SERIE A1 TIM – 10th ROUND, 2nd LEG
IN THE DEFEREMENT PERUGIA TAKES OVER PALAPANINI
STOKR CELEBRATES 100 MATCHES IN HTE REGULAR SEASON WITH THE MVP AWARD
Cimone Modena – RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia 0-3 (24-26; 24-26; 22-25)
Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza – Sisley Treviso 2-3 (17-25, 17-25, 25-21, 25-19, 9-15)
Lube Banca Marche Macerata – Prisma Taranto 3-0 (32-30, 25-23, 25-16)
Sparkling Milano – Antonveneta Padova 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 28-26)
Itas Diatec Trentino – M. Roma Volley 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-18)
Famigliulo Corigliano – Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari 1-3 (24-26, 23-25, 25-23, 22-25)
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo – Andreoli Latina 3-0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-22)
SERIE A1 TIM – 11th ROUND, 2nd LEG
Sisley Treviso – Prisma Taranto 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-19)
Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza – Itas Diatec Trentino 3-2 (25-23, 23-25, 25-16, 23-25, 15-13)
Sun Mar 30th, 18.00
Andreoli Latina – Lube Banca Marche Macerata
Lavorenti – Bartolini
Cimone Modena – Famigliulo Corigliano
Padoan – Sobrero
Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari – Sparkling Milano
Cinti – Saltalippi
M. Roma Volley – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo
Sampaolo – Pasquali
Mon Mar 31st, 20.30
RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia – Antonvenenta Padova (Live on SKY Sport 2)
Castagna – Cipolla
STANDINGS
Itas Diatec Trentino* 56; Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 52; Sisley Treviso* 46; M. Roma Volley 45; Lube Banca Marche Macerata 44; Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza* 43; Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari 32; Sparkling Milano 30; Cimone Modena 29; RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia 27; Antonveneta Padova 23; Prisma Taranto* 22; Famigliulo Corigliano 21; Andreoli Latina 19
* one extra match
Cimone Modena – RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia 0-3 (24-26; 24-26; 22-25)
Cimone Modena: Tencati 2, Soli 2, Rinaldi (L), Dennis 14, Sartoretti 3, Dos Santos Junior 2, Nascimento 10, Heller 4, Endres 12, Smuc. N E Bertoli, Pagni. Coach Giani
RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia: Kovacevic 5, Serafini, Pochini (L), Sintini 3, Kromm, Di Franco 4, Nemec 7, Pippi (L), Vujevic 14, Stokr 19. N E Tuerlinckx, Proper, Braga. Coach Di Pinto
REFs: Caldarola – Ippoliti
Notes – Spectators 3100, takings 20.000; set length: 26′, 27′, 28′; tot. 81′.
Modena – RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia wins for 0-3 at PalaPanini in Modena against Cimone. A battle with plenty of mistakes and eagerness for points from the guest team that celebrates at its best the 100 matches in the Regular Season f Jan Stokr, also voted MVP.
The first two sets arr a real battle. The match opens with Perugia’s break against the opponents who make too many mistakes. Nemec’s ace brings them up to 4-9, a difference in points that Cimone is only able to get rid of at the end thanks to Sartoretti and Smuc’s entrance on 21-23. The diagonal player spikes two consecutive balls worth the 23-23 but on their second set ball, Perugia block them with Vujevic closing on 24-26.
With the same score ends the second set which starts with 3 consecutive aces by Vujevic. Then great balance even though Dennis ace on 23-22 gets the home supporters off their seats. Andrè’s attack goes out and Perugia get their first set ball closing the set as soon as they can: Vujevic, from the 9 metres, scores an ace and it is 24-26.
Perugia accellerates (1-3) but Cimone is determines and they go on +3 (14-11). Two consecutive blocks by Nemec and Kovacevic bring the match back (17-17) but in hte end Stokr’s serves give the A for the final break. Perugia goes on 21-24. Murilo’s mistake at blocking closes the set.
Jan Stokr (RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia): “Now the team is playing well, but I do not want to say anything. The only thing that counts is what happens on court”.
Andrea Giani (Cimone Modena): “We knew we were going to meet a team in good shape. We found it difficult to get back to the championship from the International competitions after our victory in the Challenge Cup. Still we regreat losing an important match for the play offs.
We did not manage the service well and also the final parts of the sets which ended head to head”.
MVP: Jan Stokr
