Playoffs SuperLega UnipolSai
Trento beats Molfetta
Quarter-finals game 1
Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino – Exprivia Neldiritto Molfetta 3-0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-20)
ENERGY T.I. DIATEC TRENTINO – EXPRIVIA NELDIRITTO MOLFETTA 3-0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-20) – ENERGY T.I. DIATEC TRENTINO: Kaziyski 9, Birarelli 5, Zygadlo 1, Nemec 16, Giannelli 1, Lanza 11, Solé 6, Colaci (L), Fedrizzi. DNP Nelli, Thei, Djuric, Burgsthaler. Coach. Stoytchev.
EXPRIVIA NELDIRITTO MOLFETTA: Candellaro 2, Noda Blanco 5, Sket 6, Del Vecchio, Spirito, Romiti (L), Bossi 7, Blagojevic, Hierrezuelo 4, Despaigne Jurquin, Torres 11, Piscopo 2. DNP Porcelli. Coach. Di Pinto.
Trento bounced back from the CEV Cup final disappointment (beaten in the golden set by Moscow) with a 3-0 victory over Molfetta in the playoffs quarter-finals game 1. The hosts found their rhythm from the get-go, doing an excellent job in the block-dig area. Nemec (16 points, 4 aces) was just unstoppable as he led Trento to a cruising 2-0 lead before Molfetta showed some pride. They led 12-8 in the third before Stoytchev’s men took control through some good work from Nemec again and Giannelli who had just come on. Molfetta made too many mistakes, 13 at the net and 12 on the serve.
MVP Martin Nemec
Martin Nemec (Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino): “We really wanted to put the CEV Cup loss behind us and get off to a good start in the playoffs. That went rather well, we were focused from the start and imposed our game. It will be much more difficult in Molfetta, but let’s enjoy the victory for now. It was important to win the first one”.
Vincenzo Di Pinto (Exprivia Neldiritto Molfetta): “We really struggled to play for a set and a half. Then it got better but that was not enough. Trento has a lot more experience than us, and they proved it in the third set by recovering at the right time before escaping. If we want to get back in this series, we’ll need to play at a whole different level at home on Sunday”.
Fixtures
Playoffs SuperLega UnipolSai – QUARTER-FINALS Game 2
Sunday April 19 at 5pm
Exprivia Neldiritto Molfetta (8) – Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino (1) Diretta Lega Volley Channel
Sunday April 19 at 5.30pm
CMC Ravenna (7) – Parmareggio Modena (2) Live on RAI Sport 1
Diretta streaming su www.raisport.rai.it
Sunday April 19 at 6pm
Calzedonia Verona (5) – Sir Safety Perugia (4) Live on Lega Volley Channel
Sunday April 19 at 7pm
Top Volley Latina (6) – Cucine Lube Banca Marche Treia (3) Live on Lega Volley Channel
GAME 3 (If needed on Wednesday 22)
1 Energy T.I. Diatec Trentino 1 | |||||
3-0 | |||||
8 Exprivia Neldiritto Molfetta 0 | |||||
4 Sir Safety Perugia 0 | |||||
2-3 | |||||
5 Calzedonia Verona 1 | |||||
Italian Champion 2014/15 |
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2 Parmareggio Modena 1 |
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3-1 | |||||
7 CMC Ravenna 0 | |||||
3 Cucine Lube B. Marche Treia 0 | |||||
1-3 | |||||
6 Top Volley Latina 1 | |||||
Playoffs Serie A2 UnipolSai
Corigliano goes 2-0 up
Potenza ties series
Semi-finals game 2
Caffè Aiello Corigliano – Sieco Service Ortona 3-1 (18-25, 25-20, 25-15, 25-15)
B-Chem Potenza Picena – Globo Banca Pop. Frusinate Sora 3-2 (25-21, 18-25, 19-25, 25-16, 15-10)
CAFFÈ AIELLO CORIGLIANO – SIECO SERVICE ORTONA 3-1 (18-25, 25-20, 25-15, 25-15) – CAFFÈ AIELLO CORIGLIANO: Hrazdira 12, Lampariello (L), Calonico 9, Izzo 1, Banderò 18, Mariano 19, Walker 2, Lavia, Menicali 7. DNP Casciaro, Tomasello, Colarusso. Coach. Bove.
SIECO SERVICE ORTONA: Simoni 5, Guidone 2, Matricardi, Cortina (L), Toscani (L), Di Meo 10, Lanci, Rivera 4, Cisolla 19, Moretti 5, Maiorana, Orsini 1. DNP Michalovic. Coach. Lanci.
B-CHEM POTENZA PICENA – GLOBO BANCA POPOLARE DEL FRUSINATE SORA 3-2 (25-21, 18-25, 19-25, 25-16, 15-10) – B-CHEM POTENZA PICENA: Polo 4, Bonami (L), Partenio 2, Miscio, Calistri, Moretti 26, Tartaglione 23, Diamantini 12, Segoni, Casoli 10. DNP Alikaj, Gemmi, Quarta. Coach. Graziosi.
GLOBO BANCA POPOLARE DEL FRUSINATE SORA: Fiore 14, Marzola, Cacciatore, Santucci (L), Sperandio 15, Paris 1, Fabroni 3, Salgado 6, Hirsch 15, Cala Gerardo 19. DNP Gaudieri, Lucarelli, Bacca, Cittadino. Coach. Soli.
Fixtures
SEMI-FINALS GAME 3
Sunday April 19 at 6pm
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