Piacenza, 03 April 2022

Play Off Scudetto 2022, Piacenza wins match 2 in a come back at tie-break

The match between Itas Trentino and Gas Sales Bluenergy in the quarter finals of Play-Off Scudetto Credem Banca 2022 will be played in the third and last match of the series, the match is set on Sunday April 10th at 6.30 p.m. at BLM Group Arena in Trento. In order to know the name of the team that will go to the semifinal we will need indeed the tie-breaker. Tonight, the team trained by Angelo Lorenzetti was not able to win the first of the two matches, losing at the tie-break at the end of a new hard-fought match at PalaBanca in match 2.
The enormous will of the host team to give themselves at least another match of Play-Off Scudetto has prevailed in the end against Itas Trentino, which was good enough to escape at the beginning arriving to 2-0 before facing the proud response of the host team, which started from the second set thanks to the service. After imposing its game in the first set, from the second one, the yellow-blue team started to have some difficulties in reception facing the strength of the Emilian team. With great determination Kaziyski and his teammates were able nonetheless to recover from 15-20 to win the advantages 31-29, achieving the double advantage, which remained an illusion. In the third set, Piacenza recovered the disadvantage of 5-1 and, led by Russel (in the end with 33 points with 64% for the ex of turn) and by Stern (21), was able to arrive at the tie-break, that was the same in everything as happened in the previous sets. Trento, indeed, did not use the promising advantage of 8-4. The team was caught up at 10-10 before using an iron fist lasted more than the usual fifteenth point. On 22-22, after not being able to capitalize lots of match points, the blocks did let Gas Sales Bluenergy win match 2. The first against Sbertoli, the second against Kaziyski, nonetheless best scorer of his 24 points, one as block and two as aces with 55% in attack. Among the players from Trento, double digit for Michieletto (18), Lavia (10, on the court for the whole match as opposite spiker) and the Serbian central couple Lisinac (15 with 4 blocks and 64%) and Podrascanin (12 with 2 blocks and 91% in attack).

Following the score board of match 2 in the quarter finals of Play-Off Scudetto Credem Banca 2022 played tonight at PalaBanca of Piacenza.

Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza-Itas Trentino 3-2
(21-25, 29-31, 25-19, 25-20, 24-22)
GAS SALES BLUENERGY: Recine 19, Holt 7, Lagumdzija 6, Russell 33, Caneschi 11, Brizard 4, Scanferla (L); Catania, Antonov 2, Stern 21, Rossard. N.e. Cester, Pujol and Tondo. Trainer Lorenzo Bernardi.
ITAS TRENTINO: Sbertoli 2, Michieletto 18, Lisinac 15, Lavia 10, Kaziyski 24, Podrascanin 12, Zenger (L); Cavuto 1, Pinali, Sperotto. N.e. D’Heer, Albergati and De Angelis, trainer Angelo Lorenzetti.
REFEREES: Florian from Altivole (Treviso) and Vagni from Perugia.
SET DURATION: 24’, 35’, 28’, 25’, 35’; tot 2h and 28’.
NOTES: 1.126 viewers, proceeds of 17.117 euros. Gas Sales Bluenergy: 10 blocks, 13 aces, 27 mistakes at services, 7 mistakes in action, 57% in attack, 53% (33%) in reception. Itas Trentino: 13 blocks, 7 aces, 17 mistakes at services, 4 mistakes in action, 50% in attack, 44% (25%) in reception. Mvp Russell.

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