Piacenza, 03 April 2022

Gas Sales-Itas Trentino 3-2, the match report

The match report. Lorenzetti modifies the regular formation seen on the court in the last seven days between Play-Off and Champions League, choosing to line up its Itas Trentino with Sbertoli as setter Lavia as opposite spiker, Kaziyski and Michieletto on the side, Lisinac and Podrascanin at the centre and Zenger as libero. Gas Sales Bluenergy played with Brizard as setter, Lagumdzija as opposite spiker, Catania (who alternates with Recine thanks to the rules of unlimited changes between Under 23) and Russell on the side, Caneschi and Holt at the centre, Scanferla as libero. Two consecutive blocks by Podrascanin (against Recine and Lagumdzija) offer the first lead for the yellow-blue team (5-3), which escape to 9-6, taking advantage of the difficulties of the side out of the local team. The time-out of the Emilian team gives them the opportunity to get back on track quickly (10-10), thanks to Lagumdzija. Trento doesn’t let the host team to scare them and starts with other two blocks (Sbertoli and Kaziyski) for 15-12 and than defends the gap with Lisinac, who has always scored in this set (19-16). The final of the first set is in absolute control (22-19 and 25-21), with Itas Trentino that shines once again in the break Phase with Sbertoli.
The technical and strategic situation changes at the beginning of the second set, with Piacenza that starts to strengthen its service, making things difficult in second line for the guest team. In few minutes, Gas Sales Bluenergy finds the first advantage of the evening (4-6) and progressively increases it, always thanks to the aces: Russel (2) and Caneschi for 9-12 and then 10-15, moment where Lorenzetti uses the second and last time-out available for the set.
Kaziyski with his service recovers the gap (12-15), but then the service increases once again the gap between the two formations (13-18). The Emilian team (that now lines up Stern in the place of Lagumdzija) has not faced Michieletto yet, who from the line of nine metres goes to 16-20 and ends only on 20-21 thanks to great services and aces. It is the rotation that reopen the set, because the two teams fight point after point. Trento undoes three set points to the opponents but capitalizes the fourth in its possession, thanks to Kaziyski, once again excellent in attack.
The long wave of success at the sprint of the previous set offers once again more energy to the yellow-blue team that starts at its best also in the third one (5-1) with service and block ready. Bernardi’s time-out cheers up Piacenza that believes again and with the service arrives to 9-9 before escaping (9-11) when Michieletto makes a mistake at net. Lorenzetti stops the game but the response arrives late, as the red-black team scores again with the service (12-16), creating the decisive lead for the victory of the set, because after Lorenzetti’s team loses more points (18-23), leaving the opponents the 25-19 that takes the match to the fourth set.
Itas Trentino refuses the danger and tries to start again at its best with blocks and taking advantage of the mistakes of the opponents (6-4 and 10-8). Gas Sales finds strength to react even in this case, arriving with Russel to 15 points and than leading with a more and more convincing game. The decisive point that took that match to the tie-break is assured by Aaron’s services (18-20) and Stern’s blocks (18-23), signing afterwords the 2-2 with an attack from Place 4 on 20-25.
The fifth set starts in a good way for the yellow-blue team that scores at service with Michieletto, Lisinac (5-1) and Kaziyski (8-4). Piacenza tries to pull itself together with Antonov and succeeds in it, finding a tie at 9 points thanks to Oleg’s sharp services. From the moment on, the match continues point after point with an infinite series of opportunity to close the match for both teams (14-14, 18-18 and 22-22). Piacenza succeeds on 22-24 with a block by Caneschi against Kaziyski.

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