve, but credit to us for winning the long rallies. We’re delighted but tomorrow we’ll get back in the gym to prepare for another important game on Wednesday against Belgorod ».
Massimo Colaci (Diatec Trentino): “A 3-0 score, Perugia deserves it. The serve made the difference, and the break. We did not serve well, we made so many mistakes and rarely made it hard for them, and once they have the ball in their hands, they are tough to stop. They served brilliantly, they forced us to play high balls very often. And against these blockers, it all becomes more complicated. It’s not the end of the world to lose in Perugia, it can happen, let’s focus on what’s coming ».
Biosì Indexa Sora – Calzedonia Verona 1-3 (21-25, 24-26, 25-18, 23-25)
Biosì Indexa Sora: Seganov 5, Kalinin 2, Gotsev 9, Miskevich 18, Rosso 14, Sperandio 8, Santucci (L), Marrazzo 0, De Marchi 7. DNP. Tiozzo, Corsetti, Lucarelli, Mauti. Coach. Bagnoli.
Calzedonia Verona: Baranowicz 2, Kovacevic 14, Anzani 8, Djuric 16, Ferreira 12, Zingel 7, Frigo (L), Giovi (L), Stern 5, Lecat 2, Randazzo 1, Paolucci 0. DNP. Mengozzi. Coach. Grbic.
The Flu turns protagonist in this early 2017 in the PalaGlobo arena as Sora had no less than five starters hit by the virus. Tiozzo stayed home, libero Santucci had little energy left and had to come out at the start of the third. In spite of all this, it remained a competitive encounter that Verona eventually won. Big applause for the MVP Simone Anzani, while Miskevich scored 18 points.
Bruno Bagnoli (Coach BioSì Indexa Sora): “We remained dry in spite of finishing with as many points as our opponents after two hours of play. We really struggle to convert our opportunities, this is definitely an area we have to improve on. We cannot keep giving away sets like we do ».
Nikola Grbic (Coach Calzedonia Verona): “We have been focused and agressive for two sets. We executed the simple things. Then we stopped doing it and waited for the game to end. But this is the SuperLega and all the teams have what it takes to play good volleyball. We ran the risk of going to the tie-break and losing the game. This has to serve as lesson for us ».
Revivre Milano – LPR Piacenza 1-3 (24-26, 26-24, 23-25, 19-25)
Revivre Milano: Sbertoli 1, Hoag 11, De Togni 7, Starovic 8, Skrimov 12, Galassi 13, Rudi (L), Galaverna 4, Cortina (L), Marretta 0, Tondo 0. DNP. Boninfante. Coach. Monti.
LPR Piacenza: Hierrezuelo 9, Clevenot 17, Alletti 9, Hernandez Ramos 21, Marshall 20, Tencati 5, Parodi 0, Yosifov 1, Tzioumakas 0, Manià (L), Cottarelli 0. DNP. Zlatanov, Papi, Di Martino. Coach. Giuliani.
Milan did not make it easy for Piacenza but the visitors came away from Busto Arsizio with the derby on a 3-1 score. The first three sets finished with the minimum margin and the fourth was a real battle too in spite of the bigger margin. Piacenza looked extremely solid as a team, especially at the net. Piacenza had no less than 19 blocks (5 for Alletti). Leonel Marshall scored 20 points at 50% (4 blocks) and was named MVP.
Giorgio De Togni (Revivre Milano): “Another defeat for us but this one was much different that the last three. We wanted to prove we were still alive and I think we did that. But it was not enough to work well only for a week. We have to keep working hard and results will come. We’re disappointed because we lost two sets past the 25-point mark. Taking a point would have done everyone some good, and the fans, coaching staff and club would have deserved it ».
Leonel Marshall (LPR Piacenza): “It’s not been easy to play for us today because when you play a knock-out game like we did against Perugia, you spend a lot of physical and mental energy. Milan played superbly, they kept it tight but I think the win over Perugia helped us win again tonight ».
Top Volley Latina – Gi Group Monza 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-15)
Top Volley Latina: Sottile 4, Maruotti 15, Rossi 6, Fei 15, Klinkenberg 10, Gitto 6, Caccioppola (L), Strugar 0, Fanuli (L), Quintana Guerra 2, Pistolesi 0, Penchev 1, Ishikawa 0. DNP. Coach. Bagnoli.
Gi Group Monza: Jovovic 0, Botto 8, Beretta 3, Hirsch 1, Fromm 3, Verhees 6, Brunetti (L), Rizzo (L), Daldello 0, Vissotto Neves 9, Galliani 0, Dzavoronok 7, Terpin 1. DNP. Coach. Falasca.
In round 19 of the SuperLega, Latina had the better of Monza in straight set. One-way traffic for the hosts who were always ahead in each set. Only in the second could there be seen some sort of reaction from the visitors. The third set was marked by 8 aces. MVP Daniele Sottile (Top Volley Latina)
Daniele Sottile (Top Volley Lattina): “We were confident on the eve of the game because we trained with our full roster, something that had never happened. We got confidence out of the high level seen in training. We should not look at the table but focus on playing like today, then we’ll just see what happens ».
Pieter Verhees (Gi Group Monza): “We played poorly in every area of the game. Congratulations to Latina. Our goal remains the playoffs but we cannot lose points like that on the way ».
Kioene Padova – Cucine Lube Civitanova 1-3 (21-25, 25-23, 20-25, 21-25)
Kioene Padova: Shaw 6, Maar 16, Averill 10, Giannotti 7, Milan 8, Volpato 9, Balaso (L), Bassanello (L). DNP. Zoppellari, Sestan, Fedrizzi, Koncilja, Link. Coach. Baldovin.
Cucine Lube Civitanova: Christenson 3, Juantorena 16, Stankovic 10, Sokolov 18, Cebulj 11, Cester 10, Pesaresi (L), Grebennikov (L), Corvetta 0, Casadei 0, Kovar 2. DNP. Candellaro, Kaliberda. Coach. Blengini.
It’s not been easy for Civitanova but they came away from Padova with the win. The agile setting from Christenson combined with the clutch points from Sokolov and Juantorena gave the league leaders the upper hand even if the hosts appeared more consistent and determined than in recent outings. MVP Micah Christenson (Cucine Lube Civitanova)
Valerio Baldovin (Coach Kioene Padova): “There has been an excellent reaction. We played very well at times but we still make too many silly mistakes. Our challenge from now on will be to try to play at this level all the time no matter who’s on the other side of the net ».
Gianlorenzo Blengini (Coach Cucine Lube Civitanova): “I expected a tough one. The fact Padova was going through some trouble did not deceive me because I knew they’d make some change and find new energy. We found ti very hard in attack in the second set and we deserved to lose it. In the end what matters are the three points, so we’re happy with the results ».
Played on Friday night:
Bunge Ravenna – Exprivia Molfetta 2-3 (19-25, 25-20, 19-25, 25-23, 8-15)
Bunge Ravenna: Spirito 1, Lyneel 15, Ricci 6, Torres 21, Van Garderen 11, Bossi 4, Grozdanov 3, Goi (L), Raffaelli 2, Marchini 0, Kaminski 1. DNP. Leoni, Calarco. Coach. Soli.
Exprivia Molfetta: Pontes Veloso 1, De Barros Ferreira 13, Leite Costa 2, Sabbi 31, Olteanu 12, Vitelli 12, Porcelli (L), Del Vecchio 0, De Pandis (L), Partenio 0, Polo 2. DNP. Jimenez, Hendriks. Coach. Gulinelli.
League table
Cucine Lube Civitanova 50, Sir Safety Conad Perugia 46, Diatec Trentino 44, Azimut Modena 43, Calzedonia Verona 37, LPR Piacenza 30, Gi Group Monza 28, Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia 24, Exprivia Molfetta 20, Bunge Ravenna 20, Top Volley Latina 18, Kioene Padova 14, Revivre Milano 13, Biosì Indexa Sora 12.
Fixtures
SuperLega UnipolSai round 20
Friday 20 January at 8.30pm
Gi Group Monza – Kioene Padova Live on RAI Sport 1
Live streaming on www.raisport.rai.it
Saturday 21 January at 8.30pm
Diatec Trentino – Bunge Ravenna Live on Lega Volley Channel
Sunday 22 January at 6pm
Azimut Modena – Sir Safety Conad Perugia Live on RAI Sport 1
Live streaming on www.raisport.rai.it
Exprivia Molfetta – Top Volley Latina Live on Lega Volley Channel
Calzedonia Verona – Revivre Milano Live on Lega Volley Channel
LPR Piacenza – Biosì Indexa Sora Live on Lega Volley Channel
Cucine Lube Civitanova – Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia Live on Lega Volley Channel
Serie A2 UnipolSai round 16 results – WHITE GROUP:
Kemas Lamipel Santa Croce-Maury’s Italiana Assicurazioni Tuscania 1-3 (25-23, 20-25, 23-25, 23-25); BCC Castellana Grotte-Emma Villas Siena 0-3 (22-25, 21-25, 19-25); GoldenPlast Potenza Picena-Sieco Service Ortona 2-3 (15-25, 26-24, 22-25, 25-16, 12-15); Sigma Aversa-Aurispa Alessano 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-23); Club Italia Crai Roma-Basi Grafiche Geosat Lagonegro – Scheduled on January 18
GoldenPlast Potenza Picena – Sieco Service Ortona 2-3 (15-25, 26-24, 22-25, 25-16, 12-15)
GoldenPlast Potenza Picena: Visentin 4, Zonca 9, Codarin 10, Argenta 27, Bellini 19, Biglino 10, Bianchini (L), Marcovecchio 0, Colarusso 0, Lazzaretto 6, Casulli (L), Cristofaletti 0. DNP. Bucciarelli. Coach. Di pinto.
Sieco Service Ortona: Pedron 2, Di Meo 7, Miscione 6, Buchegger 25, Holt 26, Simoni 8, Provvisiero (L), Toscani (L), Casaro 0, Lanci 0. DNP. Listratov, Ceccoli, Peda, Ferrini. Coach. Lanci.
Sigma Aversa – Aurispa Alessano 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-23)
Sigma Aversa: Putini 2, Libraro 13, Giacobelli 9, Santangelo 7, Hister 19, Robbiati 9, Attanasio (L), Vacchiano (L), De Rosas 0, Valla 2. DNP. Montò, Razzetto. Coach. Bosco.
Aurispa Alessano: Bonante 1, Cernic 7, Muccio 2, Argilagos Sogo 12, Borgogno 9, Piscopo 7, Bisanti (L), Russo (L), Torsello 1. DNP. Bulfon, Baldari. Coach. Mastrangelo.
Kemas Lamipel Santa Croce – Maury’s Italiana Assicurazioni Tuscania 1-3 (25-23, 20-25, 23-25, 23-25)
Kemas Lamipel Santa Croce: Vermiglio 2, De Leon Guimaraes 16, Elia 8, Dennis 34, Bonetti 3, Benaglia 8, Taliani (L), Ciulli 0, Tamburo 0, Bonami (L), Del Campo 0, Colli 5, Mazzone 0. DNP. Da Prato. Coach. Bertini.
Maury’s Italiana Assicurazioni Tuscania: Pinelli 3, Shavrak 17, Sesto 13, De Souza 20, Ottaviani 8, Calonico 8, Pieri (L), Bondini 0, Buzzelli 0, Marchisio (L), Mazzon 1. DNP. Vitangeli, Dellepiaggi. Coach. Montagnani.
BCC Castellana Grotte – Emma Villas Siena 0-3 (22-25, 21-25, 19-25)
BCC Castellana Grotte: Garnica 1, Moreira 10, Ferraro 2, Cazzaniga 20, Canuto 10, Presta 3, Pace (L), Cavaccini (L), Barbone 0, Scio 0, De Santis 0. DNP. Astarita, Quarta, Parisi. Coach. Lorizio.
Emma Villas Siena: Fabroni 3, Russomanno Dos Santos 7, Spadavecchia 6, Padura Diaz 10, Vedovotto 19, Patriarca 7, Battista (L), Fantauzzo (L), Cesarini (L), Di Tommaso 0. DNP. Gradi, Cannistrà, Noda Blanco, Menicali. Coach. Tofoli.
White Group standings
Emma Villas Siena 39, BCC Castellana Grotte 36, Maury’s Italiana Assicurazioni Tuscania 34, Sigma Aversa 28, Kemas Lamipel Santa Croce 22, GoldenPlast Potenza Picena 20, Sieco Service Ortona 19, Basi Grafiche Geosat Lagonegro 18, Aurispa Alessano 15, Club Italia Crai Roma 3.
One game in hand : Kemas Lamipel Santa Croce, Basi Grafiche Geosat Lagonegro, Aurispa Alessano, Club Italia Crai Roma
Serie A2 UnipolSai round 16 results – GIBLUE GROUP:
Centrale del Latte McDonald’s Brescia-Ceramica Globo Civita Castellana 1-3 (25-18, 20-25, 17-25, 23-25); Monini Spoleto-Pool Libertas Cantù 3-1 (25-23, 25-14, 19-25, 25-20); Conad Reggio Emilia-VBC Mondovì 3-2 (25-20, 21-25, 22-25, 25-20, 15-9); Sol Lucernari Montecchio Maggiore-Materdominivolley.it Castellana Grotte – 19 gennaio 2017 alle 20.30; Caloni Agnelli Bergamo-Videx Grottazzolina 3-2 (25-20, 19-25, 25-17, 21-25, 15-8).
Serata da incorniciare per l’atleta camerunense Yvan Arthur Kody, opposto della Conad Reggio Emilia capace di firmare il primato stagionale di 40 punti personali in una singola gara, il sesto record di sempre tra massima serie e A2 dall’introduzione del Rally Point System. L’attaccante straniero ha firmato l’impresa nel lunch match vinto dagli emiliani al quinto set contro VBC Mondovì.
Conad Reggio Emilia – VBC Mondovì 3-2 (25-20, 21-25, 22-25, 25-20, 15-9)
Conad Reggio Emilia: Soli 1, Dolfo 16, Miselli 5, Kody 40, Silva 7, Cargioli 9, Scaltriti 1, Suljagic 0, Beccaro 0, Morgese (L), Bevilacqua 0, Rossatti 2. DNP. Coach. Dall’olio.
VBC Mondovì: Cortellazzi 4, Manassero 10, Parusso 9, Bolla 33, Menardo 6, Picco 10, Prandi (L), Cattaneo 0. DNP. Turco, Perla, Garelli, Miola, Paoletti. Coach. Barisciani.
Caloni Agnelli Bergamo – Videx Grottazzolina 3-2 (25-20, 19-25, 25-17, 21-25, 15-8)
Caloni Agnelli Bergamo: Jovanovic 2, Pierotti 12, Luppi 11, Hoogendoorn 30, Cavuto 13, Erati 12, Innocenti 1, Marsili 0, De Angelis (L), Franzoni (L), Carminati 0. DNP. Gamba, Cioffi. Coach. Graziosi.
Videx Grottazzolina: Cecato 6, Sideri 14, Tomassetti 7, Cester 11, Paris 15, Salgado 9, Brandi J. (L), Brandi N. 0, Vecchi 0, Gabbanelli (L), Fiori 0, Pison 0, Moretti 1. DNP. Girolami. Coach. Ortenzi.
Centrale del Latte McDonald’s Brescia – Ceramica Globo Civita Castellana 1-3 (25-18, 20-25, 17-25, 23-25) – Centrale del Latte McDonald’s Brescia: Torre 1, Tartaglione 16, Esposito 5, Bisi 20, Cisolla 18, Agnellini 6, Zanardini (L), Fusco (L), Fabi 0, Rodella 0. DNP. Sorlini, Turla, Statuto, Tasholli. Coach. Zambonardi.
Ceramica Globo Civita Castellana: Marchiani 5, Preti 9, Valsecchi 9, Banderò 26, Marinelli 13, Saturnino (L), Sacripanti 0, Cicola (L), Pellegrino 0. DNP. Gaia, Ippolito, Bortolozzo. Coach. Spanakis.
Monini Spoleto – Pool Libertas Cantù 3-1 (25-23, 25-14, 19-25, 25-20)
Monini Spoleto: Monopoli 1, Joventino Venceslau 3, Bargi 10, Segoni 14, Mariano 10, Zamagni 9, Marta (L), Bertoli 20, Vanini 0, Iaccarino 0, Romiti (L), Morelli 1, Garofalo 0, Festi 0. DNP. Coach. Provvedi.
Pool Libertas Cantù: Gerosa 0, Riva 9, Alborghetti 6, Alexandre De Oliveira 18, Richards 13, Monguzzi 13, Boffi (L), Butti (L), Cominetti 0, Cordano 0, Laneri 0. DNP. Groppi, Mazza, Olivati. Coach. Della rosa.
Blue Group standings:
Monini Spoleto 37, VBC Mondovì 31, Conad Reggio Emilia 29, Caloni Agnelli Bergamo 28, Ceramica Globo Civita Castellana 28, Centrale del Latte McDonald’s Brescia 26, Pool Libertas Cantù 19, Sol Lucernari Montecchio Maggiore 14, Videx Grottazzolina 13, Materdominivolley.it Castellana Grotte 12.
Fixtures
Serie A2 UnipolSai round 16 postponed game – WHITE GROUP
Wednesday 18 January at 8.30pm
Aurispa Alessano – Kemas Lamipel Santa Croce Diretta Lega Volley Channel
Posticipo 7a giornata di ritorno Serie A2 UnipolSai – GIRONE BIANCO
Wesnesday 18 January at 8.30pm
Club Italia Crai Roma – Basi Grafiche Geosat Lagonegro Live on Lega Volley Channel
Serie A2 UnipolSai round 17 – WHITE GROUP
Saturday 21 January at 8.30pm
GoldenPlast Potenza Picena – Club Italia Crai Roma Live on Lega Volley Channel
Maury’s Italiana Assicurazioni Tuscania – BCC Castellana Grotte Live on Lega Volley Channel
Sunday 22 January at 12am
Basi Grafiche Geosat Lagonegro – Sieco Service Ortona Live on Lega Volley Channel
Sunday 22 January at 6pm
Kemas Lamipel Santa Croce – Sigma Aversa Live on Lega Volley Channel
7.30pm
Emma Villas Siena – Aurispa Alessano Live on Lega Volley Channel
Fixtures
Serie A2 UnipolSai round 16 postponed game – BLUE GROUP
Thursday 19 January at 8.30pm
Sol Lucernari Montecchio Maggiore – Materdominivolley.it Castellana Grotte Live on Lega Volley Channel
Serie A2 UnipolSai round 17 – BLUE GROUP
Saturday 21 January at 8.30pm
VBC Mondovì – Ceramica Globo Civita Castellana Live on Lega Volley Channel
Sunday 22 January at 6pm
Monini Spoleto – Conad Reggio Emilia Live on Lega Volley Channel
Materdominivolley.it Castellana Grotte – Centrale del Latte McDonald’s Brescia Live on Lega Volley Channel
Sunday 22 January at 7.30pm
Videx Grottazzolina – Pool Libertas Cantù Live on Lega Volley Channel
Wednesday 25 January at 8.30pm
Caloni Agnelli Bergamo – Sol Lucernari Montecchio Maggiore Live on Lega Volley Channel
