SERIE A1 TIM PLAY OFF
CUNEO – TRENTO AT GAME THREE. AND PIACENZA WAITS TO KNOW IF THEY WILL PLAY AT HOME OR NOT

Game 2 of the quarter finals, played yesterday night in Trento & Modena, has given the third semifinalist of the 2007 Playoff. After M. Roma Volley & Sisley Treviso, also Copra Berni Piacenza (winner againt Cimone Modena 1-3) conquuers the semifinals.
Now Piacenza will wait to know who among Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo & Itas Diatec Trentino will be the opponent in the semifinals.
If Cuneo wins, Game1 and Game3 (and Game 5 if needed), against Piacenza will be played in Cuneo because the team coached by Silvano Prandi has arrived in first place after the Regular Season. Se Trento will go to the semifinals, then Game1, Game 3 (and Game 5 if needed) will be played in Piacenza (4ª at the end of the season).

GAME 3 QUARTER FINALS
Sunday 22 April at 6.00PM
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo – Itas Diatec Trentino LIVE ON SKY SPORT 2 and ON MONDAY 23rd at 3.45PM
Referees: Sobrero – Padoan
Comment: Roberto Prini, Fabio Vullo, Andrea Zorzi and Eleonora Cottarelli.

NUMBERS OF GAME 2, PLAYOFF QUARTER FINALS

RESULTS
Itas Diatec Trentino – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 2-3 (20-25, 24-26, 38-36, 25-19, 8-15)
Cimone Modena – Copra Berni Piacenza 1-3 (21-25, 25-17, 25-27, 25-27)
Prisma Taranto – M. Roma Volley 1-3 (21-25, 25-20, 20-25, 23-25)
RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia – Sisley Treviso 1-3 (23-25, 25-22, 18-25, 26-28)
Longest match: 02.21’
Itas Diatec Trentino – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo (2-3)
Shortest match: 01.46’
RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia – Sisley Treviso (1-3)
Longest set: 00.41’
3° set (38-36) Itas Diatec Trentino – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo
Shortest set: 00.22’
3° set (18-25) RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia – Sisley Treviso
TEAM BESTS
Attack: 56,6%
M. Roma Volley
Passing: Pos. 82,5% Perf. 70,0%
Prisma Taranto
Blocks: 16
Cimone Modena
Itas Diatec Trentino
Points: 82
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo
Aces: 7
Copra Berni Piacenza
INDIVIDUAL BESTS
Points: 22
Leonel Marshall (Copra Berni Piacenza)
Attacks: 19
Andrè Nascimento (Itas Diatec Trentino)
Leonel Marshall (Copra Berni Piacenza)
Acesi: 3
Hristo Zlatanov (Copra Berni Piacenza)
Leonel Marshall (Copra Berni Piacenza)
Wout Wijsmans (Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo)
Blocks: 9
Stefan Hubner (Itas Diatec Trentino)
MVP OF THE MATCHES
Igor OMRCEN Itas Diatec Trentino – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo
Leonel MARSHALL Cimone Modena – Copra Berni Piacenza
Cristian SAVANI Prisma Taranto – M. Roma Volley
Samuele PAPI RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia – Sisley Treviso

DISCIPLINAR DECISIONS ABOUT THE PLAYOFF MATCHES OF SERIE A1 TIM PLAYED ON THE 17/18-04-2007
PLAYERS:
DISQUALIFIED:
Marco MOLTENI (M. Roma Volley) – for one match.
TEAMS:
RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia – Fine of € 3.250,00 beacause some local fans threw paper ball towards the referees, during the match, and because of a lot of supporters that hit the referees with water, spits and papers at the end of the match.