Superlega Volley, the Emma Villas Siena defeated in Milan
ALLIANZ MILANO-EMMA VILLAS AUBAY SIENA 3-0 (25-18, 29-27, 25-17)
Nothing to do for Emma Villas Aubay Siena who on the third day of the Superlega championship falls 3-0 in Milan. The Allianz shows the quality of its Patry and Mergarejo jewels and thus achieves the second consecutive success in the league. Siena comes one step away from winning the second set, with a video check that on the occasion rewards the Milanese and leads to advantages.
First set Emma Villas Aubay Siena begins the match with the diagonal made up of Finoli and Pinali, with Petric and Van Garderen in the band, Mazzone and Ricci in the center, Bonami free. Milan starts with Porro-Patry, Mergarejo-Ebadipour, Loser-Vitelli, Pesaresi.
It begins with a nice winning wall from Siena, but Ebadipour redeems himself shortly after impacting 1-1. Petric is good at angulating well for the second Sienese point. The first Milanese advantage comes with Mergarejo (3-2). The Sienese ball change does not work this time, Loser takes advantage of it for the 4-2. Shortly after Mazzone makes 4-3. Mergarejo’s serve produces another break point, the work of Patry. The partial is extended with a bulwark by Vitelli (9-5). The +5 comes with Ebadipour’s point from place 4 (11-6). A dunk by Petric on the line brings a point to Siena, which comes only after the request for a Video Check by coach Montagnani. Petric repeats himself after a good Sienese defense on Patry (13-9).
Petric puts down some points but Milan continues to serve well and maintain good attacking percentages. Loser’s joke propitiates Mergarejo’s point while Patry does it all by himself with the ace of 19-13. Pochini also on the field. But Milan serves and attacks vehemently, Mergarejo scores another ace: 21-14. Patry’s twenty-third Milanese point. Ebadipour walls Pinali and ago 24-17. Pereyra’s out attack closes the first set at 25-18.
Second set At the start of the second set Pinali and Petric find good points, for the hosts the usual Mergarejo. Break Siena: the Tuscan wall touches on Patry’s dunk, Van Garderen takes home the break point that gives the guests the 5-7. But at that point the Milanese put three points in a row that allow them to put their heads forward (8-7). Ngapeth is also on the field, replacing Van Garderen.
It is Ngapeth and Pinali who dare to equalize with the Sienese (10-10). Ricci Mergarejo walls, Siena still ahead (11-12). The Finoli-Ricci combination works (12-13). Pinali’s ace brings the fifteenth point to Siena, shortly afterwards Captain Petric thinks about putting down a heavy ball. Daniele Mazzone is also appreciated for a beautiful foot rescue.
The ace of Finoli leads to 17-19. Ricci scores, and Siena makes 21 before another Siena break point that touches the wall with Mazzone and then closes the exchange with Petric (20-22). Mergarejo’s error in serving gives Siena the set point (23-24). Pinali’s defense, on the Sienese set point, is out of nothing, and the referees look at it at the Video Check. We go to the advantages and Milan wins the set 29-27.
Third set Two walls of the Allianz immediately push Milan on 6-3. Patry and Mergarejo score, a winning service from Loser pushes the Lombards to +5: 9-4. In the field for Siena there is Pereyra with Finoli to compose the diagonal, Petric and Ngapeth are in the band, in the center Mazzone and Ricci, Bonami free. Patry crosses very well for 12-7 in favor of the home team. Still Homeland: 13-8. Finoli-Ricci combination for the tenth white-blue dot (14-10). Points for Pereyra and Petric, but Allianz is still far away (16-12).
Swan Ngapeth crushes point number 13 for the Sienese (17-13). Another winning service for Milan, Vitelli scores: 19-13. Patry puts down 21-14. The home team is now rampant: Patry on the wall is 23-14. Pereyra crosses well. Patria closes the set on 25-17. Milan wins 3-0.
ALLIANZ MILAN: Mergarejo 14, Lawrence, Bonacchi, Vitelli 6, Loser 8, Patry 20, Piano, Ishikawa, Porro 1, Colombo (L), Pesaresi (L), Ebadipour 7. Coach: Piazza. Assistant: Daldello.
EMMA VILLE AUBAY SIENA: Pinali 11, Ricci 8, Van Garderen 1, Petric 11, Bonami (S), Raffaelli, Biglino, Pinelli, Finoli 1, Pereyra 3, Ngapeth 4, Pochini, Pellegrini (S), Mazzone 4. Coach: Montagnani. Assistant: Pelillo.
Referees: Mauro Goitre and Alessandro Rossi.