Many good hints from the midweek test match at Palaolimpia of Verona: Calzedonia wins at the tie-break

Sebastian Solé spikes during the test match in PalaOlimpia Hall

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Verona, March 22nd 2017

 

The matches lasted one hour and fourteen minutes and gave Diatec Trentino the chance to play 5 sets and to rotate all the players to keep them focused and in a good shape, even far from PalaTrento. The midweek test match played this afternoon at PalaOlimpia gave Diatec Trentino many useful hints, regardless the final result. Calzedonia managed to win the match at the end of a very close fifth set but coach Lorenzetti still looked very satisfied about the match played by his players in Verona. The coach from Marche, who strongly wished this match to maintain the competitive pace of his team acquired during last period, had so the chance to prepare the away match in Perugia of Saturday for match 2 of the Play Off semi-finals, getting many positive aspects. The most convincing parts of the match have been in the second set and in the third one, when Diatec Trentino has constantly kept the reins of the match after a first partial started with low intensity.
Especially the attack, with Giannelli as setter, has reached good percentages (55% in the second set, 60% in the third one) with a good performance by Lanza (54% with three blocks), Urnaut (50%) and particularly by Daniele Mazzone scoring 12 quick attacks with 83%. In the last two sets there has been place also for Burgsthaler, Blasi and Tiziano Mazzone, who fought tooth and nail until the end of the match.

 

Here is the table of the test match played this afternoon at PalaOlimpia in Verona.


Calzedonia Verona-Diatec Trentino 3-2
(27-25, 22-25, 19-25, 25-20, 20-18)
CALZEDONIA: Kovacevic 11, Anzani 10, Stern 15, Randazzo 8, Zingel 5, Baranowicz 1, Giovi (L); Lecat 3, Ferreira 13, Mengozzi 5, Paolucci 1. N.e. Frigo. Coach Nikola Grbic.
DIATEC TRENTINO: Urnaut 17, Van de Voorde 3, Stokr 11, Lanza 10, Solé 9, Giannelli 3, Colaci (L); Nelli 7, Chiappa (L), Blasi, Mazzone T. 6, Mazzone D. 11, Burgsthaler 3. N.e. Antonov Coach Angelo Lorenzetti.
REFEREES: Mischi and Menegatti from Verona.
SET DURATION: 21’, 21’, 21’, 21’, 15’; tot 1h and 39’.
NOTES: about 300 spectators. Calzedonia: 8 blocks, 11 aces, 25 service errors, 7 action errors, 47% in attack, 37% (13%) in reception. Diatec Trentino: 11 blocks, 8 aces, 28 service errors, 12 action errors, 51% in attack, 55% (23%) in reception.

 

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