Top Volleyball conquers 2 decisive points in the race for salvation at the tie break. The young Italian top scorer with 24 points
Modena-Cisterna 2-3 (31-33, 12-15, 25-19, 25-17, 8-15)
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Cisterna wins with merit by stepping on what remains of a team that would like to fight for the Scudetto, protagonist tonight of a sometimes embarrassing match. For Modena it is no longer a problem linked to the possibility of reaching third place (it will arrive fourth) but it will be that of raising a group to the ground, with its most representative man, Ngapeth, out of condition. The tie break where after the change of field (8-8) Modena closed with zero points is emblematic. The first set after a long marathon is closed by the former Rinaldi who uses a hands out to give his players an unexpected 33 to 31 at least on the eve, but not for what we saw in the initial set with Cisterna ahead from the middle onwards, able pop to resist the timid return of the yellow and blue. Speaking of which, the imprecision of Bruno L’ace di Nimir reports under Modena (16-17) but it is a flash in the pan because with Dirlic’s winning joke the guests go on 16-19. Modena recovers 23 all on Ngapeh’s lift for Leal. It is played point by point, Cisterna receives and defends with character. Nimir’s ace gives the set ball to Modena (24-23). It goes on 30 even with the Dutchman who reduces the gap but immediately afterwards offers the guests another set ball that they use with Rinaldi. It is Cisterna again to carry on with Bossi’s wall on Ngapeth and the error of Abdel Aziz (6-9), Leal invades on 7-12, Dirlic replays on 7-13. Modena is in a doll, Giani changes Leal with Van Garderen but perhaps the right change, also to give a shock, would be that of Bruno. Modena no longer passes and on 10-19, Bossi’s wall on Mazzone, the PalaPanini begins to whistle. Gollini defends his first ball of the match at 12-20, demonstrating that even the relay works little. Rinaldi marks the ace of 12-22, the final partial is humiliating: 12-25 with the palaPanini who first applauds Rinaldi for the ace that closes the set and then whistles the yellow and blue at the change of field. In the third Giani restarts with Van Garderen, Leal and Sanguinetti, there are Ngapeth and Mazzone on the bench. The first mistakes of Soli’s team are worth 6-2 in Modena. Above all, Leal finds some rhythm, with Abdel Aziz. Modena easily finds 7-8 points ahead, loses some on the road but closes 25-19 with Nimir’s ace. Modena gets back on track and brings the match to the tie break. As mentioned in the fifth, on the 8 all, I change the field and the yellow and blue disappear and Cisterna closes 15 to 8.
Ravenna-Verona 1-3 (21-25, 15-25, 26-24, 20-25)
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Verona takes advantage of the wild card that remained on the calendar and with the 3-1 on the already relegated Consar Rcm, still without a win, he approaches salvation and even dreams of the playoffs. Instead the Romagna are already thinking about the reconstruction, most likely in A2 and with Marco Bonitta with carte blanche. With this in mind, the prolonged insertions of Bovolenta and Orioli should be read, while Vukasinovic, but above all the usual Klapwijk, thought about extending the match. The best, however, were Jensen and Mozic with a relay performance. Chronicle. Verona cannot play jokes and immediately shows it (1-4), then when Ravenna tries to react it raises an impassable wall (already 4 on 5-10), but then finds Klapwijk’s response with three consecutive aces. The equal role Jensen pays off and brings him on 11-16, but Consar peels off her knees to immediately replace three points and try to keep the set open. Useless effort, however, because the Venetians restart with Jensen just before Alessandro Bovolenta’s home debut and close at the second opportunity with the Dane himself from the second row. Consar hits the second set well and does not let the guests escape until 5-5, but then Verona goes back to raising the wall and Zanini is forced to timeout and to insert Queiroz in the direction. Jensen, however, pulls out a sample of applause attacks and remains an unsolved puzzle for the Romagna defense (10-15). The few loyalists (or masochists, depending on the point of view) surviving at De André after a wrong championship since the registration wake up when Bovolenta places the ace of 12-18, but it is the last gasp of a set that Verona wins in slippers closing at the first opportunity with Aspahurov. Third set with Ulrich (decent) for Ravenna who still starts well (3-1, 5-5) also because the general level has dropped further. Consar goes on with Klapwijk and stays there until 18-17, then a 0-3 break arrives which however does not discourage the hosts who go to get the Venetians and even go on 25-24 on Bovolenta’s services (good also in defense) and close with a gift from Magalini. Verona is in confusion and makes a lot of mistakes at the beginning of the fourth (5-4), then Raphael puts things in order and the guests overtake and try to stretch. Still to no avail, however, because Consar climbs to 14-15 but then physically gives in and allows Verona to close the accounts with the former Cortesia. Sandro Camerani
February 26, 2022 (change February 26, 2022 | 23:32)
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