SERIE A1 TIM, 3RD ROUND FIRST LEG
ROMA WINS THE METROPOLIS CHALLENGE
M. ROMA VOLLEY – SPARKLING MILANO 3-0 (25-23; 25-23; 25-16)
M. ROMA VOLLEY: Savani 11, Kooistra 6, Miljkovic 17, Molteni 5, Mastrangelo 10, Coscione 3, Henno (L), Marshall 5, Semenzato 0. Non entrati: Romero, Tofoli, Hernandez. All.
SPARKLING MILANO: Millar 4, Gardner 13, Martino 7, Spairani 3, Mattera 5, Samica 16, Vicini (L), Nikic 0, Cortina 0, Travica 0, Giombini 3. Non entrati Rosalba. All. Ricci.
REFEREES: Massimo Menghini, Daniele Rapisarda
NOTES – Audience 1400, Takings 3600 euros, set lenght :25’, 26’, 22’; tot: 73’.
Roma – Home air is good too Roma who finds its second consecutive success of the championship within the walls with a found 3-0 against Sparkling Milano 25-23, 25-23, 25-16).
Marco Molteni is chosen to play for Roma instead of Leonel Marshall while Martino is chosen over Simone Rosalba by Milano.
Balanced first set up to the TTO. Milan does not give up but Ivan Miljkovic (Mvp) takes the lead and brings Roma to win (25-23).
Milano seems a bit more aggressive in the second set going up to 8-4. but Savani’s coldness in attack, MAstrangleo’s blocks and an ace by Mottola bring Roma to 12-12. A head to head battle gives Roma another winning set (25-23).
In the third set Roma runs away also thanks to Milano’s too many mistakes and wins 25-16 giving them a 3-0 victory.
Roberto Serniotti (coach M. Roma Volley): «The first two sets went head to head. Milano’s attack was good and we found it hard. The scores were decided at the end of the sets when we managed the extra 2 points. They went down in the third set».
Daniele Ricci (coach Sparkling Milano): «The first two sets were good but we made a few mistakes and allowed Roma to go 2-0. At that point we got demoralised and made too many mistakes. It is difficult to catch up when you are 6-7 points behind. We can still grow though».
MVP: Ivan Miljkovic (M. Roma Volley).
RESULTS
Sisley Treviso RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia 3-1 (25-22, 22-25, 25-20, 25-19)
Itas Diatec Trentino Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari 3 – 0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-21)
Andreoli Latina Cimone Modena 0 – 3 (23-25, 26-28, 20-25)
Copra Piacenza Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 0 – 3 (23-25, 23-25, 21-25)
Prisma Taranto Antonveneta Padova 2 – 3 (25-21, 19-25, 25-22, 20-25, 11-15)
Lube Banca Marche Macerata Famigliulo Corigliano 3 – 1 (23-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-21)
M. Roma Volley-Sparkling Milano 3-0 (25-23; 25-23; 25-16)
Serie A1 TIM Standings: Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 8; Antonveneta Padova, M. Roma Volley, Prisma Taranto 7; Cimone Modena, Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari, Itas Diatec Trentino 6; Lube Banca Marche Macerata 4; Famigliulo Corigliano, RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia, Sisley Treviso 3; Copra Piacenza 2; Sparkling Milano 1; Andreoli Latina 0.
SERIE A1 TIM 4TH ROUND, FIRST LEG
Wed Oct 10th 2007, 20.30
RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia – Itas Diatec Trentino
(Giani – Zecchini)
Cimone Modena – Copra Piacenza
(Padoan – Sobrero)
Antonveneta Padova – Sisley Treviso
(Saltalippi – Cinti)
Famigliulo Corigliano – Andreoli Latina
(Gnani – Satanassi)
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo – Prisma Taranto
(Piersanti – Rossi)
Thu Oct 11th 2007, 20.30
Sparkling Milano – Lube Banca Marche Macerata
(Coppola – Cammera)
Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari – M. Roma Volley LIVE ON SKY SPORT 2
(Pol – Santi)
