Nothing to do for the GLS Salerno Guiscards who lost in Game 3 of the final for promotion to Serie B2 on the Volley World pitch which now takes a 2-1 lead in the series. A few too many mistakes affect the Foxes’ match president Pino D’Andrea who in the first set initially clung to Giovagnoli but the home team, who made practically nothing mistakes, with Panacea and Danisi on serve immediately set the break which broke the balance. With Rossin first and then Sorrentino, the GLS also returns to -4 at 20-16, also wasting the opportunity to definitively get back into a set that ends 25-18 for the hosts. In the second set Volley World immediately started strong, taking a 6-1 lead. Di Genua for Rossin, first and Palladino for Ruotolo afterwards, it’s coach Cacace’s moves. Elisa Di Nicuolo’s block seems to be able to give a shock, but despite a timid attempt at a comeback, GLS Salerno Guiscards is unable to react with Volley World Napoli who play well and easily finish 25-15. In the third set with Rossin back on the court in place 4, the GLS, moved by pride, seems to transform, moving ahead by 3 thanks to Corallo’s points, at 5-8. Volley World impacts and tries to extend. Unlike the first two sets, however, GLS remains in the wake and regains parity at 15. New Neapolitan lead for 20-16, but with two points from Rossin, one from Palladino and the block from Sorrento, the GLS Salerno Guiscards regain parity at 21. Corallo scores the 22-23 which seems to be able to reopen the match but Volley World overtakes the foxes and after an amazing defense by Panacea on an attack by captain Corallo, closes with Danisi 25-23. The Foxes, with their first away defeat of the season, will be forced to win Race 4 scheduled for next Wednesday at Senatore at 8.30pm so that Game 5 can then be played in Naples next Saturday. In the event of a knockout, GLS Salerno Guiscards will play the second final for B2 against the winner of the match between Phoenix Caivano and Agropoli Paestum. «First of all, we must congratulate Volley World – declared the manager of GLS Salerno Guiscards, Domenico Nappa – who demonstrated not only that they have great individuality but that they are a team and in this Game 3 they really played a great match. We knew this would be difficult, they approached it well and we suffered. In the third set the momentum of the match was changing but we weren’t able to take advantage of the situation. Now we have Game 4 at home, a fundamental match not to make mistakes.”
