San Marino. Volleyball, PromoPharma victory, while Titan Services do not surpass Figurella Rimini
Serie B masks. PromoPharma – Kioene Padova 3 to 2 (25/18 15/25 22/25 25/21 15/10). Duration set: 22m, 20m, 27m, 29m, 15m. Referees: Giulia Petterini (1st) and Matteo Valeri (2nd).
PromoPharma plays its third tie-break in a row and, like against Forlì two weeks ago, takes home two points. A victory that at a certain point in the match seemed impossible, given the problematic second set played and the bad first part of the third. Instead, Mascetti’s boys find grit and play right in the second part of the third set and overturn the game. They lose Kiva due to injury at the beginning of the second set but they find Benvenuti’s points again and captain Rondelli can lean on an always positive Paganelli in attack.
Chronicle. Everything starts in favor of PromoPharma which is 9/4 ahead at the first guest time-out. Paganelli and Kiva attack positively as in the last few matches, the opponents make a little mistakes in the serve and the San Marino players, who defend and receive well, easily close the set on 25/18. The second set is everything for Padova who greatly improves his percentages in attack, especially from place 4, an area where the home wall struggles to contain. The hosts, who lost Kiva to an injury, were unable to express their game in attack, were also distracted in defense and finished with a melancholic 15/25. The third fraction sees Padova, more aggressive and ready on every ball, take over again in the game (6/10 in the first home time-out and 13/17 in the second). From the second time-out, PromoPharma begins a slow recovery that takes them up to 21/22 before two away attacks and a mistake in the home attack bring the result to the definitive 22/25. The fourth set sees the two teams close in scoring from the start until 19 all when an attack and an ace from Paganelli dig a minibreak that two guests’ mistakes expand up to 25/21 signed by Benvenuti. The tie-break is drawn in the first part. Padova starts strong (3/0) then commits three consecutive mistakes and puts Rondelli and his teammates back in the game. The titans change sides on 8/7 who then stretch thanks to two attacks and an ace from Bernardi (13/10) and close the match with a block from Ricci (15/10).
PromoFarma table. Welcome 17, Bernardi 5, Paganelli 16, Kiva 4, Caselli 9, Rondelli 3, Morelli (L1), Ricci 11, Cicconi, Bacciocchi (L2), Borghesi. NE: Conti, Carigi. Ace 5. Serves Error 7. Walls Point 4. Herd Stefano Mascetti.
Kioene scoreboard. Gentlemen 7, L. Galiazzo 10, Benetazzo 16, Sartore, Vigato 10, Bergamasco 29, Favaro 4, Geron (L1), Pilotto, Ghiraldo. NE: M. Galiazzo, Streliotto, Pagliaro, Munarini (L2). Ace 4. Serves Error 14. Walls Point 12. Coach Fabio Cecchino.
Classification. Gabbiano Mantova 27, Arredopark Villafranca 18, Querzoli Forlì 17, Kema Asola 17, Ama San Martino in Rio 16, Kerakoll Sassuolo 15, Sab Group Rubicone 14, Volley Montichiari 14, Planet Group Spezzanese 11, Pietro Pezzi Ravenna 9, PromoPharma 8, Viadana Volley 7, Kioene Padova 7, Pluvitec Legnago 6.
Next game. Furnishing park Villafranca – PromoPharma. Saturday 10 December at 18.30 in Sommacampagna.
Women’s D Series. Figurella Rimini – Titan Services 3 to 1 (17/25 26/24 25/14 25/18). Despite two sets played evenly against a top team, Titan Services suffered a defeat in the derby against Figurella Rimini. “We lost against the second in the standings which led us, thanks to our greater experience, into a game track in which we shouldn’t have entered. – It’s coach Wilson Renzi’s post match analysis. – They made little mistakes and we are still in trouble on long shares. We won the first set by playing orderly and working well in attack. In the second half of the game we were always close in scoring and only gave in to the advantage. Losing the second set like this cut our legs off. We have lost pace, our opponents have improved especially in defense and we are no longer competitive. In the middle of the second set we have Ludovica Ghinelli out due to injury and this too may have affected our game. In any case, this match gives us morale and confidence if we look at our first two sets”.
Titan Services Scoreboard. Ghinelli 15, Valentini 1, Menicucci 5, Esposito 2, Filippi 8, Amati, Stefanelli, Rossi 2, Pasolini (L), Casadei 3, Lazzari 5, Bizzocchi, Ricciotti 11. All. Wilson Renzi.
Classification. Portuali Ravenna 22, Figurella Rimini 21, Fulgur Bagnacavallo 19, Fenix Faenza 19, Idea Volley Santarcangelo 16, Longiano Volley 16, Junior Coriano 14, Unica Volley 13, Titan services 7Viserba Volleyball 7, Stella Rimini 5, Teodora Ravenna 3, Forlì 0.
Next match. Forlì – Titan Services. Wednesday 7 December at 21 in Forlì.