Serie A1 TIM – Round 23
Cuneo back to victory against poor Modena. Piacenza and Macerata grab tough wins against latina and Forli. Verona’s come back win crucial in playoff race against Vibo, without Simeonov.
TONNO CALLIPO VIBO VALENTIA – MARMI LANZA VERONA 0-3 (21-25, 22-25, 20-25) –
TONNO CALLIPO VIBO VALENTIA: Gonzalez 3, Corvetta, Marquez 11, Andrae 6, Quiroga 12, Tencati 6, Barone 6, Cicola (L). DNP Cannistrà, Ferraro, Saraceni, Moltò. Coach. Uriarte.
MARMI LANZA VERONA: Peslac (L), Latelli, Sottile 2, Della Lunga 9, Lasko 20, Curti, Holt 10, Colaci (L), Kromm 14, Howard 4. DNP Groppi, Kovar, Galabinov. Coach. Bagnoli.
Despite a great effort from start to finish, Vibo Valentia had to surrender against a stronger Verona team in the clutch time. Vibo had to make do without captain Simeonov (Marquez substituted him) because of a shoulder injury.
Jon Uriarte (Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia): “This is a defeat that hurts, especially for the way it came about. We’ll prepare the next games with the same determination as ever”.
Bruno Bagnoli (Marmi Lanza Verona): “This is a crucial victory for us and our league position. We played to perfection, I am happy with the performance of the players that have come on court”.
BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO – TRENKWALDER MODENA 3-0 (25-13, 25-22, 25-18) –
BRE BANCA LANNUTTI CUNEO: Wijsmans 4, Henno (L), Parodi 8, Fortunato 6, Nikolov 21, Grbic 5, Mastrangelo 8, Patriarca 5. DNP Ariaudo, Nuti, Jeroncic, Peda, Pieri. Coach. Giuliani.
TRENKWALDER MODENA: Manià (L), Soli 1, Kooistra 5, Cuturic, Dennis 10, Pagni, Kooy 1, Biribanti 3, Esko 4, Casoli 4, Diaz Mayorca 7, Piscopo 7. DNP Ciabattini. Coach. Prandi.
Cuneo proved the Cup final defeat had no effect on their league form as it played brilliantly. A surprising starting six for Modena could do very little against Cuneo and Wijsmans back. The usual starters were back in the second and things got better. Meanwhile Cuneo lost their captain who suffered a slight physical problem at the end of the first set. Whenever Cuneo stepped up, Modena was left without any answers and the third set was one-way traffic. Grbic MVP.
Nikola Grbic (Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo): “We knew this game could be tough, after a competition like the Italian cup final, which can take the energy out of you, and we also had a midweek game. Still, we got off to a good start and did well to never let Modena in the game. Prandi started without two starters and instead of surprising us, it made it easier”.
Silvano Prandi (Trenkwalder Modena): “We made a lot of technical and tactical mistakes. Our level of play was very poor. This game should make us think on what we have to do from now till the end of the championship. I used almost all of the squad but the result were mediocre”.
COPRATLANTIDE PIACENZA – ANDREOLI LATINA 3-1 (25-20, 25-20, 25-27, 25-22) –
COPRATLANTIDE PIACENZA: Meoni 4, Marshall 24, Grassano 2, Boninfante, Sequeira, Zlatanov 17, Bravo 9, Rinaldi (L), Oivanen 9, Urnaut 1, Bjelica 10. DNP Mazza, Piano. Coach. Lorenzetti.
ANDREOLI LATINA: Van Den Dries, Gitto, Giovi (L), Saitta, Snippe 12, Nikic 3, Fabroni 4, Geric 3, Vujevic 14, Spairani 2, Giombini 21. DNP Cortina. Coach. Medei.
Piacenza had the better of Latina in four sets but it was more difficult than expected. Led by MVP Marshall, Piacenza dictated the play in the first two sets. Too many mistakes in the third had Latina back in it. Thanks to Giombini and Snippe, Latina did well in the fourth too, but Piacenza woke up in the nick of time with a good run of serve from Marshall, which virtually sealed it.
Leo Marshall (CoprAtlantide Piacenza): “We struggled from the third set, the work we’re doing took its toll and we felt tired. We had heavy legs, but what I liked was that we pulled together, we never put our heads down and thanks to this team effort we managed to take three important points”.
Giampaolo Medei (Andreoli Latina) “In the first two sets, Piacenza played to the maximum of its potential and we couldn’t get into the game. Then, they faded and we finally managed to show our quality. Shame there were a couple of dubious calls in the fourth set which got us a bit nervous and might have ruined our chances to obtain a tie-break”.
LUBE BANCA MARCHE MACERATA – YOGA FORLì 3-1 (22-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-23) –
LUBE BANCA MARCHE MACERATA: Raymaekers 2, Cisolla 11, Vermiglio 2, Bartoletti, Stankovic 8, Martino 16, Corsano (L), Omrcen 26, Podrascanin 6. DNP Paparoni, Smerilli, Monopoli, Swiderski. Coach. De Giorgi.
YOGA FORLì: Coscione 3, Carrol 22, Popp 9, Stancu 6, De Pandis (L), Casadei 1, Loglisci 6, Maric 14, Bacci. DNP Mengozzi, Ainsworth, Bianchi, Gotch. Coach. Molducci.
Two tight sets before the favourites Macerata regained control, although Forli could nearly have got back in it. The intentions of the guests were clear as they fought hard in dig, while the host made many mistakes in the first set. The second set seemed to be the carbon copy of the first but at 16 all, MVP Matteo Martino’s run of serves with two aces made the difference. The third set was one-way traffic for the hosts and Macerata initially dominated the fourth too. However, Forli found the resources to get back in it, that is, before wasting an opportunity and handing over the point for a 23-21 score as top scorer Omrcen punished them.
Ferdinando De Giorgi (Lube banca Marche Macerata): “It took us time to find our rhythm, then we stepped up, just enough to get the win. Credit to Forli which played well and forced us to play very long rallies, they really made it difficult for us. It’s been more difficult than some expected. We haven’t watched many videos of Forli this week so we knew we would have to work hard to get this victory”.
Piero Molducci (Yoga Forlì): “I am satisfied with the overall performance, because we managed to play face to face for most of the time with a strong team like Macerata. It’s not easy for anyone to win in Macerata, we went close to get a point, which would have been great. That silly mistake that sent them 23-21 up is a shame, at 22 all, we would still have had our chances”.
Played on Saturday
ITAS DIATEC TRENTINO – ESSE-TI CARILO LORETO 3-1 (26-24, 19-25, 25-19, 25-21) –
ITAS DIATEC TRENTINO: Kaziyski 9, Birarelli 9, Portuondo Juantorena 14, Zygadlo, Vieira De Oliveira 1, Vissotto Neves 16, Sala 9, Sokolov 10, Herpe, Bari (L). DNP Gallosti, Fedrizzi, Corsini. Coach. Stoytchev.
ESSE-TI CARILO LORETO: De Angelo Freitas 8, Marra (L), Diachkov 1, Dolfo 14, Van Dijk 18, Tereshin, Visentin 2, Paoli 10, Cester 1, Shumov 11. DNP Marzola, Vigilante. Coach. Moretti.
RPA-LUIGIBACCHI.IT PERUGIA – ARAN CUCINE ABRUZZO PINETO 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-20) –
RPA-LUIGIBACCHI.IT PERUGIA: Hubner 7, Savani 16, Bucaioni, Cernic 9, Nemec, Sintini, Pippi (L), Stokr 21, Bovolenta 4. DNP Botti, Ogurcak, Lo Bianco, Fanuli. Coach. Di Pinto.
ARAN CUCINE ABRUZZO PINETO: Ravellino 8, Perez Moreno 5, Lampariello 8, Henrique 1, Di Franco 7, Perazzolo 13, Armeti (L). DNP Roberts, Centorame, Modica, Sborgia. Coach. Fant.
ACQUA PARADISO MONZA – PRISMA TARANTO 3-0 (25-17, 27-25, 25-15) –
ACQUA PARADISO MONZA: Rauwerdink 11, Semenzato, Forni 9, Molteni 9, Buti 8, Travica 5, Gavotto 19, Exiga (L). DNP Sivula, Krumins, Haldane, Pesenti. Coach. Berruto.
PRISMA TARANTO: De Oliveira 9, Ricciardello (L), Candellaro 2, Montagna, Cozzi 1, Suxho, Westphal, Elia 4, Rodrigo Pinto 17, Quartarone, Bartman 9. DNP Moretti. Coach. Serniotti.
Results
Lube Banca Marche Macerata-Yoga Forlì 3-1 (22-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-23); Itas Diatec Trentino-Esse-ti Carilo Loreto 3-1 (26-24, 19-25, 25-19, 25-21); CoprAtlantide Piacenza-Andreoli Latina 3-1 (25-20, 25-20, 25-27, 25-22); RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia-Aran Cucine Abruzzo Pineto 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-20); Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo-Trenkwalder Modena 3-0 (25-13, 25-22, 25-18); Acqua Paradiso Monza-Prisma Taranto 3-0 (25-17, 27-25, 25-15) 06/02/2010; Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia-Marmi Lanza Verona 0-3 (21-25, 22-25, 20-25)
Rested: Sisley Treviso
Next round – Sunday 14 February at 6pm
Trenkwalder Modena-Itas Diatec Trentino (Live on Rai Sport Più); Yoga Forlì-Acqua Paradiso Monza; Marmi Lanza Verona-CoprAtlantide Piacenza; Andreoli Latina-Lube Banca Marche Macerata; Aran Cucine Abruzzo Pineto-Sisley Treviso; Prisma Taranto-Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia 13/02/2010 at 3.30 Differed on Rai 3 at 4.45pm; Esse-ti Carilo Loreto-RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia
Rested: Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo.
League table: Itas Diatec Trentino 56, Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 51, CoprAtlantide Piacenza 48, Sisley Treviso 43, Lube Banca Marche Macerata 42, Trenkwalder Modena 40, Acqua Paradiso Monza 37, Marmi Lanza Verona 35, Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia 26, RPA-LuigiBacchi.it Perugia 26, Prisma Taranto 23, Andreoli Latina 19, Yoga Forlì 17, Esse-ti Carilo Loreto 14, Aran Cucine Abruzzo Pineto 6.
Note: 1 more game: Itas Diatec Trentino, Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo, CoprAtlantide Piacenza, Marmi Lanza Verona, Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia, Andreoli Latina, Esse-ti Carilo Loreto.
A2 TIM
Castella Grotte leale Bassano no chance. Roma keeps up though, but Sora loses in Crema.
BCC-NEP CASTELLANA GROTTE – BASSANO VOLLEY 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-22) –
BCC-NEP CASTELLANA GROTTE: Vicini (L), Popelka 8, Alves Rodrigo 13, Guglielmi (L), Guerra 15, Castellano 3, Mattera 1, Insalata 4, Gallotta 9. DNP De Palma, Pagano, Giosa, Matheus. Coach. Lattari.
BASSANO VOLLEY: Winters 10, Paterniani, Calderan 1, Parusso 5, Guarise 11, Pink 5, Tamburo 12, Pianese, Lollato (L). DNP Volpato, Bonetti. Coach. Di Pietro.
SAMGAS CREMA – GLOBO BANCA POPOLARE DEL FRUSINATE SORA 3-2 (25-19, 25-27, 23-25, 25-19, 15-13) –
SAMGAS CREMA: Cazzaniga 25, Alletti 11, Patriarca 13, Ricci Petitoni (L), Corti 3, Rosso 24, Serafim 13, Baranowicz 2. DNP Andreotti Pardini, Finazzi, Mazzonelli, Silva. Coach. Monti.
GLOBO BANCA POPOLARE DEL FRUSINATE SORA: Nonne, Costantino, Di Marco 7, Lattanzi 2, Scappaticcio 5, Santucci 3, Libraro 22, D’avanzo 11, Bartoli 2, Gatto (L), Giacomini 18. DNP Argilagos. Coach. Gatto.
KATAY GEOTEC ISERNIA – CODYECO SANTA CROCE 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-18) –
KATAY GEOTEC ISERNIA: Saglimbene, Maly 12, Batista 3, Pambianchi 7, Janusek 8, Salgado 12, Cacchiarelli (L), Oro 11. DNP Valera, Piovarci, Di Fino, Beccaro. Coach. Lorizio.
CODYECO SANTA CROCE: Prenen 2, Dani 4, De Paula 11, Mattioli 5, Tosi (L), Noda Blanco 10, Taliani (L), Rocchini 1, Baldaccini 8, Tosi, Falaschi 1. DNP Montagnani, Papucci. Coach. Blengini.
M. ROMA VOLLEY – NAVA GIOIA DEL COLLE 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-17) –
M. ROMA VOLLEY: Poey 14, Zaytsev 12, Paolucci 1, Portuondo 11, Postiglioni 3, Cesarini (L), Mor, Morelli, Yosifov 8, Segnalini. DNP Rossi, Renzetti. Coach. Giani.
NAVA GIOIA DEL COLLE: Cetrullo 8, Hotulevs 4, De Giorgi, Viva (L), Tomassetti 6, Rigoni 2, Antanovich 8, Gadnik 6, Niero, Panunzio. DNP Del Vecchio, Gemmi, Pagotto. Coach. Cannestracci.
QUASAR MASSA VERSILIA – MARCEGAGLIA RAVENNA 2-3 (25-11, 21-25, 25-20, 19-25, 16-18) –
QUASAR MASSA VERSILIA: Rodrigues 25, Bertoli 1, Vanini, Amore, Bratoev Sashkov 18, Fiori 6, Torre 6, Ivanov 10, Spescha 7, Faccioli, Prandi (L). DNP Fenili, Romboni. Coach. Cantagalli.
MARCEGAGLIA RAVENNA: Mengozzi 12, Ortolani, Plesko 5, Lehtonen 7, Sirri 17, Rambelli 1, Garnica 7, Miseikis 18, Tabanelli (L), Saviotti. DNP Lirutti, Ranghieri, Monti. Coach. Babini.
Results
Canadiens Mantova-Edilesse Cavriago 2-3 (25-20, 12-25, 23-25, 25-20, 11-15) ; BCC-NEP Castellana Grotte-Bassano Volley 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-22); Samgas Crema-Globo Banca Popolare del Frusinate Sora 3-2 (25-19, 25-27, 23-25, 25-19, 15-13); Katay Geotec Isernia-Codyeco S.Croce 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-18); M. Roma Volley-Nava Gioia del Colle 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-17); Zinella Bologna-Città di Castello Pallavolo – Not played yet, at 8.30 on Snai Sat; Quasar Massa Versilia-Marcegaglia Ravenna 2-3 (25-11, 21-25, 25-20, 19-25, 16-18) Rested: Pallavolo Padova
Next round – Sunday 14 february at 6pm
Bassano Volley-Codyeco S.Croce; Nava Gioia del Colle-Pallavolo Padova; Katay Geotec Isernia-Canadiens Mantova; Zinella Bologna-Quasar Massa Versilia; Città di Castello Pallavolo-M. Roma Volley; Edilesse Cavriago-Samgas Crema 13/02/2010 at 8.30pm ; Marcegaglia Ravenna-Globo Banca Popolare del Frusinate Sora Ore 20:30 diretta Snai Sat
Rested: BCC-NEP Castellana Grotte
League table
BCC-NEP Castellana Grotte 50, M. Roma Volley 46, Globo Banca Popolare del Frusinate Sora 39, Zinella Bologna 35, Marcegaglia Ravenna 35, Samgas Crema 31, Codyeco S.Croce 30, Città di Castello Pallavolo 25, Pallavolo Padova 24, Edilesse Cavriago 24, Katay Geotec Isernia 23, Quasar Massa Versilia 23, Bassano Volley 21, Nava Gioia del Colle 17, Canadiens Mantova 15.
Note: 1 game in hand: Globo Banca Popolare del Frusinate Sora, Marcegaglia Ravenna, Samgas Crema, Città di Castello Pallavolo, Pallavolo Padova, Canadiens Mantova; 2 games in hand: Zinella Bologna
