Cisterna Volley concludes the Regular Season with a tie-break defeat in Brianza against Mint Vero Volley Monza. The Pontine team stood out on serve, making 7 aces against their opponents’ 2, but encountered some difficulties in attacking and blocking choices.
In the match played at the Opiquad Arena, the absolute protagonist was the Frenchman Theo Faure, best scorer of the match with 25 points, followed by the Turkish Efe Bayram, author of 20 points with an effectiveness of 53% in attack. Faure also stood out on serve, scoring 3 aces, and on the block, where he recorded 4 key winning points.
On a statistical level, the French opposite ends the Regular Season with 370 points, ranking fourth in the ranking of the best scorers in the championship. On the defensive side, Aleksandar Nedeljkovic confirms himself as the leader in blocking with 61 direct points, proving to be the best interpreter of the fundamental. As regards the defensive department, Domenico Pace stands out as the libero with the highest number of receptions made (375), with a perfection percentage of 32.3%.
Captain Michele Baranowicz takes stock of the regular season, in view of the next match against Itas Trentino, on Saturday 8 March at 8.30pm at the Il T Quotidiano Arena: “We are satisfied with our path, even if I believe that our season can be divided into two distinct phases. In the first round we immediately met the most competitive teams, starting with some difficulties, but we were good at reacting and getting the most out of the following matches, thus achieving the goal first objective: qualifying for the second round of the season, we could have done something more, especially in some matches, where we recorded a decline in some aspects of our game. In any case, eighth place represents an important goal for us: we achieved both salvation and access to the playoffs, although we still want to do well. Itas Trentino is a tough opponent: we will have to be able to take risks, making a clear improvement in different phases of the game. Maximum concentration and determination will be needed to face this challenge with the right attitude.”
