From the PalaCesari of Cutrofiano, the ErmGroup San Giustino returns with a point that drops them from second to fourth place in the blue group of the Credem Banca Serie A3 championship. In the sixth of 13 games that reached a tiebreaker this season, the team deservedly prevailed Leo shoes Casaranowho came from a distance after the white and blue (in the black and gold version in the away game) had dominated the situation until half of the second set.
At this point, the Puglians began to defend, build the wall and strike, turning the situation in their favor and in the fourth half, marked by considerable balance, Bartolini’s team came bravely fought back to make it 2-2 (24-21 are added), but There was no story in the fifth set. ErmGroup’s serve prevailed only in sporadic situations and, on the other hand, the excellent Lugli and Baldari came to the fore (24 points for the former, 20 for the latter), ready to strike even on counterattacks, in which Casarano 42% had effectiveness compared to the 27% of San Giustino, which included 25 points from Cappelletti, who however hit the opponent’s wall in the final, and 22 from Wawrzynczyk.
Sextets – Fabrizio Licchelli, trainer of Leo Shoes, uses the diagonal Ciardo-Lugli, Pepe and Miraglia in the middle, Baldari and Giuliani on the side and Carta Libero. Marco Bartolini answers with the current 6+1, orphaned by Marzolla: Biffi as director, Cappelletti in second place, Quarta and Bragatto in the middle, Wawrzynczyk and Skuodis as a band and Marra libero.
September 1st – First set with ErmGroup, which is never behind in the points standings and with its attack that always manages to get through: Bragatto’s block against Giuliani and Baldari’s hit bring Marra and his teammates to 10-6, Wawrzynczyk’s ace and the points that Cappelletti and the central defenders allowed them to maintain the good lead and extend it in the final with a pushed ball and a block from Wawrzynczyk before Cappelletti finished from fourth with 25:18.
Sept. 2 – The first half away and Lugli’s ace make it 4:1 for Leo Shoes at the beginning of the second half, but the reaction of the guests is immediate: another ace from Cappelletti and Quarta’s block in the first half from Miraglia to make it 4:4, Then Quarta repeats the block twice more and mistakes in the finish by Baldari and Lugli allow ErmGroup to take the lead 8:5. Fourth also scores on serve, Bragatto is the author of two victorious first halves and at 15-12 the Biancazzurri give the feeling of being able to repeat the success achieved in the first set; Instead, Miraglia’s service point, Baldari’s block against Wawrzynczyk and Cappelletti’s diagonal exit restored the balance, and after Cappelletti’s foul from the second row, the hosts added the arrow (17-16), also thanks to the hot hand of Lugli, who starts achieve difference. San Giustino cannot regroup and is held upright by Cappelletti alone; The counterattack by Lugli with 23:20 and the two final points by Baldari enabled Casarano to make it 1:1 with a partial score of 25:22.
Sept. 3 – The third set starts positively for ErmGroup, who work well in defense, even if there is undoubtedly a timely block on the other side of the net. San Giustino goes 8-5 in his favor and Giuliani’s attempted punch stops his escape attempt; Skuodis suffers a block and immediately redeems himself in attack before the dribbling mix-up becomes a wedding invitation for Lugli, author of the 12-11 point and a lead that Leo Shoes will extend almost to the end. Ciardo finds an ace with a ball that is certainly not irresistible and Baldari’s experienced touch makes it 15-11 for the locals, triggering Lugli again; Cappelletti’s precision errors and another point from Ciardo’s nine-meter contributed the rest. Soon, from 21-13, we go to 24-17 thanks to another shot from Lugli, and the final point of 25-18 comes from the ball in the net on Cappelletti’s jumping serve.
September 4th – From the beginning of the fourth quarter it is point for point, even if ErmGroup sometimes has difficulty reconstructing the offensive actions. Casarano reacted immediately and brought Baldari’s counterattack into the lead with a lead of 13:12, whereupon a determined Wawrzynczyk responded and placed the ace to make it 15:14. Cappelletti also pinches right on serve and gets a break (18-16), which could be important if it weren’t for Giuliani’s ace that ruins everything; Cappelletti’s false counterattack actually allowed the Salento team to take the lead (19-18), but the best is yet to come: Skuodis’ ace and Lugli’s parallel out give the ErmGroup +2 (21-19), with Miraglia from nine meters stops the blue and whites. Wawrzynczyk and Cappelletti then think about putting his team back in the lead with 24:21 on the counterattack, but it’s not over yet: Leo Shoes scores the equalizer with the block on Cappelletti, which Wawrzynczyk equalizes with the two seals on the final overtaking 26th-24th, which means a tiebreak must be made.
5th September – In the last and decisive sentence, Licchelli decides to leave Peluso on the pitch in the center instead of Pepe, and soon the situation takes an all too clear turn: Cappelletti no longer passes in front of Casarano’s block, Quarta closes the first half wide and Biffi gets in an invasion. At the change, San Giustino’s situation is already very difficult (2-8) and the series of five points in a row is completed by Lugli, who repeats it shortly afterwards; Biffi and Wawrzynczyk make errors on serve and another block against Cappelletti is the final act of 15-6, which gives Leo Shoes the two points.
Leo Shoes Casarano – Erm Group San Giustino 3-2 (18-25, 25-22, 25-18, 24-26, 15-6)
Leo shoes Casarano: Ciardo 6, Baldari 20, Pepe 1, Lugli 24, Giuliani 10, Miraglia 8, De Micheli (L), Martinelli 0, Peluso 3, Carta (L), Licitra 0, Tommasi 0. NE fourth. All. Licchelli.
Erm Group San Giustino: Biffi 2, Wawrzynczyk 21, Bragatto 10, Cappelletti 26, Skuodis 6, Quarta 8, Cioffi (left), Troiani 0, Marra (left), Cozzolino 0. NE Silvestrelli, Stoppelli. All. Bartolini.
REFEREE: From Bari, Sumerian.
NOTE – set duration: 24′, 30′, 25′, 30′, 13′; Total: 122′.
(Source: press release)
