Filippo Lanza, mvp of the match, spikes a pipe attack
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Trento, February 15th 2017
Diatec Trentino turns over a new leaf after the bad defeat of Sunday in Civitanova and conquers, even with some difficulties, the qualification to the quarterfinals of CEV Cup 2017. The yellow-blue team will play versus Piacenza, in a Italian derby.
What started brilliantly in Finland, two weeks ago with a 3-0 in the away match, was concluded today in a more complicated match won 3-1 against VaLePa.
The qualification was uncertain only in the first half of the match, when Sastamala tried to surprise the home team putting all their efforts on the court; Trentino Diatec wavered and risked to lose also the second set, before retaking the lead and dominating the rest of the match. Crucial were the entrances on the court of Lanza (started from the bench but later became fundamental with 11 points) and Nelli, decisive with his serves. With the performance of Solé (best scorer with 16 points, 4 of which were blocks), Lorenzetti and the team overturned the trend and the initial disadvantage, being able to win the fourth set and winning the match, for the 14th time in the season in PalaTrento.
In the fourth round of the international tournament there will be no need to travel abroad: to access the semifinals Trentino Diatec will have to win against Lpr Piacenza, which defeated Serbian Novi Sad.
Here is the table of the return match of Final of 2017 CEV Cup, played tonight at PalaTrento
Trentino Diatec-VaLePa Sastamala 3-1
(22-25, 30-28, 25-12, 25-20)
TRENTINO DIATEC: Antonov 4, Van de Voorde 15, Giannelli 3, Urnaut 10, Solé 16, Stokr 5, Colaci (L); Nelli 13, Lanza 11, Mazzone T.. N.e. Burgsthaler, Blasi, Chiappa and Mazzone D.. Coach Angelo Lorenzetti.
VALEPA SASTAMALA: Esko 5, Kunnari 14, Guymer 5, Sivula 19, Makinenen 8, Carmody 5, Korhonen (L); Jylha, Karkkainen, Chourio. N.e. Oksala. Coach Sami Kurttila.
REFEREES: Steinmetz di Loxstedt (Germany) and Akbulut di Uskudar (Turkey).
SET DURATION: 27’, 33’, 23’, 25’; tot 1h and 48’.
NOTES: 2.352 spectators. Trentino Diatec: 15 blocks, 12 aces, 19 service errors, 7 action errors, 50% in attack, 54% (22%) in reception. VaLePa Sastamala: 13 blocks, 5 aces, 14 service errors, 8 action errors, 41% in attack, 41% (28%) in reception. Mvp Lanza.
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