1st Round First Half SuperLega Credem Banca:
Taranto – Civitanova 0-3 (23-25, 23-25, 21-25)
Padova – Modena 3-2 (25-22, 16-25, 25-17, 23-25, 15-11)
Gioiella Prisma Taranto – Cucine Lube Civitanova 0-3 (23-25, 23-25, 21-25) – Jewel Prisma Taranto: Falaschi 1, Loeppky 6, Gargiulo 8, Stefani 13, Antonov 14, Alletti 6, Pierri (L) , Cottarelli 0, Rizzo (L), Lucconi 1, Andreopoulos 0. N.E. Ekstrand, Larizza. All. Di pinto. Cucine Lube Civitanova: De Cecco 4, Zaytsev 10, Anzani 4, Garcia Fernandez 9, Bottolo 8, Chinenyeze 9, Balaso (L), Nikolov 3, D’Amico (L), Diamantini 0. N.E Ambrose, Gottardo, Sottile. Herds Blengini. REFEREES: Boris, Canessa. NOTES – set length: 34 ‘, 33’, 29 ‘; tot: 96 ‘. Spectators: 1,163. MVP: Zaytsev.
In the seasonal overture of the SuperLega Credem Banca at PalaMazzola, a cynical and ruthless Cucine Lube Civitanova beats the hosts of the Gioiella Prisma Taranto with the maximum gap, after a long suffering in the arc of the sets.
The fearless heart of the home team and the acute ones of Antonov, top scorer with 14 points and 50% positivity in attack, and of the newfound Stefani (13 points and 57% positivity) are not enough to get points against the Marche battleship.
Padova Volleyball – Valsa Group Modena 3-2 (25-22, 16-25, 25-17, 23-25, 15-11) – Padua Volleyball: Saitta 3, Asparuhov 10, Canella 3, Petkovic 27, Takahashi 17, Crosato 9, Lelli (L), Zenger (L), Desmet 0, Zoppellari 0, Gardini 0, Guzzo 1. N.E. Ledge, Volpato. Herds Cuttini. Valsa Group Modena: Mossa De Rezende 4, Ngapeth 20, Stankovic 6, Lagumdzija 19, Rinaldi 12, Krick 7, Gollini (L), Sala 0, Rossini (L), Pope 1, Sanguinetti 0. N.E. Malavasi, Salsi. Herds Giani. REFEREES: Brancati, Piperata. NOTES – set duration: 31 ‘, 23’, 27 ‘, 30’, 19 ‘; tot: 130 ‘. Spectators: 1,905. MVP: Takahashi.
Great performance by the boys of coach Jacopo Cuttini, who beat Modena at the end of a game with a thousand emotions. The bianconeri go ahead twice, but it is not enough. We need a firm at the tie break. MVP of the match Takahashi, with his 17 points (57% in attack), essential in the decisive moments. First 2 points for Padua, which is now projecting itself towards another high-profile challenge against Civitanova.
