RACE3 FINAL
Sir Susa Vim Perugia – Mint Vero Volley Monza 3-1 (25-15, 25-18, 24-26, 25-19)
Sir Susa Vim Perugia: Giannelli 3, Plotnytskyi 14, Resende Gualberto 8, Ben Tara 20, Semeniuk 12, Russo 9, Toscani (L), Held 0, Herrera Jaime 0, Leon Venero 6, Solé 0, Colaci (L). NE Candellaro, Ropret. All. Lorenzetti.
Mint Vero Volley Monza: Kreling 2, Takahashi 14, Di Martino 5, Loeppky 17, Maar 11, Galassi 9, Morazzini (L), Visic 0, Mujanovic 0, Gaggini (L), Szwarc 1. NE Comparoni, Beretta. All. Eccheli.
REFEREES: Goitre, Piana.
NOTES – set duration: 26′, 33′, 36′, 35′; total: 130′.
MVP: Wassim Ben Tara (Perugia)
SPECTATOR: 4986
PERUGIA – Sir Safety Susa Perugia deservedly wins game 3 of the championship final and on Sunday in Monza (6.00 pm) the first chance for the championship will be played. Perugia grows a lot in intensity, starting with the serve. Monza, on the other hand, creates less play and shows the greatest Umbrian desire.
Two perfect sets of President Sirci’s men (Plotnytskyi 6 points in the first set alone) who shoot from nine meters and find great continuity in attack. From the third set the match becomes balanced. Monza finds rhythm in the sideout and finds in Loeppky And Takahashi two important offensive ends. The guests shorten with the ace of Maarthen in the fourth Perugia, pushed by Semeniuk And Ben Tara it starts again in fourth gear. Enter Leon for Plotntytskyi and the Juventus captain it was decisive for his team’s extension with a series of serves that dug the furrow (from 19-17 to 23-17). Ben Tara’s final point explodes the five thousand of the PalaBarton.
Perugia wins the challenge in several fundamentals. Serving (9 aces against 5), attacking (57% against 45%) and blocking (10 direct points against 5).
MVP of the match a concrete one Ben Tara who closed with 20 points, 4 of which were blocked. Also in double figures are the two hammers Plotnytskyi and Semeniuk (14 and 12 respectively), 17 points also come from the center with an excellent Russo in attack (9 points with 88% in the first half) and a Flavio version of the wall shutter (8 points of which 5 are directly on the wall). Giannelli is extraordinary in managing the Juventus offensive game, Colaci confirms himself as the leader of Perugia’s second line for the thousandth time. As mentioned, Captain Leon’s entry into the fourth set was excellent. The Caribbean spiker scored 6 points with 4 out of 4 in attack and 2 aces that set the Pian di Massiano stands alight.
COMMENTS
Wilfredo Leon (Sir Susa Vim Perugia): “Great match by the team. I’m happy and proud of how we played today, especially in the first two sets. We wanted to show that we really wanted this victory. It was also great to play in front of five thousand people, now we’ll try to do better on Sunday in Monza.”
Gabriele Di Martino (MINT Vero Volley Monza): “Today Perugia’s serve put us in a bit of difficulty, but in the third set we found our certainties on the court, winning the set. We can certainly do better, we know that a challenging Race-4 awaits us, but we will have all the support of our fans.”
SESTET – Lorenzetti’s Sir takes the field with Giannelli as director, Ben Tara as opposite, Plotnytskyi and Semeniuk in place 4, Russo and Flavio in the centre, Colaci as libero. No changes to the victorious sextet in the last match, with Eccheli fielding Kreling as setter and Loeppky as opposite, Maar and Takahashi spikers, Galassi and Di Martino in the center and Gaggini libero.
THE MATCH – Immediately two breaks on each side with aces from Giannelli and Takahashi (2-2). Winning service also for Flavio (5-3). Galassi equalizes (5-5). Block and then attack by Russo (8-5). Giannelli secondly keeps his distance then blocks from Flavio (12-8). Attack and ace by Plotnytskyi (15-9). The Ukrainian left-handed player again followed by a double ace from Semeniuk (21-12). Plotnytskyi brings Perugia to set point (24-15). He immediately closes Ben Tara’s block (25-15).
5-3 Perugia in the second after Galassi’s error. Ben Tara’s attack is also out (5-5). Plotnytskyi with the maniout then Ben Tara (10-7). Plotnytskyi again (12-7). Winning block by Flavio then ace by Russo (15-8). Flavio closes the first half (17-10). Monza shortens with Takahashi’s turn of service (20-15). Plotnytskyi restarts Perugia with the pipe (22-16). Maar’s out serve takes the hosts to set point (24-18). Semeniuk favors the Juventus double (25-18).
Balance in the third (6-6). Monza advantage after Plotnytskyi’s error (7-9). Ben Tara equalizes with the counterattack (9-9). Block by Flavio then ace by Plotnytskyi (12-10). Maar out (15-12). Galassi (attack and ace) brings everything back into balance (18-18). Ben Tara out, Monza ahead (18-19). Loeppky pierces the wall, +2 for the guests (20-22). Inside Leon. Loeppky again, Monza set point (22-24). Ben Tara sends everything to the advantage (24-24). Maar on high hands (24-25). Ace by Maar with the help of the tape, Monza shortens (24-26).
Semeniuk takes charge for his team in the fourth set (8-5). In Leon for Plotnytskyi. The captain scored (10-6). Takahashi calls everything into question (11-10). Semeniuk finds a very important sideout (15-13). Ben Tara stops Maar from blocking then finds the winning counterattack (19-15). Maar immediately redeems himself with an attack and ace (19-17). Leon then block by Flavio (21-17). Double ace by Leon (23-17). Galassi scores, match point for Perugia (24-18). Ben Tara closes (25-19).
