(by Gianluca Ruffino) Mission accomplished. The playoff round ends with another 3-0 for the 5th place Of Rana Veronawhich asphalt Tank and, thanks to the simultaneous result in Piacenza, they take first place, which is worth the possibility of playing the semi-final and eventual final at home. The Scala team played an almost perfect group, obtaining three of the four victories, leaving their opponents at zero, and only surrendering in the tiebreak with the Piacenza team.
A more difficult match than expected for the Veronese, who in front of their own fans, despite the clear result, had to struggle against a team that was clearly inferior on a technical level. If the first two sets were managed with maturity, some lapses in concentration complicated the Venetian team’s plans in the third, forcing Mozic and his teammates into the advantages. MVP once again Amin, who finishes with points. Courtesy was also very good in both phases.
Stoytchev deploys the Big Three: Keita and Mozic as spikers, Amin is the opposite. Cortesia and Grozdanov go to the center, Spirito to the dribble. D’Amico the libero.
Very poor start to the match for both teams. Verona tries to do badly with the service, but the guests remain in contact. The Scala players take a break thanks to an unusual action in which Keita finds himself lifting for Mozic. The advantage was maintained by a save from D’Amico and increased to 14-9 with a good series served by the Slovenian captain.
The Latins halved the disadvantage, but the Venetians did not lose their composure and managed the set, winning practically all the points they fought for. When the partial seems to be headed towards the hosts, two blocks from Latina bring the guests to -1. A block responds with a block, and Amin makes it 22-20. The Iranian is the usual great driver: 3 of Rana’s last four points bear his signature. However, Keita closes the set with a hands off.
After the change of pitch, La Scala’s start was much more convincing, helped by a Cisterna who wasn’t flawless in reception. The total is 15-7 and the second half is well directed towards the Veronese tracks. The only moment of difficulty for the Veronese team came on Baronowicz’s serve, but Cortesia’s graceful serving on the day put down a couple of aces and also closed this set with a gap of 10 points.
Cortesia also opens the third set, this time on defense, with blocks at 2 and 3 to zero. Cisterna, however, does not want to give up easily, especially since they are still fighting for a place in the semi-finals. The blue and white increase the intensity of their attacks, leading the partial 13-15. Verona takes control of the match and reaches a triple match point, but wastes badly and risks seeing the match lengthen. Mozic, however, decides that the time has come to close and sends the credits to the match.
Scoreboard Rana Verona – Cisterna Volleyball
Rana Verona – Cisterna Volley 3-0 (25-23; 25-15; 27-25)
Rana Verona: Zingel, Spirito 2, Amin 23, Mozic 11, Dzavoronok, Mosca 2, Grozdanov 2, D’Amico (L), Jovovic, Cortesia 6, Keita 9, Sani, Zanotti, Bonisoli (L). All. Stoytchev
Cisterna Volleyball: De Santis (L), Tosti, Giani, Ramon 9, Piccinelli (L), Faure 12, Rossi 3, Czerwinski 1, Baranowicz 4, Mazzone 5, Bayram 4, Nedeljkovic 5, Peric 4. All. Falasca
Referees: Papadopol (1st), Rossi (2nd), Lorenzin (3rd)
Video Check Officer: Cristoforetti
Electronic Scoreboard: Ferrara
Set duration: 31′; 26′; 32′ total: 1h 29′
Spectators: 1568
MVP: Amin
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