Volleyball, Superlega: Kaziyski show, Trento goes to Padua and defends third place

Padua-Trento 1-3 (25-27, 16-25, 25-20, 21-25)

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In Padua only applause, in Trento the three points. Lorenzetti’s team, deprived of Podrascanin and at the last also of Lavia, blocked by a feverish attack (negative buffer), took home a fundamental victory for their classification, leaving Padua in the plague. Kaziyski and Michieletto take care of it, together with Lisinac, to drag the Trentino team to success. Padova cries over spilled milk for an advantage of 24-22 not exploited in the first set and for the too fluctuating test of its main guns, Bottolo (positive only in serving) and Weber. Trento starts well, exploiting Bottolo’s mistakes in attack (5-8), Loeppky brings Padova back to 10-10, then it’s Michieletto’s turn at bat to create the break that brings Itas to 11-14. A mistake by Kaziyski puts Padua back in balance (17-17), one by Michieletto gives 21-19 to the bianconeri. Trento impacts immediately (21-21), the bianconeri go on 24-22, but get bogged down on p1. Closes an ace of Pinali on Gottardo (25-27). Balance also at the start of the second set (4-4), then the defense of Trento makes the difference (6-12). Itas plays on velvet and Kioene loses courage and confidence. Michieletto takes the chair and everything is easy for the people from Trentino. Bottolo signs four points in a row for Kioene (4-0) at the start of the fourth set. Cuttini’s team (which starts Crosato for Volpato) goes 12-8 with an ace from Weber and then 16-10 with a touch from Zimmermann. Padua’s attacking errors immediately put Trento back into play (17-15). But Trento is also wrong and Kioene stretches again (21-17). It is the decisive break: Crosato’s first half ends (25-20). Sovereign balance at the start of the fourth set (5-5). Padova tries the first extension (8-5), but Trento immediately returns (8-9) with Kaziyski to take his hand. Michieletto accelerates and brings him to 13-16. Padua tries to the end but has to give up.