Jan Stokr spikes during the match at PalaPoli
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Molfetta (Bari), 4th December 2016
Diatec Trentino keeps close the second place in the championship at the end of the first half of the SuperLega UnipoSal 2016/17. Tonight's victory at PalaPoli in Molfetta, where it lost three of the last four previous matches, allowed the yellow-blue team to end the first round of the season only behind Cucine Lube Citivanova (tie break loss for them tonight). In the drawing of Del Monte® Coppa Italia 2017 it will have the number two seed and and the quarter final will be played the 11th of January 2017 at PalaTrento against the winning team of the round of 16 Monza (7th place) and Ravenna (10th place).
To stop the 2016 negative tradition in Apulia, Angelo Lorenzetti's team had to use all its mental and phisycal energies. Down 1-2, after winning the first set e lost the next two, and down 3-9 during the fourth set, the yellow-blue found energies to reverse the trend and get the two points that allowed them to keep the second place safe from the attack of Modena.
The performances of the area 4 players Urnaut (mvp with 19 points and 59% in attack and the win ace) and Lanza (17 with 48%) were crucial to obtain an almost one year awaited win in Apulia, but also the great performance of the middle blocker Solé (76%) and Giannelli, 7 blocks and great sets until the end. The best to win against an opponent that has a great service and fought on each ball with its best attacker Sabbi (28) and Joao Rafael (23).
Here is the table of the 13th match of regular season SuperLega UnipolSai 2016/17 played tonight at PalaPoli in Molfetta.
Exprivia Molfetta-Diatec Trentino 2-3
(21-25, 25-19, 31-29, 21-25, 13-15)
EXPRIVIA: Polo 9, Tiaguinho 1, Joao Rafael 23, Vitelli 10, Sabbi 28, Olteanu 12, De Pandis (L); Del Vecchio, Partenio. N.e. Jimenez, Porcelli and Hendriks. Coach Flavio Gulinelli.
DIATEC TRENTINO: Mazzone D. 6, Giannelli 9, Lanza 17, Solé 14, Stokr 8, Urnaut 19, Colaci (L); Nelli, Antonov, Blasi, Van de Voorde 4. N.e. Burgsthaler, Mazzone T.. Coach Angelo Lorenzetti.
REFEREES: Gnani from Ferrara and Vagni from Perugia.
SET DURATION: 28’, 27’, 38’, 24’, 21’; tot 2h e 18’.
NOTES: 1.972 spectators, total sales 11.135. Exprivia: 11 blocks, 6 aces, 16 service errors, 10 action errors, 47% attack, 29% (16%) reception. Diatec Trentino: 11 blocks, 6 aces, 16 service errors, 7 action errors, 53% attack, 45% (33%) reception. Mvp Urnaut.
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