Trento, 07 April 2021

Itas Trentino-Cucine Lube Civitanova, the match report

The match 4 report. The reading of the starting six does not reserve any surprises; Itas Trentino therefore presents itself with Giannelli as setter, Nimir opposite spiker, Lucarelli and Kooy spikers, Lisinac and Podrascanin in the center and Rossini libero. Cucine Lube Civitanova responds with De Cecco as setter, Rychlicki opposite spiker, Juantorena and Leal spikers, Simon and Anzani midlle-blockers and Balaso libero. At the start, the guests immediately make their intentions understood, starting with Juantorena and Simon (1-4) and then also with Rychlicki (2-6), when Lorenzetti decides to stop the game. At the resumption, the Luxembourgian opposite spiker still regulates the pace of the break phase (3-9 and 4-11), forcing the Trentino coach to take advantage of a new time out. The set is irremediably compromised, but Itas Trentino tries at least to play and take action on the retreads as it actually happens (from 5-14 to 10-14 with Lucarelli effectively at the net). Simon's block on Lisinac widens again the gap (11-17), then Nimir attacks from the nine-meter line and brings his team to minus three (16-19), assisted by Michieletto (replaced mid-set for Kooy) . Cucine Lube closes the score at 19-25 with a double block from Simon.
Itas Trentino returns to the field with another look in the second set; Lorenzetti confirms Michieletto among the squad and he signs the break of 5-2 that opens the partial; then Nimir with an attack and Podrascanin with a block on Rychlicki widen the gap (8-3), forcing Blengini to stop the game. At the resumption, Civitanova (with Yant on the field instead of Leal) takes a few minutes to get back on track, taking advantage of Juantorena's streak and the difficulties in receiving of the giallo-blù team (9-7). Lube with Simon's ace arrives at minus one (12-11). The draw arrives at sixteen, with a block by Juantorena on Nimir, but Trento restarts thanks to one of the rare mistakes in attack in Simon's series (18-16). A dunk on the net by the same Dutch opposite spiker and an ace by Juantorena on Lucarelli reverse the situation (18-19) and make Lorenzetti decide for a time out. In the final part of the set, the guests accelerate again with the ace of Yant (21-23) and defend the break with Juantorena: 23-25 and 0-2.
The point-to-point battle resumes in the third fraction (3-3 and 5-5), before Lube is exalted again in the break phase (5-8) with Rychlicki. Itas Trentino tries to replicate with Nimir (8-10) and then with Michieletto (ace for 10-11). Three consecutive giallo-blù blocks (two by Lisinac and one by Giannelli) allow them to have an advantage on the hosts for the first time (12-11, time out Blengini), then Itas Trentino accelerates with another block, this time by Lucarelli (14 -11). Simon with his serve mends the tear (14-13) and then it is Rychlicki with a simple slash for Anzani to offer parity at 17. Itas Trentino finds another point (20-18), which Simon still contracts (22 -22); at the sprint it is still the team from the Marches to raise their arms: Lucarelli's invasion of the net after an attack and rebuilt to score for Rychlicki (23-25). The match ends at 0-3, and the series ends at 1-3.

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