Earvin Ngapeth, mvp and best scorer of the match with 30 points, blocked to Giannelli

Ph. Trabalza

Trento, April 12th, 2016

The path in the playoffs UnipolSai Championship’ semifinal’ series has become even more complicated for Diatec Trentino. After losing Game 1 on Saturday, the team Champion of Italy has succumbed tonight at DHL Modena also Game 2, allowing the Emilian to reach the 2-0 and have already starting next comparison (Game 3 on April 21st at PalaPanini) of the first of three opportunities to close the discussion and gain access to the final.
The guests were able to give the outside shot that previously in PalaTrento had always been denied by the hosts under Stoytchev’s management; the claim for 2-3 in front of over 3,300 spectators of the plant of via Fersina though, it sounds like too severe a punishment for Diatec Trentino that in the first part of the match had generously hand held the ranks of the game going forward before 1- 0 and then 2-1.
Later the Italian champions have, however, had to deal with the angry reaction of DHL has passed through the hands of specially Ngapeth. With 30 points, 57% by the net and 13 break point the French made the difference in both the fourth difficult set and at the tie-break, where Kaziyski, almost alone, had reenergized the Trentino hopes (from 8-12 to 12-13) before the end of the attack of the number nine geminiano. Matey is the end result of the best scorer of the tricolor (20 points with three blocks and two aces), attended by most of the race by Djuric (19) and, especially in service, by Urnaut (12); at the end Diatec Trentino have failed the blocks after a stellar first set in this key (only in the first set 7 and 6 in the following four) and intensity in the second line.

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