Betim (Brasile), 11 December 2021

Funvic-Trentino Itas 0-3, the match report

The match report. For the last commitment in Brazil, Angelo Lorenzetti decides to confirm the starting six already proposed in the previous three matches: Sbertoli directed, Lavia as opposite hitter, Kaziyski and Michieletto in place 4, Lisinac and Padrascanin in the centre, Zenger as libero. Funvic responds with Radke as setter, Gabriel as opposite hitter, Yudi and Krauchuk in place 4, Gasman and Brito in the centre, Thales as libero. Trentino Itas tries to take the reins of the match since the start. Thanks to a counterattack of Lavia (4-2) and a block of Kaziyski on Krauchuk, the yellow-blue team arrives quickly at 7-4, that becomes 9-5 thanks to a mistake at the net, made by Yudi. The gap increases in the middle of the match (11-6) thanks to Lavia (another break point at the net). Krauchuk tries to reduce the gap (14-11), also helped by the next block of Gasman on Michieletto (16-14).
Kaziyski is the one to make Trento go on (19-15), the match is completed by the block of Lisinac and the always present Lavia (22-16). The 1-0 arrives thanks to 25-18. There is also time to see an ace by Kaziyski and a shot down the line of Michieletto.
At the start of the second set, Funvic changes something (Krauchuk becomes opposite hitter and make room in place 4 for Rodrigues) and try to rouse, putting on the field lots of defensive intensity (3-4), but Itas Trentino takes measurements and with Kaziyski (block on Yudi and subsequent counterattack) goes immediately to + 3 (9-6).
A pair of yellow-blue imperfections, among these a direct mistake of Michieletto, bring the Brazilian team even (11-11). The balance is unstable and lasts few minutes, because from 15-15, the team of Lorenzetti reaches thanks to two blocks (of Kaziyski and Lisinac) the score of 18-15 (time out Funvic).
Before the Serbian Player no-one passes at net (20-16), the green-gold team gets irritated, makes mistakes one after the other and give quickly the second set to Trento with the same points and the same end: attack of Michieletto.
Funvic does not give up, it start again stronger in the third set (1-3 and 2-5), wishing to reopen the games but Lavia and Michieletto recover quickly the disadvantage: one by attacking, the other one thanks to the service (ace for 6-6). Lisinac raises the wall, Kaziyski serves strongly and Trentino Itas goes away more and more secure and relaxed (10-8, 15-9, 22-15) towards the deserved colourful bronze medal (25-18).

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