Good tight affair between Santa Croce and Civitanova in the PalaParenti arena. The hosts prevailed on a 3-2 score. Brazilian spiker Guimaraes had a convincing performance just like his national teammate Bertassoni. Santa Croce’s young wolves did well too, showing will and character in the fifth set.

KEMAS LAMIPEL: Bertassoni 1, Tamburo 17, Mazzone 9, Benaglia 9, Bonetti 9, Guimaraes 19, Bonami (libero), Ciulli 1, Del Campo 7, Colli 2, Taliani (libero), Da Prato, Elia dnp. Coach: Bertini.

CIVITA CASTELLANA: Marchiani 4, Banderò 21, Bortolozzo 3, Valsecchi 8, Ippolito 5, Preti 18, Lipparini (libero), Santilli 1, Consalvo, Sacripanti 1, Pellegrino 1, Marinelli 10, Gaia, Saturnino. Coach: Spanakis.

Score: 21-25; 25-20; 25-23; 22-25; 15-13.