After the verdicts of Game 1 of the Semifinals in the Credem Banca Serie A2 Play Offs, with the field factor respected in four sets both in the Marche and in Tuscany, the second round matches with reversed courts are scheduled for Sunday 14 April. At 6.00 pm the game will be played in Romagna between Consar Ravenna, who wants to impact the series, and Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina, intent on repeating the success of the first leg to close the accounts, while at 7.00 pm Delta Group Porto Viro is looking for an exploit to rebalance the situation against Emma Villas Siena, one win away from qualifying.
Consar Ravenna is aiming for Pala De André to bring the series back to parity against Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina. The winner of the Regular Season, who reached the Semifinals thanks to the direct pass due to her leadership in the first phase, intends to close the qualifying discussion in Game 2, albeit far from the friendly walls. In the first match the two teams had very high attack percentages, reaching 60% overall, but the Yuasa Battery proved to be more incisive from nine meters and in managing the block-defense, committing fewer errors than the Ravenna Club, which instead held an average of 7 errors per set. The opposite Rasmus Nielsen took the lead among the Macerata players, capable of scoring 26 points with 75% positivity and two aces. On the opposite front, the other striker, Alessandro Bovolenta, stood out (1 attack out of 1000 in his career), thanks to 22 points with 58%, 2 aces and 1 block. The long-distance duel between two players of this caliber alone is worth the price of the ticket.
On the day of Matteo Sperandio’s 400th career appearance, outsider Delta Group Porto Viro also has a difficult task. After having eliminated the most accredited Cuneo in a beautiful match, Daniele Morato’s team is now trying to get the series back on its feet within friendly walls against Emma Villas Siena, a team that won in four sets at the PalaEstra this week and can now put scored the decisive victory for reaching the Final. In the first round the Tuscan club won the sporting battle in all fundamentals by dominating on serve (7 to 1 aces), attacking with greater continuity, thanks above all to the offensive plays of top scorer Alessio Tallone (18 points) and constant pressure of the wall (11 to 7 winners). The first and fourth sets of Gianluca Graziosi’s men were exemplary, with the second set tight. Delta Group was resolute only in the third act, won 25-21, then thwarted in the following set by a subdued performance from nine meters and in the blocking phase.
Semifinals Game 2 – Play Off A2 Credem Banca
Domenica 14 aprile 2024, ore 18.00
Consar Ravenna – Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina
Arbitri: Serafin Denis, Sessolo Maurina
Video Check: Tramontano Ciro
Segnapunti: Schino Francesco Pio
Diretta VBTV
Domenica 14 aprile 2024, ore 19.00
Delta Group Porto Viro – Emma Villas Siena
Arbitri: Turtù Marco, Gaetano Antonio
Video Check: Casarin Irene
Segnapunti: Bottin Pietro
Diretta VBTV
Play Off Serie A2
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