Cannes (France), 16 February 2022

As Cannes Dragons-Trentino Itas 1-3, the match report

The match report. Angelo Lorenzetti retrieves Lisinac, lining him up once again in the centre of the net diagonally to D’Heer. The rest of the starting six see Sbertoli as setter, Lavia as opposite spiker, Zenger as libero and the couple Kaziyski-Michieletto in place 4. As Cannes Dragons respond with Gelinski as setter, Jimenez as opposite spiker, Penchev and Sossenheimer as wing spikers, Koncilja and Bregent as middle-blockers, Mouiel as libero. The start is slow for the yellow-blue team, with mistakes in attack and blocked after serving: in few seconds the French team goes to 1-5 and then 2-7 thanks to Penchev’s ace, the situation forces the guest team to call a technical time out. At the restart, Trentino Itas starts playing and with Kaziyski, Michieletto but also with a block by D’Heer, the team takes back quickly break points of disadvantage (5-7 and 8-9). What was needed was a perfect series of services by Lisinac, helped by a point in bump by the same Serbian player and also by Lavia’s counterattack so as to see Trento to be in the lead 13-12. Later on, Lavia and Lisinac are the ones to increase the points on the yellow-blue board (20-17). In the decisive moment, the Italian system for the side out blocks. Cannes is able to tie 20-20 with Jimenez. Lavia’s help (23-21) and Kaziyski side out are once again useful to close the first set, finished with 25-23.
In the second set, after changing the court, everything changes, because Trentino Itas’ power is above all. With an unchained Lavia, the guest team starts escaping (7-1, 10-2, 15-4) without finding any kind of resistance from the opponents, despite the trainer Matijasevic lterni changes things. The Calabrian attacker imposes himself also with the service, followed by Sbertoli and Michieletto. 2-0 arrives with 25-9.
The match starts to be balanced again in the third set, also thanks to some specific credits to Cannes that is strong at service and works good with blocks (5-6 and 6-8). The French team put a great deal of effort with Annicette to try to escape (7-10). Kaziyski ties things at 15-15 but afterwards there is still to suffer because number 11’s ace gives a new double advantage (18-20). Trentino Itas with Lisinac goes back to minus one (21-22) and nullifies three set points with Kaziyski (26-26). Michieletto procures a match ball (27-26), but Cannes reacts once again and with the same Annicette takes the match to the fourth set (27-29).
The next set sees the yellow-blue team going back as absolute main characters on the court, thanks to the magnificent start by Kaziyski but also by D’Heer and Michieletto, who blocked (6-3, 10-5, 13-8). After Matijasevic’s time out, Lisinac is unchained and Kaziyski scores from the nine metres (18-10). The final success for 3-1 arrives few seconds later, with 25-14, with Lavia once again as main character.

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