TIM CUP A1
SERIE A1 TIM 13TH ROUN RESULTS AND MATCH INFO
BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO – RPA-LUIGIBACCHI.IT PERUGIA 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-21)
BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO: Wijsmans 21, Parodi, Gonzalez 6, Fortunato 6, Vergnaghi (L), Lasko 10, Abbadi 3, Muraguti Yared 2, Felizardo 4. Non entrati Rosso, Curti, Battilotti. Coach Prandi Silvano.
RPA-LUIGIBACCHI.IT PERUGIA: Kovacevic, Tuerlinckx 4, Serafini, Sintini 2, Kromm 13, Di Franco 3, Nemec 2, Braga, Pippi (L), Vujevic 8, Stokr 4. NE Proper, Pochini. Coach Dall’olio Francesco.
REFs: Luca Zecchini, Maurizio Giani.
NOTES – Spectators 2700, takings 6700, set lenght: 24′, 22′, 21′; tot: 67′.
Cuneo – The idea of closing the first round in first place is a sweet one for Cuneo, back in great shape after the break. The Winter Champion’s title, in fact, guarantees you certain privileges in the TIM CUP A1 Final Eight, which you do not want to leave to anyone else.
In the first set, RPA-LuigiBacchi.it plays evenly up to 15-15, then under Gonzalez’ service pressure, Vujevic and Pippi lose their perfection in reception. Perugia’s attacks lack in variety and Cuneo starts digging and attacking with great efficacy.
In the second set you can see the same script, the guests trouble Bre Banca Lannutti with Kromm and Vujevic but cannot stand up to Cuneo’s coral performance. RPA makes 12 mistakes which could have been points and Wijsmans and Co. start smiling on 2-0.
Back on court, Silvano Prandi rests Gonzalez replaced by Merlon, but the service efficacy does not go down: it is captain Wijsmans to show that Cuneo wants a victory at all costs. Perugia does not give up and tries to get back in the match but Cuneo does not take risks, increasing their rhythm as soon as they go over the 21st point.
javier Gonzalez (Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo): “We prepared really well for the match, taking advantage of this break. We had no players away with their own national teams and the good work in the gym shows on court. The Winter Champions’ title is my way of saying thank you to Bre Banca and presiden Lannutti for believing in me”.
Francesco Dall’Olio (RPA- LuigiBacchi.it Perugia): “We played evenly up to 20, then at the end of the set we made too many mistakes and Cuneo did some excellent stuff. We have interpreted the service well, but lacked in attack and with Cuneo you cannot give anything away”.
MVP: Javier Gonzalez (Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo)
ITAS DIATEC TRENTINO – ANDREOLI LATINA 3-2 (25-20, 29-27, 28-30, 18-25, 15-12)
ITAS DIATEC TRENTINO: Kaziyski 30, Birarelli 4, Jeroncic 12, Della Lunga 18, Grbic 2, Stoyanov, Nikolov 11, Mlyakov 7, Bari (L), Piscopo 1. NE Segnalini, Bednaruk. Coach Stoytchev Radostin.
ANDREOLI LATINA: Zaytsev, Mattera 4, Moretti, Cardona 12, Barbareschi 11, Salmon, Zanuto 24, Messana (L), Garcia Pires Ribeiro 14, Alves Bernardo 16. NE Tomassetti, Scuderi. Coach Gulinelli Flavio. REFs: Stefano Ippoliti, Giuseppe Caldarola.
NOTES – Spectators 2800, takings 19000, set lenght: 23′, 27′, 27′, 24′, 17′; tot: 118′.
TRENTO – The challenge at PalaTrento between Itas Diatec Trentino and Andreoli Latina ends at tie break. The home team wins closing the first leg in third place.
Great performance by Matey Kaziyski with 30 points; Itas Diatec, overall, shines with 13 aces and 17 successful blocks.
The match starts with Vladimir Nikolov being given the TIM MVP for the month of december by Diego Mosna, Trento’s and the Volleyball League’s president.
Trento is still playing without Winiarski, replaced by Della Lunga. It’s The Itas Diatec’s spiker himself who signs the first set, straight after the second TTO. With three consecutive aces brings his team on 20-16, enough to win the first set for 25-20.
The second set is a lot more balanced, closed on duce. Trento is the winner again with Mliakov taking advantage of the third set ball. Same in the third set when Andreoli actually has the strength to go on +4. The set ends on 28-30 after a yellow card for Grbic for protesting.
Andreoli finds some courage again in the 4th set and takes control of the game. The guests attack does not have any obstacles, led by Mattera. It is 18-25 in the end.
We come to tie break and it’s 15-12 in the end but Andreoli has proven they never give up, trying to kepp up with the home team until the very end.
Andrea Bari (Itas Diatec Trentino): “We should have closed the match earlier and the end of the third set has changes our plans. We have not played our best volleyball at tie break either, the result was positive anyway”.
Flavio Gulinelli (Andreoli Latina): “We have conquered one point but to tell you the truth I though I would bring more home. this match has shown good signs, recovery signs. We have to carry on like this”.
MVP: Matey Kaziyski
LUBE BANCA MARCHE MACERATA – ACQUA PARADISO GABECA MONTICHIARI 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 29-27)
LUBE BANCA MARCHE MACERATA: Lebl 11, Paparoni 7, Vermiglio 1, Bartoletti, Snippe, Saraceni, Monopoli 1, Corsano (L), Santana 10, Omrcen 19, Swiderski 5. NE Smerilli. Coach De Giorgi Ferdinando.
ACQUA PARADISO GABECA MONTICHIARI: Sala 5, Popp 6, Pesenti, Bojovic 3, Tiberti 2, Veres 14, Forni 11, Howard 3, Ahmed, Gavotto 4, Manià (L). NE Balbi. Coach Velasco Julio.
REFs: Massimo Menghini, Daniele Rapisarda.
NOTES – Spectators 1600, takings 6600, set lenght: 24′, 24′, 30′; tot: 78′.
MACERATA – Lube Banca Marche Macerata wins the direct challenge against Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari for 3-0, conquering the access to the TIM CUP Final Eight.
Montichiari starts strong straight away. Thanks to Veres’s attacks which bring them to the first TTO on 4-8. Macerata wakes up and turns the result around also thanks to some mistakes from the other side.
A wrong serve by Sala, Gavotto’s attack going out on 7-10 and two fouls on the net by Montichiari allow the white&red to go to the second TTO on 16-15. Balanced end of set with a final block by Rodrigao which gives Lube the 25-21 victory.
The second set is played head to head. The guests start well again with Veres. Macerata makes some serving mistakes (Lebl and Vermiglio) but the first TTO arives on 8-7. Omrcen lead the white&red’s attack (closing on 53% ). But it is another attack from Rofrigao that closes the second set.
The third set is still balanced. Macerata starts well, but Montichiari is not up for losing going on 4-4 with Veres then on 4-7 thanks to Popp and two mistakes by Macerata.
Lube makes too many mistakes and arrives two points behind to the first TTO (6-8). Omrcen and Lebl keep their team floating up to 16-16. Finale with Rodrigao (MVP) proving to be decisive for the third time. It is his point on 27-26 which allows Lube go ahead and win on 29-27.
Mirko Corsano (Lube Banca Marche Macerata): “We are happy for having accessed the TIM CUP, even though for a team and a Club like ours, this should be the lower goal of the season. We will try and prepare as much as possible for this appointment even though before that we have other important matches. From tomorrowModena will be on our mind”.
Andrea Sala (Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari):” We were able to start each set well, but in the end Macerata was better than us. Honour to them. They played very well and Omrcen was a super star tonight”.
MVP: Santana Rodrigo Rodrigao (Lube Banca Marche Macerata).
FAMIGLIULO CORIGLIANO – M. ROMA VOLLEY 2-3 (23-25, 26-24, 23-25, 25-20, 13-15)
FAMIGLIULO CORIGLIANO: Ravellino 2, Corvetta 4, Giovi (L), Raymaekers 8, Podrascanin 6, Kovacevic 19, Biribanti 22, Colaci (L), Maric 16, Lo Re. NE Gallotta. Coach Giuliani Alberto.
M. ROMA VOLLEY: Mastrangelo 9, Henno (L), Savani 19, Coscione 2, Marshall 17, Molteni, Hernandez 22, Kooistra 8, Semenzato 2. NE Tofoli, Miljkovic, Romero. Coach Serniotti Roberto.
REFs: Alessandro Finocchiaro, Umberto Ravallese.
NOTES – set lenght: 26′, 26′, 30′, 28′, 17′; tot: 127′.
CORIGLIANO – At the end of 5 very long sets, Roma wins 3-2. Corigliano still grabs one points towards safety.
With regards to the starting six, Serniotti starts with Hernandez leaving Miljkovic on the bench. On court Mastrangelo and Savani
For Corigliano, Alberto Giuliani varies the zone 4 duo confirming Kovacevic and putting Maric in for Gallotta.
The match starts quite evenly, with Roma closing both TTOs on +1 taking advantage of Savani’s great verve when serving and Hernandez balls.
Roma keeps up and wins 25-23 with a block by Kooistra.
In the second set Famigliulo is more aggressive, even though Roma tries to go further at the first TTO (5-8). A +5 in Corigliano’s favour (Corvetta’s and Biribanti’s blocks on Marshall) has the local team fly on to 10-8, 16-13 at the TTO. Roma is still dangerous though and goes back on 21-21 with a block by Mastrangelo on Maric. It is head to head up to Biribanti’s service, with Coscione forced to a mistake which brings Famigliulo on 26-24.
In the third set M. Roma Volley starts strong with Marshall serving (0-4) then keeps the break practically until 19-24, when a block by Raymaekers and some mistakes in attack by Serniotti’s team bring Corigliano behind again up to 23-24.
Hernandez closes with a powerful diagonal spike from zone 2. Curious the referee’s attitude who changes the second ref’s decision twice giving the point to the guests, upsetting both the players and the audience.
In the 4th set there is a great battle on court: Famigliulo does not give up until the secod TTO (16-14). A yellow card by Finocchiaro helps Roma to come back though but Corigliano does not stop. A yellow card each (Henno and Biribanti) and an ace by Biribanti bring Corigliano on +4 (21-17).
Serniotto calls time out but nothing changes once back on court and the set ends on 25-20.
At tie break Corigliano starts well then Roma comes back. Giuliani calls Time Out and once back on, Biribanti brings his team to 6-6 with a precise spike.
Roma starts well but Corigliano recovers up to 12-12 the a block from Marshall on Maric closes the match on 13-15.
Roberto SERNIOTTI (All. M. Roma Volley): “We made too many mistakes and I did not like that at all. On the other hand we were coming from a peculiar period, with players away, which did not allow us to work at our best. I expected this type of match, I am happy about the two points. Corigliano? a good team both from an attitude and a technical point of view”.
Alberto GIULIANI (All. Famigliulo Corigliano): “A good match daughter of a peaceful period of training, which we did not manage to have in the first part of the championship. We carry on working towards safety, I believe this group is showing good qualities and the eagerness to fight against any opponents sunday after sunday”.
MVP: Francesco Biribanti (Corigliano)
PRISMA TARANTO – CIMONE MODENA 2-3 (24-26, 19-25, 25-20, 25-23, 12-15)
PRISMA TARANTO: Latelli (L), Rak 16, Nagy 5, Patriarca 16, Castellano 9, Nuti 2, Vulin 4, Pereu 7, Shumov 4, Ardu, Vissotto Neves 16. NE Durante. coach Lattari Radames.
CIMONE MODENA: Tencati 6, Soli, Rinaldi (L), Dennis 21, Sartoretti 12, Nascimento 7, Heller 10, Endres 15, Casoli, Garcia 1. NE Pagni, Donadio. Coach Giani Andrea. REFs: Roberto Locatelli, Paolo Barbero.
NOTES – set lenght: 28′, 25′, 27′, 28′, 16′; tot: 124′.
SPARKLING MILANO – SISLEY TREVISO 3-2 (25-21, 18-25, 16-25, 25-21, 16-14)
SPARKLING MILANO: Vicini (L), Millar 10, Nikic 1, Samica 16, Cortina (L), Bendandi, Martino 10, Rosalba 3, Kadziewicz, Spairani 6, Travica 1, Gardner 18, Giombini 1. Coach Ricci Daniele.
SISLEY TREVISO: Horstink 8, Fei 16, Hubner 7, Papi 7, Farina (L), Kral, Saitta, Endres 14, Pujol 3, Cisolla 19, Ricci Petitoni (L), Maruotti 2. NE Novotny. Coach Dal Zotto Renan.
REFs: Simone Santi, Fabrizio Saltalippi.
NOTES – Spectators 3400, takings 6700, set lenght: 25′, 21′, 22′, 25′, 17′; tot: 110′.
MILANO – A night to remember for Milano who at PalaLido in from of almost 3350 people, including president Lapo Elkann, beats the Italian Champions of Sisley Treviso at tie break.
2-1 behind and with many difficulties in reception, the black&silver have put their heart and determination on court, turning the situation around.
Samica Mvp with 16 points, but the whole team shone, with Gardner putting many hot balls to the ground (18 points with 50% in attack) and, overall, all the players attacked well orchestrated by a lucid Travica at difficult times.
In the first set Treviso goes to the second TTO ahead of one point but a 3-0 signed by Samica, Martino and Samica again with an ace, force Dal Zotto to Time Out. Back in, the french man realises another 2 aces in a row (20-26) with Dal Zotto changing the setter diagonal with Saitta and Hortink then calls Time Out again. Samica realises the 22-18 with a pipe and Gardner puts ice on it and the set closes on 25-21.
On 11-11 in the second set, Gustavo realises two aces in a row with Ricci calling the first TO. Back in the match another ace by Gustavo (11-14) with Rosalba replacing Martino, but Fei blocks Samica and Cisolla Gardner with Milano going onto the second TTO 5 points behind, which soon become 6 (12-18) and Ricci calls another TO.
On 15-20 the Mialn coach changes the setter-diagonal puttin Bendandi and Giombini in. 3 consecutive blocks by Treviso (15-24) close the match on 18-25.
Milano starts the third set with their original starting six, with Treviso going on 6-10 and Ricci forced to call TO straight away.
Sparkling suffers in reception and on 8-14 Ricci replaces Samica with Rosalba but the result does not change with Milano going to the second TTO 6 points behind.
On 15-22 Samica goes back in but the set is safe in the hands of Sisley that closes on 16-25 with the 4th ace of the set.
Dal zotto calls the first TO of the 4th set on 14-11 replacing Fei with Horstink, with Milano going on the second TTO ahead of 3 points becoming 4 on 19-15, but Treviso reacts going on -2 (20-18). Martino scored for 21-18 and Millar block Maruotti for 22-18. Martino again for 23-19 with a heavy spike from zone 2, with Gardner getting the next serve wrong.
Samica puts a pipe down and Millar blocks Cisolla to win the set 25-21.
Treviso starts tie break with Horstink diagonal player, on 5-4 Samica realises two points in a row and Millar blocks Papi for 8-4. Gardner score the 10-6 point but Travica gets a wrong serve and so does Papi (11-7). Martino realises the 12-7 with a left hand attack. Sisley scores two points ina row with Ricci stopping the game. nce back, Gustavo scores an ace (12-10) and Horstink brings his team to -1. TO Milano and another ace by gustavo. On 14-14 Cisolla gets a wrong serve and Papi sends the next ball out giving the victory to Milano.
Daniele RICCI (All. Sparkling Milano): “This match was very important for me and we had to win it. If it had not been for Gustavo’s serves we could ahve closed it earlier, instead, we suffered, but I liked the pride reaction we had when 2-1 down”.
Renan DAL ZOTTO (All. Sisley Treviso): “We knew it would have been really hard, Milano is a team that never gives up and makes very few mistakes. We served well, but the rest was very bad. I ahd to replace Fei even though he was on 75% in attack because he could not carry on, this certainly affected the final result”.
MVP: Guillaume SAMICA (Sparkling Milano)
ANTONVENETA PADOVA – COPRA NORDMECCANICA PIACENZA 0-3 (27-29, 22-25, 18-25)
ANTONVENETA PADOVA: Garghella (L), De Togni 2, Olli 1, Esko 1, Platenik 16, Tovo, Bellini 1, Diaz Mayorca 11, Bontje 9, De Marchi 12. NE Quarti, Perazzolo. Coach Bagnoli Bruno.
COPRA NORDMECCANICA PIACENZA: Rodriguez 2, Granvorka 6, Cozzi 3, Meoni 2, Boninfante, Santos Dutra (L), Zlatanov 14, Simeonov 20, Bravo, Gromadowski, Bovolenta 7, Bjelica 8. Coach Lorenzetti Angelo.
REFs: Vittorio Sampaolo, Fabrizio Pasquali.
NOTES – Spectators 1600, takings 4700, set lenght: 35′, 27′, 24′; tot: 86′.
PADOVA – teh serie A1 TIM championship goes back to Padova after the Christmas brak and starts again with one of the most important matches of the season. Padova and Piacenza meet in a match that could give both the access to the TIM CUP A1 2008. The home team is fourth with 20 points while Piacenza follows on 17 points.
Padova needs one set only to go through to the Final Eight. the first set is one of the most beautiful played in Padova so far. It is head to head and it end on duce. Platenik shows to be in great shape with 11 points of the 16 he will score at the end of the match.
for Piacenza, Granvorka and Zlatanov are not any less, Zlatanov being the one closing the set on 27-29.
Padova starts the second set on a low though and Simeonov takes advantage bombarding the ground of PalaNET with 7 points which will be decisive in the end to give the guest team a well deserved 22-25.
Piacenza rides on enthusiasm and the sweet smell of the Tim Cup 2008 whic is more and more concrete.
In the third set the guest team is ahead 5-8 again and Padova get nervous with the ref. Despite the reaction of the dutch man Bontje and a fresh De Marchi, the new entry Bovolenta proves to be worth the national team.
On 9-16 Padova starts listening to the press, knowing the match is lost and wanting to know if they can access the Cup thanks to the other results.
Piacenza celebrates and files the match with a 18-25. At the end, even the white&black get a sweet defeats knowing to be in the Final Eight anyway.
Bruno Bagnoli (Antonveneta Padova): “It is a shame about the defeat, but we are happy about achieving an important goal which we though it was a dream at the beginning of the season”.
Angelo Lorenzetti (Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza): “Beautiful victory in a difficult palasport here in Padova. But we cannot relax and aim high. Padova paid for some absences and we were good at taking advantage of teh chances we were given”.
MVP: Venceslav Simeonov (Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza)
RESULTS
Itas Diatec Trentino – Andreoli Latina (25-20; 29-27; 28-30; 18-25; 15-12)
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo – RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia 3-0 (25-20; 25-22; 25-21)
Famigliulo Corigliano – M. Roma Volley 2-3 (23-25; 26-24; 23-25; 25-20; 13-15)
Lube Banca Marche Macerata – Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari 3-0 (25-21; 25-21; 29-27)
Prisma Taranto – Cimone Modena 2-3 (24-26; 19-25; 25-20; 25-23; 12-15)
Sparkling Milano – Sisley Treviso 3-2 (25-21; 18-25; 16-25; 25-21; 16-14)
Antonveneta Padova – Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza 0-3 (27-29; 22-25; 18-25)
STANDINGS
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 32; M. Roma Volley 29; Itas Diatec Trentino 24; Lube Banca Marche Macerata 23; Cimone Modena 22; Sisley Treviso 21; Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza, Antonveneta Padova 20; Sparkling Milano 19; Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari 17; RPA – LuigiBacchi.it Perugia 15; Prisma Taranto 11; Famigliulo Corigliano 10; Andreoli Latina 8.
