A 3-1 defeat which complicates a lot the salvation goal of Lavinia Group Volley Trani. On Saturday evening, in the gym of the Margherita institute she was unable to overcome an opponent who gave 110% to overcome the blue and white athletes. The Trani team is now forced to get as many points as possible in the last three races.
From the very first bars of first set the home team made it clear that their intention would be to win at any cost. In fact, the pace is immediately tight with one point to point battle very heated and Lavinia Group Volley Trani forced to chase. The hosts are in a state of grace and have managed to keep the blue and white at a safe distance: most of the attacks from the Trani front line (Daniela Spaccavento, Giusy Miranda and Francesca Mitoli) was neutralized or from the walls or from the second line of Bari. On the other side the opponents they were cynical in exploiting the spaces between the two Trani lines and the blue and white errors. Despite the two time outs called by coach Mazzola, the team was unable to find an effective countermeasure to the opponents’ offensive attacks. (25-13)
In the second half of the game has arrived reaction of the Trani players who managed to overcome the opposing team by exploiting the excessive physical power of Alessia Dileo who, in his attacks, found the right synthesis between power and precision. After a start to the set, which seemed like a copy of the first, the Trani players engaged in a new point-to-point battle, fueled by reduced accuracy of opponent’s serves and attacksoften off target. At 24-19, Sara Grassi, with excellent dribbling, allowed Alessia Dileo to favor the ball change; she then managed to ring one positive streak of jokes which allowed Lavinia Group Volley to grab the draw at 24 all and overcome Volley’s Eagles on 25-27.
After the defeat in the second set, coming to the advantages, the reaction of the hosts was equally vehement, so much so as to put the Trani players in difficulty again. After an abrupt start that saw the Trani players go into the 5-0 deficitcoach Mazzola made some tactical corrections, managing to recover some ground (6-4). The first line in Trani he then opted for powerful conclusions, so as to be able to surprise the opposing blocks and win some points block out. However, the team from Bari did not allow themselves to be impressed and focused everything on defence, and then responded with precise attacks between the two lines. Lavinia Group Volley Trani it was then no longer able to react, leaving itself nine points behind (17-8), before managing to find some of them in turn, before the end of the third half of the game (25-17).
Finally, the reaction of pride failed, to reach the tie break, during the fourth round. There Volleyball Eagles kept the match pace high, not allowing the Trani opponents to take control of the game. Despite the Lavinia Group Volley Trani managed to reach the people of Bari on several occasions (2-2, 6-6), with a no-holds-barred clash, reach 14 all the home team capitalized on some of the guests’ errors and took the lead. With a gap of just three points, the Trani players have always tried to catch up to their opponents, but without succeeding. (25-22).
Monday 29 April 2024
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