Betim (Brasile), 09 December 2021

Foolad Sirjan-Trentino Itas 0-3, match report

Match report. Angelo Lorenzetti relies on the classical line up for the beginning of the championship with Sbertoli as setter, Lavia as opposite spiker, Kaziyski and Michieletto as hitter spikers, Lisinac and Podrascanin as middle-blockers and Zenger libero. The starting six of Foolad Sirjan responds with Ali Reza as setter, Blagojevic as opposite spiker, Esfandiar and Daneshdoust in position 4, Tashakori and Jelveh as middle-blockers, Heydari libero. The start of the yellow-blue team is marked by the serves of Michieletto; Alessandro, with two aces, builds the 3-0, but it is immediately stopped by the opponents’ block (3-3). Trentino Itas gets back energetically with Lisinac (attack and block) and Lavia (two attacks in a row) who widen the gap allowing to take the reins of the game in the first set (9-4). Then, the Iranians suffer in libero position and in attack, making it easier to succeed during the Italian break (11-5 and 14-6). In the second part of the game, Foolad tries to force the serve and is able to partly get back on top (17-12), but it is only a brief advancement before Sbertoli (one ace for him) and Lavia fix the situation definitely (21-14 and 25-18).
The beginning of the second set is more balanced (5-5, 6-7), in fact the Sirjan team pushes with the serve and it keeps a good continuity during the exchange of the ball thanks to its middle-blockers. Foolad overcomes Trentino Itas of 4 points (6-10) due to a winning serve of Esfandiar and a defence error of Trentino Itas; Trentino Itas doesn’t get perturbated and reaches the tie at 14 thanks to Michieletto and Lisinac (ace for him). Later, the game is played point-to-point (16-16, 18-18) up to 20-20; then Michieletto climbs back (22-20) and Lavia defends the break, carrying out a point from the serving area that wins the 2-0 (25-22).
In the third set the yellow-blue team starts at full speed (5-2, 7-3), working well at the block and at serve. Lavia is unstoppable with Sbertoli’s help; Trentino Itas continues its race quickly (12-7, 16-11) near to 3-0. This is possible because Iranians don’t wound anymore at serve and the game ends at 25-19 with no particular moves, only in the end of the game (from 24-16 to 25-19) due to a brownout of Trentino Itas in the result obtained.

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