Perugia, 07 April 2018

Play Off Scudetto 2018, Diatec Trentino fights during Match 3 at PalaEvangelisti

Zaytsev spikes against Diatec Trentino three block (ph. Trabalza)

After winning Match 2 at the BLM Group Arena, Diatec Trentino almost exceeds the external success also at PalaEvangelisti, yielding only for 15-13 at the tie-break in the 3rd Match of Semifinal. Tonight in Umbria the training led by Angelo Lorenzetti proved to be able to play his cards in the series against the first of the class Sir Safety Conad, who had to suffer up to the fifth set, reassemble the guests twice before earning two opportunities to detach the qualification to the Final by moving forward 2-1 in the fight to the best of the five matches. If they don’t want to finish their match in the league, the yellow-blues will therefore necessarily win the 4th race, scheduled in Trentino in eight days (Sunday, April 15th, at 18 at the BLM Group Arena), but there are many reasons to believe in the new tie. The performance offered by the yellow-blues tonight has perhaps been even better than the two previous ones; with the exception of the second set, clearly lost 13-25, Lanza and his companions have constantly given the impression of being able to compete point to point against the quoted opponent, showing moments of excellent volleyball as evidenced by the victory of the first and third set ( obtained with a sharp service and large percentages of the team in attack) and a good part of the fifth and decisive partial. Together with Captain Lanza, again best scorer of his with 19 points (47% to the network, a wall and an ace), good things have also made Teppan (confirmed due the unavailability of Vettori and who signs 16 times with 48% ), the setter Giannelli and the middle-blocker Kozamernik (62% in the first half, two blocks and one ace), but beyond the individual was the whole team to move anyway as a real group.

Here follows te summary of match 3 of semifinal of Play Off Scudetto UnipolSai 2018 played tonight at PalaEvangelisti in Perugia.

Sir Safety Conad Perugia-Diatec Trentino 3-2
(25-27, 25-13, 21-25, 25-17, 15-13)
SIR SAFETY CONAD: Zaytsev 15, Podrascanin 12, Atanasijevic 23, Russell 21, Anzani 4, De Cecco, Colaci (L); Della Lunga, Berger 1, Ricci. N.e. Cesarini, Siirila, Andric.  Coach Lorenzo Bernardi.
DIATEC TRENTINO: Lanza 19, Eder 4, Giannelli 4, Kovacevic 17, Kozamernik 8, Teppan 16, De Pandis (L); Hoag 1, Zingel, Vettori, Partenio. N.e. Cavuto and Chiappa.  Copach Angelo Lorenzetti.
REFEREES: Pasquali from Ascoli Piceno and Satanassi from Ravenna.
SET LENGHT: 33’, 23’, 29’, 28’, 21’; tot  2h14’.
NOTE:  3.921 spectators. Sir Safety Conad: 12 blocks, 5 acea, 14 mistakes during service, 10 mistakes in action , 55% in attack, 50% (26%) in reception. Diatec Trentino: 7 blocks, 6 aces, 17 mkistakes during service, 11 mistakes durng action, 44% in attack, 35% (13%) in reception Mvp Zaytsev.

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