Trento, 14 October 2018

Itas Trentino-Emma Villas Siena 3-0, the match report

Here the live commentary of the match. In the occasion of the first official match of the season, at the BLM Group Arena Angelo Lorenzetti proposes this team’s formation: Giannelli as setter, Vettori as opposite, Kovacevic and Russell as spikers, Lisinac and Candellaro at the centre and Grebennikov as libero. The Siena’s coach Juan Manuel Cichello counts on Marouf as setter, Hernandez Ramos as opposite, Maruotti and Ishikawa as spikers, Mattei and Gladyr at the centre, Giovi as libero. At the beginning Siena takes the lead thanks to Hernandez Ramos (2-4), but Itas Trentino does not lag behind and, after that, Russell changes the score (7-6 in three consecutive attacks). The American player is in shape and he leads his team to 9-7. In the middle of the set Grebennikov is one of the protagonists and helps Itas Trentino to achieve the score 13-30 and later 16-12 also with Kovacevic’s help. Trentino Volley is now in an advantage position and it closes the set (1-0) thanks to a Vettori’s handout.
The second set starts like the first one: Trento has to wait until 12-9 before it can score some advantage points. But in this case Siena, thanks to Hernandez, has the energy to restart and and almost catch up (16-15). Now it is Kovacevic (with two consecutive aces) who puts Itas Trentino ahead in this match (20-16). During he final rush Trentino Volley prevails, Vettori as server scores six points (24-18) and later it wins the second set (25-20 again). The third set is balanced, Emma Villas keeps following the Itas Trentino’s points (6-6, 12-11); the Hernandez’ pass fails and it gives the chance to the home team to score three points (14-11). The Cichello’s time out is providential because when the match restarts the Cuban player ties the temporary score (14-14); at this time Russell is essential and scores four points (18-15). Itas Trentino wants to end the match quickly and it manages to do what it wanted to: 25-22 and 3-0!

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