Daniele Mazzone (mvp of the match) and Simone Giannelli blocked a Molfetta spike

Ph. Trabalza

Trento, April 3rd, 2016

The factor “PalaTrento” doesn’t betray Diatec Trentino in the most important moment of its season of Super League UnipolSai. In the fifth and decisive game of the playoff series playoffs Championship 2016, the Italian champions have indeed made the most of the opportunity to play between the friendly walls to overcome for 3-1 Exprivia Molfetta and gain the qualification to the ninth semi-final of the history of Trentino Volley. Waiting for the tricolor in a new confrontation to the best of five games, the opponent DHL Modena in the remake of the challenge that has awarded the title eleven months ago.
To gain access to the second round of the standings and give the final last shoulder to Molfetta, which still exited with applause, Stoytchev’s team had to draw on all its technical and tactical resources, physical and temperamental: an inside out challenge which brought back out to the surface all the qualities of Kaziyski’s attack (12 points with 67%) and Urnaut (53%), the coldness of Djuric (not the best but still crucial) and the skillful ability to manage the game of Giannelli. All weapons exploited to settle accounts after the initial advantage of the guest, and then close in four sets with some risk too. MVP of the match the amazing former of duty Daniele Mazzone, attentive to the block (3) and in attack (83%) and good at exploiting the opportunity offered him by Stoytchev to put the gag to Hernandez. Without the continuity of its opposite, Exprivia has tried to respond with the great Joao Rafael Fedrizzi but long play had to raise the white flag.

Trentino Volley Srl
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