Tolok’s 34 points are not enough to lengthen the series, Haaks and impregnable Fahr. From 16 April away to the challenge with Milan for the Scudetto

Journalist

April 9, 2025 (modification at 22:45) – MILAN

Novara-Salongliano 1-3 (26-28, 25-23, 20-25, 16-25)

In the bolt of the Palaigor Novara it surrenders in 4 sets in Conegliano at the end of a game fought for two and a half sets. Tolok’s edges were not enough (12 points in the first set, 13 in the second) to lengthen the semifinals. The reigning champions reassembled and won the first set, they sold the second and then accelerated in the third and fourth: for Conegliano it is the seventh Scudetto final in a row. The 34 points of Tolok responds the 20 of Haak, 17 of Zhu, 16 of Gabi and especially the 14 of Sarah Fahr (91% in attack and two walls), awarded as the best player.

the game

Bernardi Schiagiera Bosio-Tolok, Aleksic-Bonifacio, Alsmeier-Ishikawa and Fersino Libero. Santarelli focuses on the classic sextet: Wolosz-Haak, Gabi-Zhu, Chirichella-Fahr and De Gennaro Libero. Conegliano starts great, rises 4-1 with a super haak, but Novara responds with the crushes of Tolok (12 points in the first set). Bernardi’s team remains in front until 22-20, then Conegliano comes back on point, builds 3 set points and closes 28-26 per fourth.

the answer

Bosio and companions do not give up, in the second set they start again in front, it is Gabi this time to mend up to overtaking 8-7. But the turn in the beat and the edges of Tolok bring the owners of houses forward 17-12. Conegliano does not lose himself, recuces with the plants, approaches until 17-14. A wall of Fahr stops Tolok (18-16) and opens up to the comeback of the reigning champions. The Russian of Novara prints on 21-19 and then 22-19 with an ace (the fifth of the game). With this Conegliano is not enough: below 23-20 you go to 23-22, but Novara builds two sets set (24-22) still with Tolok. The first canceled by Gabi, but Tolok transforms the second with a missile: 25-23.

that team

The third set is still fought, Zhu and Haak respond to Tolok’s accelerations, Fahr is impregnable: Conegliano takes off up to 23-17 and closes 25-20 still with Zhu. Novara pays the labors of the first two sets and in the fourth set it suffers from the attacks of Haak, Gabi and Zhu until 25-16 which closes the semifinal series. From April 16th via the final series against Milan.



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