Omega Volley Mesagne wins and convinces

Omega Volley Mesagne wins and convinces in the Quarter Final for promotion to the Serie B of men’s volleyball. Yesterday evening Tony Lo Re’s boys prevailed in the gym of the “Rutigliano” middle school in Bitonto at the ASD Volley Bitonto at the end of a hard fought match for 3-1 (22-25 / 25-21 / 27-25 / 25-17). Despite their ranking, the Bari team sold their lives dearly compared to their highly-rated opponents, immediately engaging Semeraro and company, who started with the handbrake on as often happens. Different music in the second set. Change in direction by Lo Re with Solazzo in place of Semeraro and with Ristani, apathetic in the first set, who begins to heat up the dust, but above all with Fabrizio Andreatta who tonight unleashed shots of rare power and precision in attack and in reception and monstrous defense percentages. The second set flows easily in favor of Omega despite a timid attempt by Bitonto to return in its final stages. Third set played point by point with Ristani finally back to his levels and with Olimpio taking over from the injured Buccolieri who has been trying to recover his best form since the Cup Finals. We were talking point to point with Il Bitonto serving for the set at 25-24 in his favour. Wrong serve and new tie. Andreatta is brought into service. Ace helped by the tape and a good dose of luck. Then at 26-25 Omega, after a long spectacular exchange between defenses and counterattacks, Olimpio, again, wins a tackle at the net with unspeakable malice, effectively handing the set and match to the Mesagnesi. Because then in the fourth and decisive set Bitonto literally collapsed under the blows of Ristani and Andreatta and buried by the walls of D’Amico and Caliolo. Worth noting this evening is the beautiful performance of libero Baldassarre who with Guadagnini take turns offering excellent performances which give security to a fundamental department to be able to look ever higher. “This evening we knew that it would not be at all easy to get to grips with Bitonto” begins Mister Tony Lo Re.” Our opponents, despite their 8 defeats in the Regular Season, have the ability to transform themselves into fearsome lions at home. They have displayed a great defense and in attack they have often hurt us from the center. Rest however, very happy with the performance offered by my boys who, even when they aren’t having a great day, always manage to find that little bit more to bring home the result.” Not even time to celebrate the victory because on Wednesday 8 May at 8.00 pm there will be the return match in S. Vito dei Normanni in the Pala Macchitella where it will be enough to win 2 sets to be able to go through.