The rosy dream becomes reality: after another practically perfect match, the Talmassons Board of Directors achieved a well-deserved promotion to the top league, also triumphing in game 2 of the Serie A2 Tigotà playoff final 3-0 against Futura Giovani Busto Arsizio. A sensational and perhaps unexpected result, also considering the difference in ranking Pool Promotion (the Bustocche second, Messina third, the Friulians fourth) arrived at the end of two matches played with clarity, determination and the desire not to let any ball fall to the ground. For the first time since A1 and A2 existed, a Friulian club thus reaches the highest point of Italian women’s volleyball.
The Talmassons awards ceremony promoted in A1 (photo Filippo Rubin)
An afternoon in Latisana crowned and celebrated by over 1,500 present, an all-time record, who packed the stands in every available seat. Fans were amazed by the tenacity of their favorites in the hard-fought first set, which was decisive for the fate of the match. Coach’s girls Beltrami in fact, they take to the field with the desire to ruin the party for the hosts by hitting with Zanette (8 points in the set) and extending to +4 both at 14-18 and then at 19-23. The set seems directed but the coach’s athletes are not of the same opinion Barberswho cancel two set points at 22-24 and 23-24, starting a point-to-point that lasts until 31-29 when, a block from Eze and then an attack from Costantini, close the fraction.
Talmassons, pushed by her audience, is galvanized and flies on the wings of enthusiasm: Eze takes the stage distributing balls with extreme precision, Hardeman (16 points) e Populini (12) they land effectively along with the usual contribution from the power plants Eckl (9, 5 walls) e Constantines (8, 1 ace and 2 blocks). The other two games were managed without suffering and ended 25-20 and 25-17, with Busto Arsizio feeling all the pain of the lost set and failing to reverse the inertia of the match with only Zanette in double figures with 14 points and the ‘11% team efficiency. MVP award of the finals to an extraordinary and very excited woman Chidera Blessing Ezedecisive with his distribution and above all his calm in the moments that determined the confrontation.
