The Umbrians exceed the Turks with a clear 3-0 (25-23, 25-23, 25-22). Sunday at 20.05 the final. The protagonist of the success the Japanese Ishikawa
Perugia is in the Champions League final! Supported by about 200 fans in tow, the Sir has passed Lodz in three sets the Halkbank Ankara and now for Sunday’s challenge (8.05 pm) wait to know the opponent from the other semifinal (Saturday 2.45 pm) all Polish between Jastrzebski Wegiel and Warta Zawiercie. While offering a proof of continuity and substance, it was not all easy for Angelo Lorenzetti’s team, forced to chase the Turks (forward until 9-5) by Radostin Stoytchev, then climbed over 14-13 with a loser wall and an Ishikawa attack (8 points in the set). From that moment on, it continued point to point, with Ankara (dragged by the 9 points of a sensational leal) ahead until 21-20. Plotnytskyi thought about closing the set (25-23) with a wall on Kood. In the second fraction the Sir was unable to take off, but remained in the game, and then lengthened on 22-18 (ACE of Herrera), suffering the reaction of Ankara (ACE of Kood Poer 22-20) and then in the final the attack of Ishikawa (7 points for him) for the 24-22, the ACE of Leal for the 24-23 and the final error in the beaten of Sletola (25-23). In the third set, the balance lasted until 8-8, then Perugia rose to the chair and stretched with the usual Ishikawa until 19-15. But Ankara showed himself indomitable, taking under 22-21. The wall of Solè on Leal (24-21) created the conditions for success, which arrived with the error in Matic (25-22). To chase the great dream always missed, now Perugia will return to play for the highly anticipated final on Sunday at 20.05. There will also be the disappointment for having lost the race towards the Scudetto.
Perugia: Ishikawa 20 points, Ben Tara 14 points; Muri Team 10 (4 Solè, 3 Loser); Ace Team 5 (2 Ishikawa).
Ankara: Leal 13 points, koy 12 points; Muri Team 5 (2 Tayaz and Sletola); ACE Squadra 4 (2 koy).