Trento, 06 February 2021

Itas Trentino-Consar Ravenna 3-1, the match report

To try to win after two KO in three consecutive sets in the last seven days, Angelo Lorenzetti proposes its Itas Trentino with Giannelli as setter, Nimir as opposite spiker, Lucarelli and Kooy as spikers, Cortesia and Lisinac as middle blockers (Podrascanin was absent due to a last-minute problem), Rossini libero. Consar Ravenna presents itself at the BLM Group Arena with Redwitz as setter, Pinali as opposite spiker, Loeppky and Recine as spikers, Grozdanov and Mengozzi as middle blockers, Kovacic libero. The initial balance of the first set is broken by a block of Cortesia on the pipe of Loeppky and a mistake in the first half of Grozdanov (7-4), which forces Bonitta to call a time out. At the restart, another block of Lisinac on the Canadian widens the gap (11-7), before another block of the Bulgarian of Nimir closes the gap (14-12). The Dutch opposite spiker makes a comeback (16-12), while then Lucarelli defends the advantage (20-16), which then in the final is wider (25-19), also thanks to some errors of Consar.
The match returns to be particularly intense and it’s lived point-by-point in the first half of the second set, with the respective change ball phases that are very efficient (6-6 and 10-10); a block of Pinali on Lucarelli interrupts the tie (12-14), and forces Lorenzetti to call a time out. At the restart, an ace of Recine and a counterattack of Loeppky gives +4 (12-16) to Ravenna. The services of Sperotto (three with even an ace) closes a bit the gap for the gialloblù (15-16), but it’s only for a moment because a block of Mengozzi on Lisinac widens again the gap for the guests (16-19). Trento doesn’t give up and reacts, and with two consecutive blocks ties (22-22) (time out for Consar); the difficult comeback is felt for the hosts, who in the final lost lucidity (22-24, mistake of Nimir) and give the partial to the guests (Loeppky, 23-25).
The tie in the second set gives great enthusiasm to Ravenna that, after the change of field, returns immediately to play with the right mind e forces, with defences and winning ideas, Lorenzetti to call a time out on 4-6. At the restart, the hosts react immediately, before with Nimir (8-7) and then with Giannelli (ace for 12-11); the central part of the set is therefore very tight (16-15), but Itas Trentino earns with difficulty a break (18-16) that is however wasted quickly (20-20). The turn at service of Lucarelli offers a new idea (22-20), Consar responds with an ace of Loeppky (23-23), but surrenders after another service, this time of Nimir (25-23).
The fight point-by-point restarts in the fourth set (6-6), but Trento with Lisinac and Kooy has energy to widen the gap (9-7 and 14-11), using the great moment of its attack at the centre. The block of Giannelli on Loeppky gives +4 to the hosts (16-12), who then are good to protect it (20-16 and 22-18) with a great fluidity in their game. The 3-1 arrives on 25-19 with two consecutive aces of Nimir.

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