BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO – ACQUA PARADISO GABECA MONTICHIARI 3-1 (25-22, 21-25, 25-20, 25-9)
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo: Wijsmans 16, Gonzalez 6, Fortunato 6, Vergnaghi (L), Nikolov 20, Nuti 1, Curti 7, Abbadi, Biribanti, Pieri (L), Platenik 9. Dnp Ariaudo, Rossi. Coach. Prandi
Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari: Sala 8, Rauwerdink 11, Pesenti, Horstink 14, Tiberti 1, Esko 2, Forni, Howard 8, Gavotto 15, Zito (L), Mani� (L). Dnp Bellei. Coach. Berruto
After two consecutive losses against a more determined Montichiari team, Cuneo had enough of it and got back in the series with a 3-1 home victory.
Cuneo did not start brilliantly either this time but it did not let its opponent escape. Fortunato and Curti kept Montichiari guessaing at the net, as Horsting seemed to be human after all after two out-of-this-world performances. However, the guest reacted straight away with Gavotto and Horstink, the usual suspects. Nikolov was going through a dodgy patch and Montichiari tied it at 1-1. Cuneo got back on court ready to fight on every ball, while Montichiari was inaccurate from the serve and that inevitably led to a 2-1 Cuneo lead. An ultra quick fourth set was marked by the fantastic serving of Cuneo. Indeed, Wijmans and Nikolov combined for 8 aces as Cuneo got back in the series with a record fourth set: Nobody had ever won 25-9 in the playoffs.
Vladimir Nikolov (Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo): “In the first two encounters, our game was not flowing, while today with a good work on the serve we thrashed them. Hopefully, we’ll be in the right frame of mind to face a very difficult game on Saturday”.
Mauro Gavotto (Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari): “We played face to face until the fourth set, then they started to play strong and we put our heads down without fighting”.
SERIE A1 TIM
QUARTER FINAL GAME 1
Lube Banca Marche Macerata – Sisley Treviso 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-23)
RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia – Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza 1-3 (25-20, 19-25, 20-25, 23-25)
Itas Diatec Trentino – Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia 3-2 (22-25, 25-19, 23-25, 25-17, 19-17)
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo – Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari 2-3 (25-16, 27-25, 22-25, 20-25, 13-15)
GAME 2
Sisley Treviso – Lube Banca Marche Macerata 2-3 (23-25, 25-19, 20-25, 25-23, 13-15)
Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia – Itas Diatec Trentino 0-3 (22-25, 23-25, 19-25)
Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 3-1 (21-25; 25-21; 25-15; 25-23)
Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza – RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia 3-1 (27-25; 25-19; 19-25; 25-19)
GAME 3
Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo – Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari 3-1 (25-22; 21-25; 25-20; 25-9)
Thursday 9 April at 8.30
Lube Banca Marche Macerata � Sisley Treviso
Itas Diatec Trentino � Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia LIVE ON SKY SPORT 2
RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia � Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza
GAME 4
Saturday 11 April at 4.30
Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari – Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo LIVE ON SKY SPORT 2
Sunday 12 April at 6 (if needed)
Sisley Treviso – Lube Banca Marche Macerata
Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia – Itas Diatec Trentino
Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza – RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia
GAME 5 (If needed)
Wednesday 15 April at 8.30
2008/09 playoff draw
1�- Lube Banca Marche Macerata | 2 |
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3-0; 3-2 |
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8�- Sisley Treviso | 0 |
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4�- RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia | 0 |
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1-3; 1-3 |
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5�- Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza | 2 |
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2�- Itas Diatec Trentino | 2 |
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3-2; 3-0 |
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7�- Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia | 0 |
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3�- Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo | 1 |
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2-3 |
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