Match Report and Summary of the 21st Round of Serie A1
WASH4GREEN PINEROLO-PROSECCO DOC IMOCO CONEGLIANO 0-3
(17-25, 10-25, 14-25)
Wash4green:Sorokaite 6, Cosi, Cambi, Smarzek 8, Sylves 4, D’Odorico 1, Akrari 3, Bracchi 5, Di Mario ne, Perinelli 1, Avenia, Bussoli ne, Moreno. Coach: Marchiaro
Prosecco DOC Imoco: Gabi 12, Zhu 8, Eckl ne, Lubian 2, De Gennaro, Haak 11, Wolosz 3, Lanier, Chirichella 8, Fahr 9, Adigwe ne, Bardaro ne, Seki ne. Coach: Santarelli
Referees: Santoro and Brancati
Set Duration: 23′, 21′, 22′
Notes: Service Errors Co 9, Ch 6; Aces:3-1; Blocks: 10-1
MVP: Wolosz
The second away game of the week for the Italian, European, and World Champions, who successfully completed today’s mission in Pinerolo, adding the 34th piece to an undefeated season so far.
Even at the sold-out Pala Bus Company for the visit of the yellow-blue Panthers, Prosecco DOC Imoco has shown it travels smoothly, ready for the next significant event, with the Frecciarossa Italian Cup Final Four on the horizon next weekend in Bologna.
The Panthers’ starting lineup in Piedmont was Wolosz-Haak, Chirichella-Fahr, Gabi-Zhu, libero De Gennaro. Martyna Lukasik, due to a fever, was not on the bench, remaining in Conegliano as a precaution. Pinerolo started with Cambi-Smarzek, Sylves-Akrari, Sorokaite-Bracchi, libero Moro.
The match was one-sided, as evidenced by the 64 minutes of play over three sets where the Panthers were overwhelming from start to finish. There was nothing former player Sorokaite and her teammates could do against a standard formation Prosecco DOC Imoco, never managing to counter the yellow-blue’s pushes.
Only in the first set was there some balance, but captain Asia Wolosz, today’s MVP, always resolved situations by varying the play at will and successfully giving opportunities to all her attackers for a choral performance that satisfied the fans, who also traveled to Piedmont. In the first set, closed at 17-25 after a commanding lead, Prosecco DOC Imoco found an outstanding Gabi (6 points and 100% in both attack and reception for the Brazilian star!), who would end the match as the top scorer with 12 points, one more than the “usual” Isabelle Haak.
The second set saw total dominance; Pinerolo struggled right from the serve reception against the Panthers’ offensive onslaught, then reaped mercilessly at the block, with 7 out of the 10 (to 1) total blocks of the match. The 10-25 score left no chance; this time, it was Chirichella who closed with 100% attack success.
In the third set, there was also room for Lubian, who had played in the previous set, and in just over 20 minutes, the Panthers finished the job thanks to Bella Haak’s smashes (5 points in the set) and the first touches of the Olympic duo Fahr-Lubian, almost 100% effective together. The easy closure at 14-25 and the 3-0, yet another, gave the 34th seasonal victory to the Panthers.
The two winning trips this week have well-oiled the mechanics of coach Santarelli’s team, keeping the temperature high for his 14 girls in preparation for the big event next weekend at Casalecchio (Bologna) where the Italian Cup will be awarded, which Prosecco DOC Imoco has held uninterrupted since 2020. On Saturday, the 8th, the semifinal against Igor Novara at Unipol Arena.
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(Photos by Pinerolo Press Office)