Azimut Modena – Cucine Lube Civitanova 1-3 (25-21, 19-25, 23-25, 21-25) – Azimut Modena: Mossa De Rezende 0, Ngapeth E. 19, Bossi 1, Sabbi 17, Urnaut 9, Holt 12, Tosi (L), Rossini (L), Van Garderen 0, Mazzone 3, Ngapeth S. 0. N.E. Marra, Franciskovic, Pinali. All. Stoytchev. Cucine Lube Civitanova: Christenson 1, Juantorena 17, Cester 9, Sokolov 19, Sander 18, Candellaro 8, Marchisio (L), Grebennikov (L), Kovar 0. N.E. Stankovic, Zhukouski, Milan, Casadei. All. Medei. ARBITRI: Tanasi, Gnani. NOTE – Spettatori: 5006. Durata set: 29′, 30′, 30′, 29′; tot: 118. MVP: Osmany Juantorena (Cucine Lube Civitanova).
It was a great volleyball showdown on tonight at sold out PalaPanini, for the coming of defending champs Cucine Lube Civitanova. 5000 spectators saw a great volletball show from these two powerhouses, a game that in the end saw Lube winning 3-1 after losing the first set. First set saw a great performance in the serve for the home team, with Gulio Sabbi, Earvin Ngapeth and Maxwell Holt who put on the ground some balls, putting in trouble Lube’s reception. In the end the first set was 25-21 in favour of the home team, that struggled a bit in second, suffering the power of Mvp Osmany Juantorena, in the end 17 points for him, Tsvetan Sokolov, 19 points for the bulgarian opposite, and Taylor Sander, 18 points for the american spiker. Once again some great dishes from Micah Christenson gave the win in second set and third set to the defending champ, 25-19 and 25-23 the scores. In fourth Azimut Modena fought back, taking an important lead on 19-15, but after the time out, Giampaolo Medei’s team put on the ground a terrific comeback with an 8-0 break, with big blocks by Enrico Cester, Davide Candellaro and Sokolov, taking the lead on 23-19, winning set and match 25-21, showing a great mentality and a great attitude. For Modena anyway a good game for Earvin Ngapeth, 19 points for the frenchman, and Giulio Sabbi, 17 points. Some troubles in the middle for Stoytchev’s team, despite the good game of Maxwell Holt with 12 points.
MVP: Osmany Juantorena (Cucine Lube Civitanova).
Spettatori: 5006.
Radostin Stoytchev (Azimut Modena Volley): “We suffered all game long in side out, we got nervous with this, we need more patience. We are not a worst team than yesterday, now we will have one week to work hard. In the end, in the locker room, I spoke with the team, as usual”.
Giampaolo Medei (Cucine Lube Civitanova): “We came in Modena with two goals, to show who we are, and to win. We accomplished to both the goals so we are very happy with this result. We had a complicated start of the season, with alot of trips and road games, and a false step in Latina. We reacted versus Trento and Modena, answering on the court. Now we are confident, we played a good game, they were good in first set with the serve, then we stayed focused and serene, playing as a team”.
