PROSECCO DOC IMOCO CONEGLIANO-ZAMALEK SPORTING CLUB 3-0
(25-14| 25-16| 25-22)
Prosecco DOC Imoco Conegliano: Scognamillo, Ewert 4, Munarini 11, Adigwe 18, Daalderop 10, Chirichella 7, Sillah 14, Gabi ne, Zhu ne, Lubian ne, De Gennaro ne, Haak ne, Wolosz ne, Fahr ne. Coach Santarelli
Zamalek Sporting Club: Nada, 6 Tokka 9, El Henawy 4, Hana 2, Icel, Mariam 1, Sabine 1, Mamdoh ne, Magdic 8, Zarkka ne, Noura, El Aydy, Dalia 3, Marwa. Coach Fathy Shaaban
Referees: de Araujo Paes (BRA) and Simic (SRB)
Attendance: about 2000
Set length: 21′ – 24′ – 24′
Notes: service errors Co 9, Za 3; aces 8-0, blocks 6-4
Second appointment and direct chance for the semi-final at the Mercado Livre Arena in Sao Paulo: on the second day of the Club World Cup pool in Brazil, Prosecco DOC Imoco Conegliano faces Zamalek Sporting Club, an Egyptian team that yesterday fell 3-0 against Dentil Praia. The Panthers, on the other hand, beat the Orlando Valkyries with the same score in their debut in the intercontinental event.
It was played yesterday, we play today and we return to the field tomorrow, coach Daniele Santarelli changes the 6 + 1 for today’s challenge and relies on Ewert and Adigwe for the diagonal, Sillah and Daalderop are the wings, Munarini and Chirichella are the middle, Scognamillo is the libero. In the opponent’s half of the field Nada, Tokka, Hana, Sabine, Magdic, Dalia and Iel play from the start.
Sillah starts with a very hot hand: at 11-5 at the start he already has 8 points on the scoreboard, 3 in a row on serve, then Ewert engages Daalderop, Munarini and Adigwe (14-5, partial of 7-0, the blue center makes 11 in her world debut), Chirichella blocks and comes into the match at 17-9. Adigwe knocks down the opponent’s reception (18-9), and also hits from seat 2 (21-13), Ewert places another ace for the yellow-blues before the 1-0 scored by Sillah (25-14, Slovenian super in the first set with 10 points with 75%, 3 aces and 1 block).
Adigwe thunders and gives a gash to the second set, at 8-2 half of the points in the partial find the signature of the opposite (there will be 8 at the end of the partial). Daalderop finds the measures well when he attacks in place 4, Ewert rejoices for the monster block that is worth 15-7. The American finds more bricks from Munarini (18-10), Daalderop is decisive at the end of the set (23-13, 10 centers for the Dutchman), but it is Chirichella who guarantees the 2-0 to the Panthers (24-16, 7 points and 2 blocks at the end for the middle).
The third set is the decisive one to bring the qualification to the semifinals on the side of Prosecco DOC: Adigwe is in a hurry to close the accounts and opens the first break with two aces (7-4, 18 points, top scorer of the day), Chirichella sends the opponent’s reception into a tailspin and is rewarded with the ace (11-6). Sillah roars with the diagonal (17-12), Daalderop floats and scores on the dribble (22-16), Ewert with the 4th point of the match closes the game.
After obtaining the pass for the semifinals, which will be played on Saturday 13 December, the placement in the group of the Panthers remains to be defined, who tomorrow meet the Dentil Praia Clube (who beat Orlando during the day) for the first place in the group: it is played at 17.30 Italian time, live streaming on DAZN and Volleyballworld.tv.
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(photo Vettori)