Cucine Lube Civitanova – Taiwan Excellence Latina 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-16) – Cucine Lube Civitanova: Christenson 5, Juantorena 9, Candellaro 4, Sokolov 15, Sander 11, Cester 10, Kovar 5, Grebennikov (L). N.E. Stankovic, Zhukouski, Casadei, Milan, Marchisio. All. Medei. Taiwan Excellence Latina: Sottile 2, Maruotti 10, Rossi 1, Starovic 10, Savani 4, Le Goff 3, Shoji (L), De Angelis 0, Caccioppola (L), Corteggiani 0, Ishikawa 2. N.E. Kovac, Huang, Gitto. All. Di Pinto. ARBITRI: Cerra, Gnani. NOTE – durata set: 28′, 26′, 22′; tot: 76′ MVP Sokolov
After the 0-3 loss suffered by Cucine Lube Civitanova at PalaBianchini in Latina versus Taiwan Excellence in the First Half’s game, Giampaolo Medei’s team was determined to come back over Latina and win the game. And so they did. Di Pinto’s team competed with Lube only in first set, remaining close in the score until the win 25-22. In second and third the defending italian champs and vice champions of the world stepped up, dominating conletely the two successive sets, by winning easily the two partials both 25-16. It was a clear win for Lube, with a great offensive performance by Tsvetan Sokolov, 15 points and Mvp award for the bulgarian opposite. Good game also for american Taylor Sander, back on court after an injury, with 11 points. Middle blocker Enrico Cester had 10 points, and cuban italian spiker Psmany Juantorena had 9 points. On the other side of the net the best scorers for Latina were Gabriene Maruotti and Sasha Starovic with 10 points each.
MVP: Sokolov
Spettatori: 2283
Giampaolo Medei (Cucine Lube Civitanova): “We wanted to win this game after the loss in the First half versus Latina. We were good earning three important points in the standings, in a positive night for the come back of Sander”.
Daniele Sottile (Taiwan Excellence Latina): “We knew it wounld be a tough game, they wanted to come back versus us. We were good in first set, then we lost the focus and they overcame us in all the fundamentals”.
Standings
Sir Safety Conad Perugia 45, Cucine Lube Civitanova 44, Azimut Modena 39, Diatec Trentino 30, Calzedonia Verona 29, Kioene Padova 26, Wixo LPR Piacenza 25, Revivre Milano 25, Bunge Ravenna 25, Gi Group Monza 18, Taiwan Excellence Latina 18, Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia 10, Biosì Indexa Sora 7, BCC Castellana Grotte 7
1 incontro in meno: Diatec Trentino, Kioene Padova, Taiwan Excellence Latina, BCC Castellana Grotte
2 incontri in meno: Calzedonia Verona
Next Round
4th Round Second Half SuperLega UnipolSai
Giovedì 11 gennaio 2018, ore 20.30
Calzedonia Verona – Kioene Padova Diretta RAI Sport + HD
Diretta streaming su raiplay.it
(Florian-Zanussi)
Addetto al Video Check: Danieli Segnapunti: Pernpruner
Mercoledì 24 gennaio 2018, ore 20.30
BCC Castellana Grotte – Diatec Trentino Diretta Lega Volley Channel
5th Round Second Half SuperLega UnipolSai
Sabato 13 gennaio 2018, ore 20.30
Gi Group Monza – Sir Safety Conad Perugia Diretta Lega Volley Channel
(Satanassi-Bartolini)
Addetto al Video Check: Piave Segnapunti: Colombo
Domenica 14 gennaio 2018, ore 18.00
Diatec Trentino – Cucine Lube Civitanova Diretta RAI Sport + HD
Diretta streaming su raiplay.it
(Cesare-Tanasi)
Addetto al Video Check: Cristoforetti Segnapunti: Tomasi
Azimut Modena – Calzedonia Verona Diretta Lega Volley Channel
(Simbari-Saltalippi F.)
Addetto al Video Check: Bacchella Segnapunti: Paganelli
Wixo LPR Piacenza – Taiwan Excellence Latina Diretta Lega Volley Channel
(Goitre-Boris)
Addetto al Video Check: Clemente Segnapunti: Prandini
Biosì Indexa Sora – Kioene Padova Diretta Lega Volley Channel
(Sobrero-La Micela)
Addetto al Video Check: Diana Segnapunti: De Luca
Bunge Ravenna – Revivre Milano Diretta Lega Volley Channel
(Pasquali-Zavater)
Addetto al Video Check: Monti Segnapunti: Greco
Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia – BCC Castellana Grotte Diretta Lega Volley Channel
(Gnani-Puecher)
Addetto al Video Check: Notaro Segnapunti: Mazza