Volleyball: Siena defeated in Bergamo for 3-0
Bergamo – Siena 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-18)
BERGAMO: Padura Diaz 13, Mancin, Cioffi 6, Ceccato, Abosinetti, D’Amico (S), Cargioli 13, Finoli, Baldi, Terpin 11, Pierotti 13, De Luca (S). Coach: Graziosi. Assistant: Busi.
SIENA: Tupone (S), Parodi 6, Sorgente (S), Ciulli 1, Panciocco 2, Ottaviani 10, Mattei 6, Onwuelo 9, Rossi 8, Kuznetsov 5, Iannaccone. Coach: Montagnani. Assistant: Falabella.
Referees: Simone Cavicchi, Davide Prati.
NOTE. Percentage in attack: Bergamo 51%, Siena 43%. Point walls: Bergamo 10, Siena 6. Positive reception: Bergamo 67% (55% perfect), Siena 61% (46% perfect). Ace: Bergamo 5, Siena 3. Batting errors: Bergamo 6, Siena 12.
Duration of the match: 1 hour and 23 minutes (28 ‘, 30’, 25 ‘).
Video verification: requested in the first set by Bergamo on 6-7 (decision changed); requested in the second set by Siena on 11-14.
SIENA. In Cisano Bergamasco Siena yields 3-0 against the Orobics. While Too many errors in the service in the first set in the second the Tuscans are unable to maintain an advantage of 6 points. The Bergamo players are confirmed as one of the strongest teams in the Serie A2 tournament.
First set Siena, which does not have Pinelli and Agrusti, begins the match with Ciulli in the control room and Onwuelo opposite, Parodi and Ottaviani in the band, Rossi and Mattei in the center, Sorgente libero.
The first point of the match is signed by Ottaviani with a nice lob. Onwuelo also goes immediately to sign a good attack, Rossi’s ace is worth the 1-3 point. Ottaviani starts in “on fire” and on a good raised mode of Ciulli already achieves his third point of the challenge (4-5). Then it is Parodi who forcefully crushes the 5-6 ball. The gearbox is working well, now it’s Onwuelo to strike. We arrive at parity at 10-10 with the quick put down by Andrea Mattei. The Bergamo break point arrives with the wall on Ottaviani: 12-10. Defense of the foot of the premises and Pierotti supports the 13-10, Bergamo stretches. The Sienese service does not produce dividends. Another break point of the premises, with the winning dunk of Padura Diaz on the parallel. The break of the Lombards brings the score to 16-11, with the +5 being the maximum advantage. Parodi tries to take Siena by the hand, which returns to -3: 18-15. Cargioli, however, blocks Rossi’s first half and is again +5: 20-15. Elastic point, break 1-4 for Siena: 21-19. Padura Diaz returns as protagonist in the final of the set, with points in attack and on the wall. Pierotti closes the first set on 25-20. In the first set, Siena’s 6 mistakes are too many.
Second set Sprint start of Siena in the second set. Maximum Sienese advantage with the +6 that comes with Andrea Mattei’s wall point (2-8). Bergamo, however, reacts strongly, local break and in a few minutes the score is 7-8. Good Ottaviani on the wall on Padura Diaz: 11-13. The wall invasion of Terpin allows the Tuscans to re-extend a bit. Terpin’s turn at bat creates headaches at the Tuscan reception, two points arrive for the locals who impact on 14-14. Simone Parodi closes the point of 19-19 after having saved the foot. Terpin’s ace arrives in a very delicate situation of the set: 22-20. When Onwuelo is walled up by the Cargioli-Pierotti wall from Bergamo, Agnelli Tipiesse digs a groove: 23-20. As in the first set, Pierotti closes the score, on 25-21.
Third set This time the sprint start at the start of the set is from Bergamo: 9-3. Kuznetsov enters in place of Parodi and the Russian hitter immediately finds a good attacking play. Ace from Onwuelo: 10-7. Siena tries to stay in contact with Rossi’s wall on Cargioli: 13-10. But Bergamo accelerates and with a 4-1 break goes to 17-11 one step away from winning the match. Padura Diaz and Pierotti do the rest. Ace from Pierotti for 20-13. Bergamo flies on the wings of enthusiasm, Cargioli crushes 23-14. The match ends with an error in Siena’s service: 25-18.
This is the post-match comment of sporting director Fabio Mechini: “There was a lack of quality in our part of the pitch. We gave a lot of batting in the first set. In the second set we didn’t capitalize on anything in the finale. In the third set they got off to a strong start, and at that moment a big gap was accentuated by us, that is to say that our attack was not effective. We bring home zero points for our ranking, there are no extenuating circumstances and we don’t have to look for them. We must try to score points against anyone without looking at the strength or ranking of who we are going to face. Let’s close this parenthesis and think about the match against Santa Croce that we will play on Wednesday at PalaEstra. I repeat that we must try to score points, there will be a short time before the match but our thoughts immediately owe to that match “.