Azimut Modena – Exprivia Molfetta 3-1 (25-23, 23-25, 25-17, 25-22) – Azimut Modena: Orduna 1, Ngapeth E. 22, Holt 7, Vettori 13, Petric 17, Le Roux 9, Rossini (L), Onwuelo 0, Massari 0, Piano 1. DNP Ngapeth S., Salsi. Coach Tubertini. Exprivia Molfetta: Pontes Veloso 3, De Barros Ferreira 13, Polo 6, Sabbi 14, Olteanu 5, Vitelli 10, De Pandis (L), Jimenez 4, Porcelli (L). DNP Cormio, Hendriks, Del Vecchio, Partenio, Leite Costa. Coach Gulinelli. REFEREES: Saltalippi, Zanussi. NOTES – sets: 26′, 29′, 23′, 28′; tot: 106′. MVP E. Ngapeth
It was a sold out PalaPanini for this game between Azimut Modena and Exprivia Molfetta. Tubertini played with Orduna-Vettori, Le Roux-Holt in the middle, Ngapeth-Petric spikers and obviously Rossini libero. Molfetta played with Thiaguinho-Sabbi, Joao Rafael-Olteanu spikers, Polo-Vitelli in the middle, and libero De Pandis.
Good start for Molfetta on 11-14, thanks to a couple of good turns in serve, Modena fought back and won the first set 25-23. In the second it was payback time, Exprivia reacted, and grabbed the win 25-23 in the second, earning the tie. Good start for Modena in the third, taking a good advantage and winning the set 25-17. Fourth was balanced until the crunch time, where Modena, thanks to his top class players, earned the win in the set and in the match, witha score of 25-22.??
MVP Earvin Ngapeth (Azimut Modena)
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Lorenzo Tubertini (Azimut Modena): “I so some good steps after the game in Monza, but we need to improve, finding again the 100% of our play. To be on the bench is great and difficoult, I’m in Modena by years, this is an unique place to be for volleyball”.
Flavio Gulinelli (Exprivia): “We faced a great team. We knew it would be tough. The guys were great, probably we could be more effective in side outs”.