SERIE A1 TIM – 11th Round, 2nd Leg
THE MONDAY NIGHT IS SIGNED BY PERUGIA
RPA-LUIGIBACCHI.IT PERUGIA – ANTONVENETA PADOVA 3-0 (33-31, 25-21, 25-23)
RPA-LUIGIBACCHI.IT PERUGIA: Kovacevic 4, Pochini (L), Sintini 4, Kromm 10, Di Franco 5, Nemec 5, Braga, Pippi (L), Vujevic 13, Stokr 17. N E Tuerlinckx, Serafini, Proper. Coach Di Pinto Vincenzo.
ANTONVENETA PADOVA: Garghella (L), Olli, Esko 1, Platenik 19, Tovo 6, Perazzolo 8, Diaz Mayorca 11, Bontje 2, De Marchi 3. N E Quarti, Bellini. Coach Bagnoli Bruno.
REFs: Nicola Castagna, Matteo Cipolla.
NOTES – Spectators 1500, takings 3500, set lenght: 36′, 27′, 30′; tot: 93′.
Perugia – RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia beats for 3-0 Antonveneta Padova in the Serie A1 TIM 11th round deferement.
With three points in the safe, Mr Di Pinto’s boys have conquered safety, re launching the team for the play offs, being only two points away.
Padova stays 4th before last in hte standings, 2 points away from Corigliano.
The guests are playing without MB De Togni, at home with the flu, replaced by captain Davide Tovo. No problems for Perugia whose mistakes in the first set allow Padova to take off. It is 12-16 then 15-20 when Perugia imposes their game again. Kromm scores 2 consecutive points and Sintini’s block on Platenik brings them on 23-23. Padova waists 7 set balls and Perugia capitalises on their second one winning 33-31.
Determination and enthusiasm are back for Di Pinto’s team. They lead the whole set winning 25-21.
Here’s the last set, played head to head but won by Perugia for 25-23.
Serie A1 TIM will be back on court this thursday at 20.30 with the Regular Season’s penultimate appointment.
Giacomo Sintini (RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia): “We played a good match, reacting when needed. While our mistakes used to be heavy on us before, now we are able to lift our heads up again and we have found a strenght we did not know we had. Now we can really try and dream”.
Peter Platenik (Antonveneta Padova): “We tried to win this match in all possible ways. The second set has penalised us because at the end it has galvanised Perugia a lot. Safety? We are going to try till the very end”.
MVP: Giacomo Sintini (RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia)
RESULTS
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)
Andreoli Latina – Lube Banca Marche Macerata 0-3(16-25; 20-25; 22-25)
Cimone Modena – Famigliulo Corigliano 3-1 (25-22; 20-25; 25-19; 25-21)
Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari – Sparkling Milano 2-3 (25-17; 25-21; 23-25; 24-26; 12-15)
M. Roma Volley – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 0-3 (16-25; 13-25; 15-25)
RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia – Antonveneta Padova 3-0 (33-31; 25-21; 25-23)
NEXT ROUND
THU APR 3RD, 20.30
Prisma Taranto – Andreoli Latina (Diretta Sky Sport 2)
Saltalippi – Cinti
Itas Diatec Trentino – Sisley Treviso
Ravallese – Finocchiaro
Lube Banca Marche Macerata – M. Roma Volley
Menghini – Vagni
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo – Cimone Modena
Cerquoni – Balboni
Sparkling Milano – RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia
Satanassi – Gnani
Antonveneta Padova – Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari
La Micela – Boris
Famigliulo Corigliano – Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza
Perri – Cesare
STANDINGS
Itas Diatec Trentino 56; Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 55; Lube Banca Marche Macerata 47; Sisley Treviso 46; M. Roma Volley 45; Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza 43; Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari 33; Sparkling Milano, Cimone Modena 32; RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia 30; Antonveneta Padova 23; Prisma Taranto 22; Famigliulo Corigliano 21; Andreoli Latina 19
