Thanks to a performance full of heart and nerves, Smartsystem Fano wins game 1 and advances in this promotion play-off final.
In a Palas Allende packed beyond belief, the Virtussini suffered a little but brought home a fundamental success in the presence of a San Donà who played their game but gave in at a distance. The Venetians started off strong despite Fano leading by three points in the first set (23-20), then in the daring final Favaro and the eternal Giannotti closed the score. Not at all shaken, Smartysystem grinds out the game in the second set, moving ahead 9-4 and 13-8 with Partenio as the absolute protagonist (11 points for him at the end of the match), San Donà reacts but does not deal with the Merlo-Roberti pair who rises in chair and allows Fano to make an impact.
In the third quarter the Virtussini command (10-5, 19-16) but never give the sensation of taking the escape route, so Personal Time goes back down and impacts at 20. Gori serving, Dimitrov, Merlo and Maletto become the protagonists of a grand final, bringing the Virtussini to 2-1. In the fourth set, Favaro takes his team forward with the serve (5-7), but Fano, thanks to the block and defense, gets back on top (14-12), Roberti in serve (18-13) accelerates and the final is an apotheosis with the public applauding the team heading towards the 3-1 final.
Smartsystem Fano 3 – Personal Time San Donà 1 (25-27, 25-19, 25-22, 25-18)
Smartsystem Fano: Dimitrov 14, Roberti 18, Galdenzi 3, Merlo 19, Partenio 11, Raffa (L), Margutti, Focosi, Mazzon, Gori, Maletto 7, Uguccioni, Sorcinelli, Magnanelli. All. Mastrangelo.
Personal Time San Donà: Tulone, Parisi, Bassanello (L), Giannotti 19, Favaro 11, Guastamacchia 9, Day 6, Paludet, Trevisiol, Lazzaron, Tuis, Cunial 3, Umek 3, Lazzarini. All. Moretti
Referees: Turtu’ Marco and Marotta Michele
Fano: bv 5, bs 23, walls 13; San Donà: bv 5, bs 13, walls 7
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