Renee Teppan spikes against Modena block
ph. Trabalza
Trento, December 3rd 2017
Match report. Lorenzetti goes for the usual starting six that already defeated Piacenza, with Hoag and Lanza as spikers, Giannelli setter, Vettori as opposite and Eder with Zingel as middle-blockers, De Pandis as libero. Azimut Modena responds with Bruno as setter, Sabbi opposite, Earvin Ngapeth and Urnaut as spikers, Holt and Mazzone middle-blockers and Rossini libero. The beginning of the match is very hard-fought with Vettori on one side (4-2) and Ngapeth with Sabbi on the other (6-7) driving their teams; two blocks (Urnaut on Vettori and Holt on Hoag) dig the first gap for Modena (9-12) and force Lorenzetti to call the first time out of the match. Another block on Vettori (by Mazzone) extends the lead (+4, 12-16) before Lanza wins a tackle near the net against Bruno (14-16). Modena feels the danger of a comeback and blocks Trento’s attempts (on Kovacevic, 14-20) and controls the advantage that allows them to win the first set (20-23, 22-25).
Diatec Trentino reacts in the second set with the dodgy serves of Hoag and the blocks of Zingel (8-3), Stoytchev is forced to call a time out. After the short break Urnaut and Sabbi close the gap (9-7) but Lanza and Hoag are not ready to surrender (13-9); with high side out phase percentage Trento keeps the lead throughout the second set (15-11, 20-16), only conceding few chances to the opponent, with Eder regularly scoring in the middle of the net. Diatec is about to win the set (24-21) but fails to close the game as Modena comes back (24-24) and only at the advantages does Zingel block Urnaut (28-26) for the set.
The third set starts with some perfect services of Holt (1-4) but Diatec Trentino is very good in reacting very soon thanks to Lanza (5-5). The hosts accelerate again with Sabbi (8-10), after that the two coaches changed Vettori for Teppan and Urnaut for Van Garderen. Hoag gets on his high-horse and with some fantastic blows allows his team to get ahead again (13-12 and 15-13). In their enthusiasm, Diatec Trentino gathers pace (18-14), but Modena is good at filling the gap in this case as well (19-18), led by a great Sabbi. The team from Emilia uses its blinker with two break points of Ngapeth (21-23) and, holding the side-out, wins the third set (23-25).
In the fourth set Lorenzetti confirms Teppan as opposite and some good spurts of the Estonian himself allow the hosting team to get ahead (5-3). Azimut doesn’t get perturbed and immediately fills the gap (7-7) starting again a point-to point fight (10-10, 14-14, 17-17). A mistake of Hoag forces the yellow-blue team to ask for a time-out (17-19), which helps them to get to 19-19 also thanks to a mistake of Sabbi; a Lanza on fire takes almost single-handedly his team to 24-22 with some spikes and good services. Also in this case Trento doesn’t take this chance (24-24) but then forces the opponents to go to the tie-break with a block of Giannelli on Ngapeth.
In the fifth set Ngapeth gives his team the first reach (5-7), Hoag answers with a counter-break (9-8, block on the French himself). Eder can later score the ace of the +2 (11-9) and Teppan spikes for the +3 (13-10). A pipe of Lanza closes the match on 15-11 (3-2).
Trentino Volley Srl
Press Office
