The Block Devils come back in Monza in game 4 and bring the tricolor to Perugia! Giannelli MVP of the finals, Leon decisive, Lorenzetti King Midas. Let the party begin!
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We are Italian Champions!!
Sir Susa Vim Perugia wins in Monza in game 4 of the playoff final and brings the scudetto, the second in its history, to Perugia!
Semeniuk’s point starts the Juventus party. An uncontainable celebration on the pitch and in the white segment of the over four hundred fans who arrived from Perugia by any means. A party that involves everyone, from president Sirci to the sponsors, from the kids to the technical staff and the entire corporate entourage. A celebration of which there are four, like the trophies put on the showcase in this incredible season. A party that will end late because that’s right.
The match was tough, like the whole series with the excellent Mint Vero Volley Monza. A difficult first set, the reaction in the second, the thrills in the third with the home team’s impossible comeback, the apotheosis in the fourth.
Giannelli is the MVP of the finals, Leon comes in and decides as only he can do, the whole team, really the whole team, is wonderful.
Talking about numbers, statistics, aces or blocks, matters absolutely nothing tonight. What counts is everyone’s commendable work, what counts is the cup that takes its way to Perugia, what counts is the union of fourteen champions who have put together an unsurpassable group this year.
Two words, because in short he deserves them all, for the leadership of all this: Angelo Lorenzetti. That he conquered everyone with his style, with his calmness, with his ability to be unique. He turned the whole season into gold as only the greats can do. Chapeau!
In short, because repetita iuvant… we are Italian champions!
THE MATCH
Typical training for Lorenzetti. Balanced start (3-3). Break Perugia with Plotnytskyi’s counterattack (4-6). Takahashi equalizes at 8. Plotnytskyi and Ben Tara’s attacks are out, Monza takes the lead (11-9). Semeniuk equalizes immediately (11-11). Ace by Takahashi (13-11). Monza runs away with points from Galassi (18-13). Winning block by the hosts (20-14). Ace by Giannelli (20-16). Semeniuk closes the counterattack (21-18). Newly entered Leon’s pipe is out (23-18). Loeppky takes him to set point (24-19). Maar closes immediately (25-19).
There is Leon for Plotnytskyi in the second. Perugia advantage after Loeppky’s error and Ben Tara’s block (2-4). Maar then equalizes with an ace from Takahashi (6-5). Block by Russo (6-7). Ace also by Di Martino then block by Galassi (9-7). Two from Loeppky (11-7). In Plotnytskyi for Semeniuk. Murato Ben Tara (12-7). Inside Herrera. Plotnytskyi stops Monza’s series then Flavio (12-9). Leon with the counterattack (14-12). Leon’s wall on Loeppky (15-14). Two more from Leon (16-16). Di Martino out, Perugia ahead (17-18). The Block Devils remain at +1 (20-21). Smash by Herrera (21-23). Maar equalizes (23-23). Leon in parallel, Perugia set point (23-24). Defending Herrera, Giannelli closes the attack and Perugia equalizes (23-25).
Leon and Herrera remain. Tie in the third (2-2). Leon counterattacks (2-3). Ace by Herrera (3-5). Giannelli attacking version (4-7). Monza comes back behind with Maar (7-8). Plotnytskyi on high hands (7-10). Wall of Flavius (8-12). Herrera from the second line (11-16). Plotnytskyi from place four then ace from Giannelli (13-19). Leon out then Maar (16-19). Perugia holds and with Leon leads 19-23. Plotnytskyi’s attack is worth the set point (20-24). Monza recovers everything (24-24). Giannelli second intention (24-25). Takahashi with the pipe (25-25). Flavius (25-26). Maar out, Juventus double their lead (25-27).
0-3 Perugia in the quarter. Flavio in the first half (3-6). Leon counterattacks (4-8). Galassi halves (7-9). Leon attack and ace (8-12). Wall by Di Martino (10-12). Semeniuk in for Plotnytskyi. Two errors by Monza (10-15). Semeniuk pierces the opponent’s wall (10-16). Two from Maar (13-17). The Canadian fixes everything (16-17). Wall of Flavius (16-19). Leon counterattacks (18-22). Leon again (18-23). Leon, match point (19-24). Semeniuk!!!! We are Italian champions!! (20-25).
COMMENTS
Simone Giannelli (Sir Susa Vim Perugia): “Without my teammates there would have been none of this, they have been special all year. Last year after losing in the quarterfinals I said that we all had to improve and this year we did it, the club, us players and the fans who have always supported us. This championship belongs to the collective, it belongs to Perugia.”
The Scoreboard
MINT VERO VOLLEY MONZA – SIR SUSA VIM PERUGIA 1-3
Partial: 25-19, 23-25, 25-27, 20-25
MINT VERO VOLLEY MONZA: Cachopa 1, Loeppky 15, Di Martino 5, Galassi 12, Maar 20, Takahashi 14, Gaggini (free), Visic, Szwarc 2, Mujanovic. Ne: Comparoni, Morazzini (free), Beretta. All. Eccheli, deputy all. Ambrosio.
SIR SUSA VIM PERUGIA: Giannelli 8, Ben Tara 4, Flavio 8, Russo 7, Plotnytskyi 9, Semeniuk 6, Colaci (free), Leon 25, Held, Herrera 7. Ne: Solè, Ropret, Toscani (free), Candellaro. All. Lorenzetti, deputy all. Giaccardi.
Referees: Andrea Puecher – Gianluca Cappello
The Figures
MONZA: 12 bs, 5 aces, 35% rec. pos., 12% rec. prf., 48% att., 12 walls. PERUGIA: 15 bs, 4 aces, 40% rec. pos., 18% rec. prf., 54% att., 5 walls.
