Two victories in the first legs of the playoff semi-finals for the black and white teams of the ITS Sir Umbria Academy, the result of a project born from the collaboration between president Sirci’s company and the ITS Umbria Academy, main sponsor of the youth sector.
Coach Moscioni’s Sir Umbria Academy Assisi, number one seed of the post season, wins away in four sets in Spoleto with scores of 19-25, 22-25, 25-23, 23-25 and takes the first step towards the final. Good performance by the Block Devils in a hard-fought and exciting match in which Bregliozzi and his teammates were able to maintain calm in key moments and exploited Urbani’s excellent streak. Return match at the PalaSir in Santa Maria degli Angeli on Saturday 11 May at 8.30 pm, with two sets the landing in the final is a reality.
Great performance in the first leg of the other semi-final also for the Sir Umbria Academy SM degli Angeli of the technical couple Fontana-Severini and seeded number two. Also in this case, an away win in Narni again with a score of 1-3 (partials of 31-29, 13-25, 22-25, 24-26) in a match always on the edge in which the young Juventus talents demonstrated quality and character putting in a truly choral and team performance with Dionigi, Severini and Tesone on the shields. The decisive factor in the fourth set was Cannilla’s entry at 24-24 equal in serve as spiker on Dionigi, a winning move first with Fiori’s block on Cipiccia then directly with Cannilla’s ace on Bisonni, for the final 24-26 . Return match also in this case scheduled at the PalaSir of SM degli Angeli on Saturday 11 May at 5.00 pm, two sets are needed to reach the final.
