Results:
Cucine Lube Civitanova-Top Volley Latina 3-0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-14); Diatec Trentino-Kioene Padova 3-1 (18-25, 25-14, 25-18, 25-12); Revivre Milano-Gi Group Monza 0-3 (17-25, 20-25, 22-25); Azimut Modena-Bunge Ravenna 1-3 (23-25, 25-20, 22-25, 20-25); Calzedonia Verona-LPR Piacenza 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 35-33); Sir Safety Conad Perugia-Biosì Indexa Sora 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-20); Exprivia Molfetta-Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia 0-3 (24-26, 26-28, 23-25)
Cucine Lube Civitanova – Top Volley Latina 3-0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-14)
Cucine Lube Civitanova: Christenson 1, Juantorena 13, Stankovic 10, Sokolov 18, Kovar 9, Candellaro 7, Grebennikov (L), Pesaresi 0. DNP. Corvetta, Casadei, Cester, Kaliberda, Cebulj. Coach. Blengini.
Top Volley Latina: Sottile 0, Klinkenberg 7, Rossi 4, Fei 6, Maruotti 5, Gitto 0, Caccioppola (L), Fanuli (L), Quintana Guerra 3, Strugar 0, Pistolesi 0, Penchev 5. DNP. Ishikawa. Coach. Bagnoli.
Civitanova ends its year 2016 with a comfortable win over Latina to consolidate its leadership at the top of the SuperLega as Modena was defeated by Ravenna. The hosts did not leave Latina any chance, they had great percentages in attack (75% as a team) and played superb dig. Sokolov finished with 68% and 18 points, top scorer, while Juantorena registered 13 points at 82%. MVP Micah Christenson (Cucine Lube Civitanova)
Jenia Grebennikov (Cucine Lube Civitanova): “It was a great feeling to come in as a starter in the last home game of the year. We played well, I am delighted with the performance. We proved we had a deep roster, that we could change the line-up and still remain a strong team. It’s very important for us to stay top of the table. We know we’ll face a tough game against Sora, they have a strong team and they do very well at home ».
Daniele Bagnoli (coach Top Volley Latina): “Congratulations to Civitanova, they played a great game. We played rather poorly, while they were basically perfect which amplified the gap there was between the two sides. There’s not much else to say on the game ».
Azimut Modena – Bunge Ravenna 1-3 (23-25, 25-20, 22-25, 20-25)
Azimut Modena: Orduna 0, Ngapeth E. 14, Holt 11, Vettori 20, Massari 2, Le Roux 9, Rossini (L), Petric 5, Cook 1, Onwuelo 0. N.E. Ngapeth S., Salsi. Coach. Piazza.
Bunge Ravenna: Spirito 1, Lyneel 8, Bossi 7, Torres 16, Van Garderen 15, Ricci 10, Marchini (L), Goi (L). N.E. Kaminski, Grozdanov, Calarco, Raffaelli, Leoni. Coach. Soli.
Over 4500 fans in the PalaPanini arena saw the visitors of Ravenna doing the breakthrough in an extremely entertaining encounter. MVP Maarten Van Garderen (Bunge Ravenna)
Roberto Piazza (Coach Azimut Modena Volley): “I want to congratulate Ravenna, who prepared the game very well. We must have more respect for oursevles. I expexted a difficult game, but not that complicated. In the Italian league you can never lose sight of what really matters. We have to find ourselves again, using training for that ».
Fabio Soli (coach Bunge Ravenna): “We had a superb game against a top level team. This is a very important win for us, anyway you look at it ».
Calzedonia Verona – LPR Piacenza 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 35-33)
Calzedonia Verona: Baranowicz 1, Kovacevic 16, Anzani 8, Djuric 19, Randazzo 11, Zingel 2, Frigo (L), Giovi (L). DNP. Ferreira, Stern, Lecat, Mengozzi, Paolucci. Coach. Grbic.
LPR Piacenza: Hierrezuelo 6, Clevenot 10, Tencati 0, Hernandez Ramos 10, Marshall 5, Alletti 6, Parodi 4, Yosifov 6, Manià (L), Papi (L), Cottarelli 0. DNP. Zlatanov, Tzioumakas. Coach. Giuliani.
Verona celebrates victory over Piacenza in front of over 3500 supporters and took three crucial points against a direct rival for the fifth place in the table. Grbic’s men showed all their will to get on track as Mitar Djuric finished top scorer with 19 points. MVP Mitar Djuric (Calzedonia Verona)
Nikola Grbic (Coach Calzedonia Verona): “A victory against a top team. This is an important result, but tonight I really liked the determination of our boys, they fought for every point. We’ll need more time to be hundred percent ready but I am delighted with the way we obtained this victory ».
Aimone Alletti (LPR Piacenza): “We’re going home without even a point. We just did not play the first set, it took us time to find our rhythm in the second too, and we could not impose our game. There was more passion in the third even if it went to Verona. Yosimov is the one who made the difference when he came on. We have some problems with our Italians on court, we have to handle the ball better ».
Exprivia Molfetta – Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia 0-3 (24-26, 26-28, 23-25)
Exprivia Molfetta: Pontes Veloso 0, De Barros Ferreira 14, Leite Costa 6, Sabbi 25, Olteanu 3, Polo 4, Porcelli (L), Del Vecchio 2, Partenio 0, De Pandis (L), Vitelli 0, Jimenez 4. DNP. Hendriks. Coach. Gulinelli.
Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia: Izzo 2, Geiler 6, Costa 9, Michalovic 15, Barreto Silva 20, Barone 6, Diamantini 0, Marra (L), Alves Soares 0. DNP. Rejlek, Coscione, Maccarone. Coach. Kantor.
At the end of a hard-fought encounter between two teams from the south, Vibo Valentia came out 3-0 winners in the PalaPoli arena. Molfetta attacked and received better but also made a lot of mistakes (18 vs 13). The visitors won all three sets on the minimum margin. MVP Carlos Edoardo Barreto Silva “Kadu” (Tonno Callipo Calabria VIBO Valentia).
Francesco Del Vecchio (Exprivia Molfetta): “We wasted some good opportunities today. Shame because we had been doing well of late. Unfortunately, in those games against direct rivals, we feel the pressure a little too much. We should be playing loose like we play against the top teams ».
Marco Izzo (Tonno Callipo Calabria V. Valentia): “This is a crucial win for us, we get points on the board and this is a place where some top teams lost points. The boys really helped me today, this is only as a group that we can obtain these kind of results. This is a special win for me because I left a piece of my heart here in Molfetta ».
Diatec Trentino – Kioene Padova 3-1 (18-25, 25-14, 25-18, 25-12)
Diatec Trentino: Giannelli 10, Urnaut 8, Solé 12, Stokr 24, Lanza 7, Van De Voorde 4, Chiappa (L), Colaci (L), Blasi 0, Mazzone T. 0. DNP. Antonov, Mazzone D., Burgsthaler. Coach. Lorenzetti.
Kioene Padova: Shaw 4, Maar 7, Koncilja 2, Milan 14, Fedrizzi 10, Volpato 2, Bassanello (L), Balaso (L), Sestan 0, Averill 3, Zoppellari 0. DNP. Link, Giannotti. Coach. Baldovin.
Except for the first set, lost pretty quickly, Trento played exceptionnally well and did not leave Padova any hope. In front of 4000 fans, Trento remained unbeaten home after eight games. This latest victory came about thanks to an excellent block-dig area and to the combination of the setter and outside hitter who were basically unstoppable (34 points, 10 for Giannelli, extremely effective at the net and on the serve, 24 for Stokr). MVP Jan Stokr (Diatec Trentino).
Stokr (Diatec Trentino): “I am very happy with this performance. I struggled in attack in the first half of season, it was a tough time. I have to thank Giannelli because I quickly found my rhythm thanks to the many balls I received. Then, it made easier to serve and take the three points we wanted ».
Valerio Baldovin (Kioene Padova): “In the first set, we started off brightly thanks to our serve. This allowed us to do well in the block-dig area. Unfortunately, we struggle to find our rhythm, but today at one point, Trento just did not leave us anything anymore. At times we have falshes of good volleyball, but we have to become more consistent ».
Sir Safety Conad Perugia – Biosì Indexa Sora 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-20)
Sir Safety Conad Perugia: De Cecco 7, Della Lunga 8, Podrascanin 8, Atanasijevic 14, Russell 3, Buti 6, Bari (L), Mitic 1, Tosi (L), Berger 6, Chernokozhev 0, Zaytsev 0. DNP. Franceschini, Birarelli. Coach. Bernardi.
Biosì Indexa Sora: Seganov 4, Kalinin 4, Gotsev 7, Miskevich 15, Rosso 9, Sperandio 2, Corsetti (L), Santucci (L), Marrazzo 0, De Marchi 1. DNP. Tiozzo, Lucarelli, Mauti. Coach. Bagnoli.
No surprises as Perugia had the better of Sora in straight sets in front of nearly four thousand fans. Except for the beginning of the second and third set, Bernardi’s men always had the game in hand. That was the 12th victory in a row between SuperLega and Champions League for Perugia. Once again, De Cecco distributed the ball brilliantly, while Della Lunga had an important contribution with 8 points and some superb plays in dig. Sora gave it a good fight and had Miskevitch and Mattia Rosso. Thanks to the three points and Modena’s defeat, Perugia moves up to third in the table. MVP Luciano De Cecco (Sir Safety Conad Perugia)
Dore Della Lunga (Sir Safety Conad Perugia): “We needed the three points in front of our fans and we did it. We had a good game and except for a difficult spell in the second set, we have always had control of matters. We’re delighted, we could also rest some of our players, who had played a lot until today. Now we’ll focus on Ravenna ».
Mattia Rosso (Biosì Indexa Sora): “This was our third « mission impossible » before facing the second part of season against opponents that are more of our level. Their serve made it very difficult for us, and they are strong in the blocking area as well as in dig. We’ve lost but we did ok and we’re satisfied with our performance ».
Revivre Milano – Gi Group Monza 0-3 (17-25, 20-25, 22-25)
Revivre Milano: Sbertoli 2, Hoag 6, De Togni 5, Starovic 11, Skrimov 10, Galassi 2, Rudi (L), Marretta 1, Cortina (L), Galaverna 2, Tondo 0. DNP. Boninfante, Nielsen. Coach. Monti.
Gi Group Monza: Jovovic 6, Botto 6, Beretta 4, Hirsch 16, Fromm 12, Verhees 4, Terpin 2, Rizzo (L). DNP. Dzavoronok, Galliani, Daldello, Brunetti. Coach. Falasca.
The Lombardy derby was a carbon copy of the first one. Monza had the better of Milan with a severe 3-0 win. Falasca’s men were disciplined, they did not make many mistakes while they were focused at the net and in dig. Milan was tense and could not seem to settle in the game in attack. MVP: Nikola Jovovic (Gi Group Monza)
Riccardo Sbertoli (Revivre Milano): “We played two identical games against Monza. We struggle against them in every area : in attack, reception, block. Credit to them for their performance. I am preoccupied with our attitude. We had played two excellent games, we trained well and felt ready. I am disappointed with the way it went. We lack character in those important games to get back up the table ».
Nikola Jovovic (Gi Group Monza): “We played with a lot of energy. You can be stronger or not, but you need energy, will to play and play well like we did today. They started off very tense, they have always been training so it was tough. Congrats to my teammates who had a great game, they attacked brilliantly and worked hard for every point, even when the pass was not perfect. We played as a team, we expected a tighter game but that’s volleyball for you, and today it went well for us ».
League table
Cucine Lube Civitanova 41, Diatec Trentino 38, Sir Safety Conad Perugia 37, Azimut Modena 35, Calzedonia Verona 28, Gi Group Monza 25, LPR Piacenza 24, Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia 21, Bunge Ravenna 19, Exprivia Molfetta 15, Top Volley Latina 14, Kioene Padova 14, Revivre Milano 13, Biosì Indexa Sora 12.
Fixtures
SuperLega UnipolSai round 17
Thursday 29 December at 8.30pm
Kioene Padova – Azimut Modena Live on RAI Sport 1
Live streaming on www.raisport.rai.it
Biosì Indexa Sora – Cucine Lube Civitanova Live on Lega Volley Channel
Top Volley Latina – Diatec Trentino Live on Lega Volley Channel
Bunge Ravenna – Sir Safety Conad Perugia Live on Lega Volley Channel
Gi Group Monza – Calzedonia Verona Live on Lega Volley Channel
LPR Piacenza – Exprivia Molfetta Live on Lega Volley Channel
Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia – Revivre Milano Live on Lega Volley Channel
Serie A2 UnipolSai round 13 – White group:
Maury’s Italiana Assicurazioni Tuscania-GoldenPlast Potenza Picena 0-3 (23-25, 22-25, 15-25); Sieco Service Ortona-Club Italia Crai Roma 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-23); Aurispa Alessano-BCC Castellana Grotte 2-3 (25-20, 22-25, 26-24, 21-25, 11-15); Emma Villas Siena-Kemas Lamipel Santa Croce 3-2 (20-25, 25-22, 25-17, 21-25, 15-4); Sigma Aversa-Basi Grafiche Geosat Lagonegro 2-3 (29-31, 26-24, 27-25, 23-25, 8-15)
Sigma Aversa – Basi Grafiche Geosat Lagonegro 2-3 (29-31, 26-24, 27-25, 23-25, 8-15)
Sigma Aversa: Putini 3, Libraro 23, Giacobelli 10, Santangelo 20, Hister 13, Robbiati 7, Attanasio (L), Vacchiano (L), Razzetto 0, De Rosas 1, Valla 0, Montò 0. DNP. Di Florio. Coach. Bosco.
Basi Grafiche Geosat Lagonegro: Piazza 2, Galabinov 26, Cubito 11, Kvalen 21, Da Silva 15, Giosa 7, Maiorana (L), Fortunato (L), Boscaini 0, Boesso 4. DNP. Zonno, Pizzichini, Gabriele. Coach. Falabella.
Sieco Service Ortona – Club Italia Crai Roma 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-23)
Sieco Service Ortona: Pedron 3, Di Meo 6, Miscione 8, Buchegger 14, Holt 12, Simoni 10, Provvisiero (L), Toscani (L). DNP. Casaro, Lanci, Ceccoli, Listratov, Ferrini. Coach. Lanci.
Club Italia Crai Roma: Maccabruni 0, Margutti 8, Russo 6, Baldazzi 14, Gardini 10, Caneschi 5, Rondoni (L), Piccinelli (L), Baciocco 0, Beltrami 0, Garofolo 0. DNP. Tofoli, Imbesi, Mosca. Coach. Totire.
Emma Villas Siena – Kemas Lamipel Santa Croce 3-2 (20-25, 25-22, 25-17, 21-25, 15-4)
Emma Villas Siena: Fabroni 6, Russomanno Dos Santos 14, Spadavecchia 1, Padura Diaz 22, Noda Blanco 14, Patriarca 7, Battista (L), Cesarini (L), Vedovotto 0, Cannistrà 1, Menicali 8. DNP. Gradi, Di Tommaso. Coach. Tofoli.
Kemas Lamipel Santa Croce: Ciulli 5, De Leon Guimaraes 15, Benaglia 3, Dennis 26, Bonetti 9, Elia 8, Taliani (L), Bonami (L), Tamburo 0, Del Campo 0, Colli 0. DNP. Da Prato, Bertassoni, Mazzone. Coach. Bertini
Aurispa Alessano – BCC Castellana Grotte 2-3 (25-20, 22-25, 26-24, 21-25, 11-15)
Aurispa Alessano: Lemanski Salim 3, Cernic 19, Muccio 11, Argilagos Sogo 18, Borgogno 7, Piscopo 8, Bisanti (L), Russo (L), Marzo 0, Bulfon 2. DNP. Torsello, Baldari, Bonante. Coach. Mastrangelo.
BCC Castellana Grotte: Garnica 7, Moreira 21, Ferraro 9, Cazzaniga 11, Canuto 16, Presta 6, Pace (L), Cavaccini (L), Parisi 0, Quarta 1, De Santis 2, Scio 0. DNP. Astarita, Barbone. Coach. Lorizio.
Maury’s Italiana Assicurazioni Tuscania – GoldenPlast Potenza Picena 0-3 (23-25, 22-25, 15-25)
Maury’s Italiana Assicurazioni Tuscania: Pinelli 0, Shavrak 9, Sesto 6, De Souza 14, Ottaviani 4, Calonico 4, Pieri (L), Buzzelli 1, Marchisio (L), Bondini 0, Vitangeli 0, Mazzon 4. DNP. Coach. Montagnani.
GoldenPlast Potenza Picena: Visentin 1, Zonca 6, Codarin 9, Argenta 22, Bellini 13, Biglino 8, Casulli (L). DNP. Marcovecchio, Bucciarelli, Colarusso, Cristofaletti, Lazzaretto. Coach. Di pinto.
White group standings
Emma Villas Siena 32, BCC Castellana Grotte 31, Maury’s Italiana Assicurazioni Tuscania 26, Sigma Aversa 22, GoldenPlast Potenza Picena 19, Kemas Lamipel Santa Croce 19, Basi Grafiche Geosat Lagonegro 15, Aurispa Alessano 15, Sieco Service Ortona 14, Club Italia Crai Roma 2.
Fixtures
Del Monte® Italian Cup Serie A2 – Semi-finals
Thursday 29 December at 6.30pm
Maury’s Italiana Assicurazioni Tuscania – Ceramica Globo Civita Castellana Live on Lega Volley Channel
Thursday 29 December at 8.30pm
VBC Mondovì – Emma Villas Siena Live on Lega Volley Channel
Serie A2 unipolSai round 14 – White group
Thursday 5 January at 8.30pm
GoldenPlast Potenza Picena – Emma Villas Siena Live on Lega Volley Channel
BCC Castellana Grotte – Sieco Service Live on Lega Volley Channel
Sigma Aversa – Club Italia Crai Roma Live on Lega Volley Channel
Maury’s Italiana Assicurazioni Tuscania – Aurispa Alessano Live on Lega Volley Channel
Kemas Lamipel Santa Croce – Basi Grafiche Geosat Lagonegro Live on Lega Volley Channel
Serie A2 UnipolSai round 13 results – Blue group
Centrale del Latte McDonald’s Brescia-Conad Reggio Emilia 0-3 (21-25, 22-25, 18-25); Pool Libertas Cantù-Sol Lucernari Montecchio Maggiore 3-0 (27-25, 25-21, 25-18); Materdominivolley.it Castellana Grotte-Monini Spoleto 0-3 (16-25, 23-25, 19-25); Ceramica Globo Civita Castellana-Videx Grottazzolina 3-1 (25-22, 25-20, 21-25, 25-20); VBC Mondovì-Caloni Agnelli Bergamo 2-3 (22-25, 29-27, 25-23, 22-25, 11-15)
Ceramica Globo Civita Castellana – Videx Grottazzolina 3-1 (25-22, 25-20, 21-25, 25-20)
Ceramica Globo Civita Castellana: Marchiani 1, Preti 11, Valsecchi 13, Banderò 22, Marinelli 11, Bortolozzo 4, Saturnino (L), Sacripanti 1, Cicola (L), Pellegrino 0. DNP. Gaia, Ippolito. Coach. Spanakis.
Videx Grottazzolina: Cecato 3, Sideri 15, Tomassetti 4, Cester 18, Paris 12, Salgado 7, Brandi J. (L), Pison 0, Brandi N. 0, Moretti 0, Gabbanelli (L), Fiori 1. DNP. Girolami. Coach. Ortenzi.
VBC Mondovì – Caloni Agnelli Bergamo 2-3 (22-25, 29-27, 25-23, 22-25, 11-15)
VBC Mondovì: Cortellazzi 6, Manassero 18, Parusso 10, Bolla 20, Menardo 2, Picco 16, Prandi (L), Perla 0, Cattaneo 6. DNP. Turco, Miola, Garelli. Coach. Barisciani.
Caloni Agnelli Bergamo: Jovanovic 5, Pierotti 9, Luppi 15, Hoogendoorn 18, Cavuto 14, Erati 6, Franzoni (L), Marsili 1, De Angelis (L), Cioffi 5, Carminati 3, Innocenti 2. DNP. Gamba. Coach. Graziosi.
Pool Libertas Cantù – Sol Lucernari Montecchio Maggiore 3-0 (27-25, 25-21, 25-18)
Pool Libertas Cantù: Gerosa 0, Riva 8, Alborghetti 10, Alexandre De Oliveira 19, Richards 18, Monguzzi 8, Boffi (L), Butti (L), Mazza 1. DNP. Cordano, Cominetti, Laneri. Coach. Della rosa.
Sol Lucernari Montecchio Maggiore: Mariella 0, Nowakowski 2, Frizzarin 3, Pranovi 16, Mercorio 10, Giglioli 3, Battocchio (L), Lollato (L), Bertelle 7, Franchetti 1, Sartori 0. DNP. Mancin, Migliorin. Coach. Marconi.
Materdominivolley.it Castellana Grotte – Monini Spoleto 0-3 (16-25, 23-25, 19-25)
Materdominivolley.it Castellana Grotte: Buzzelli 6, Lavia 10, Scopelliti 5, Bellei 17, Casoli 5, Gargiulo 3, Primavera (L), Catania (L), Longo 0. DNP. Sighinolfi, Fiore, Disabato, Losco. Coach. Fanizza.
Monini Spoleto: Monopoli 1, Bertoli 8, Bargi 11, Morelli 13, Mariano 7, Zamagni 5, Marta (L), Romiti (L), Vanini 0, Joventino Venceslau 0, Garofalo 0. DNP. Festi, Iaccarino, Segoni. Coach. Provvedi.
Centrale del Latte McDonald’s Brescia – Conad Reggio Emilia 0-3 (21-25, 22-25, 18-25)
Centrale del Latte McDonald’s Brescia: Tiberti 0, Tartaglione 7, Esposito 6, Bisi 16, Cisolla 6, Agnellini 8, Statuto 1, Fusco (L), Fabi 0, Rodella 1. DNP. Tasholli, Sorlini, Lazzari, Cruz. Coach. Zambonardi.
Conad Reggio Emilia: Soli 2, Dolfo 10, Norbedo 0, Kody 25, Silva 3, Cargioli 8, Scaltriti 0, Rossatti 0, Beccaro 2, Morgese (L), Miselli 4. DNP. Suljagic, Bevilacqua. Coach. Dall’olio.
Blue group standings
Monini Spoleto 28, Ceramica Globo Civita Castellana 25, Centrale del Latte McDonald’s Brescia 25, VBC Mondovì 24, Conad Reggio Emilia 24, Caloni Agnelli Bergamo 21, Pool Libertas Cantù 16, Sol Lucernari Montecchio Maggiore 12, Materdominivolley.it Castellana Grotte 11, Videx Grottazzolina 9.
Fixtures
Serie A2 unipolSai round 14 – Blue group
Thursday 5 January at 8.30pm
Monini Spoleto – Ceramica Globo Civita Castellana Live on Lega Volley Channel
Conad Reggio Emilia – Pool Libertas Cantù Live on Lega Volley Channel
Sol Lucernari Montecchio Maggiore – Centrale del Latte McDonald’s Brescia Live on Lega Volley Channel
Caloni Agnelli Bergamo – Materdominivolley.it Castellana Grotte Live on Lega Volley Channel
VBC Mondovì – Videx Grottazzolina Live on Lega Volley Channel
