Table and Chronicle 8th Day Series A1
PROSECCO DOC IMOCO CONEGLIANO-WASH4GREEN PINEROLO 3-0
(25-21,25-15,25-14)
Prosecco DOC Imoco: Gabi 15, Seki, Eckl ne, Lubian 12, De Gennaro , Haak 16, Wolosz 1, Adigwe 7, Lanier 6, Lukasik ne, Chirichella ne, Fahr 7, Bardaro ne, Zhu ne. All. Santarelli
Wash4green: Sorokaite, Cosi ne, Cambi 1, Smarzek 7, Sylves 5, D’Odorico 3, Akrari 7, Bracchi 7, Di Mario, Perinelli 3, Avenia, Bussoli ne, Andela ne, Moreno. All.Marchiaro
Referees: Nava and Cerra
Spectators: 5,030
Set duration: 27′,23′,25′
Notes: Batting errors Co 8,Ch 3; Aces:6-1;Walls: 9-3
MVP: Lubian
The Prosecco DOC Imoco Volleyball return to the Palaverde after their trip to Bulgaria for the Champions and maintain both their scepter in the A1 standings and their unbeaten season in tonight’s match with Wash4green Pinerolo in front of 5,000 very warm fans confirming all the passion for the Yellow-blue Panthers.
After the greeting to the day’s partner association, Fondazione Banca dei Tessuti, on the court from the start for coach Santarelli captain Asia Wolosz at setter, opposite Isabelle Haak, setters Gabi and Lanier, center Fahr and Lubian, libero Moki De Gennaro. Pinerolo lined up with Cambi in diagonal with Polish Smarzek, Perinelli and young promise Bracchi setters, center Sylves and Akrari, libero Di Mario.
The beginning of the match sees the first stretch of the Italian champions on 10-7 with a great service turn by Bella Haak (6 points in the set), then the furrow widens thanks to the defenses of Moki De Gennaro and the beautiful conclusions of Gabi and Lubian. Pinerolo reacts with great aggressiveness, Cambi keeps the pace high and the set is balanced until another Gialloblù shoulder with Haak in the terminal role (16-10).
Perinelli breathes life into the Piedmont attack (17-14), then for Prosecco DOC Imoco the Seki-Adiwge double change comes in and as often happens it’s immediately good news for coach Santarelli: 19-14 and time out for coach Marchiaro. The award-winning Japanese-Italian duo continues to make waves, Adiwge takes advantage of the Rising Sun director’s imbeccate and continues to violate the guest defense (22-16), audience in raptures for the 6 points (with 75%!) of the baby panther. The set ends 25-21 for Prosecco DOC Imoco despite Pinerolo’s good final harry.
In the second set the home team immediately tries to run away thanks to its central players, first Lubian (also serving), then Fahr (7-3). Smarzek tries to answer for Wash4green, but Sarah Fahr pushes from the middle well assisted by Wolosz who churns out mouthwatering serves for her teammates. Khalia Lanier targets holds well in reception, Haak scores (13-10). A nice serve by Bracchi reduces the gap for the Piedmontese (14-13), but Marina Lubian with two “blocks” and a winning attack brings the Yellow-blue Panthers back ahead: 18-13. Captain Wolosz also makes her presence felt at the wall and Pinerolo inserts former Sorokaite to boost the attack.
It’s Marina Lubian‘s set (7 points, 3 aces in the set), the Piedmontese player feels derby air and goes wild with two more missiles on serve that make the 5,000 at Palaverde go crazy and also put the second set on ice (22-14). The finale is a monologue of Prosecco DOC Imoco that closes with two blitzes by Gabi (6 points in the set with 5/5 in attack!) who shows her class in attack and wall: 25-15.
There is balance at the beginning of the third set, it’s Wash4green that gets off to a strong start (5-7), but Isabelle Haak equalizes at 8 after a defense-monstre of Lanier. Moki De Gennaro also props up the second line with her spectacular dives, again Haak benefits well served by a brilliant Wolosz and Prosecco DOC Imoco goes back ahead: 13-10 and time out for Pinerolo, which shows the first signs of giving up in front of the hardly sustainable pace of Gabi and her teammates.
Gabi and De Gennaro drive the crowd crazy with borderline defense, Lanier closes in on the wall and it’s pandemonium at Palaverde (17-12), the show with Prosecco DOC Imoco is assured. The closing of the match is a catwalk, Lubian (MVP of the match) and teammates do not stop pushing and the match closes with all the Panthers offering their best to a very warm audience enjoying the 9th victory in as many matches of the frothy Prosecco DOC Imoco girls!
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MVP OF THE MATCH WAS NAMED MARINA LUBIAN, WHO SCORED 12 POINTS, WITH 3 ACES AND 2 WALLS, AWARDED BY “AMORO LEGGE3”, SPONSOR OF PROSECCO DOC IMOCO VOLLEYBALL. Here are her statements;
“Today we won and it is important for us to continue the winning streak. Pinerolo is a good team and in fact in all sets we had difficulties today, but we were good at finding the right solutions each time to get back on track and play our game with order and focus. We still have work to do to eliminate these breaks, but overall it went well. My performance? I am quite happy, but I could have done better, I also had like the team some avoidable lapses in some moments of the game, however I am happy with the victory and the path so far, now we look ahead because already on Friday we have a probing test with Milan in which we will certainly have to do something more.”
(Gregolin photo)