Victory does not come for Igorine on the fifth day of the B1 championship. There Igor Agile Volleyball surrendered Savi’s Volley Volpiano 1-3, but brought a lot of energy and determination into the game from the second set onwards.
On the field are Cantoni as director and Brezza as opponent, Nagy and Moiran as central defenders, Talerico and Bianchi G as attackers, Badalamenti as libero (during the game Marianelli, Martelli, Guatteo, Del Freo were also on the field).
The guests start better (4-7), Igorine shortens it to 6-7, then there is another break for Volpiano, worth 9-14, and a timeout for Trecate. Barbara Medici demands a second goal at 9:16, but the guests continue to run (9:20) and the first final is 12:25.
A completely different start for the Igorines in the second set, Talerico takes advantage of the blocking hands and the score is 5:2, Brezza’s blocking makes it 6:3. Some ingenuity allows the guests to score 6-6 and it’s one point until 12 points remain. Igorine leads 17-14 and it’s an away break. After a long rally, the Igorine team brought the ball down to make it 20:17 and a home ace made it 25:19.
Volpiano leads 0:2, the Igorine are determined and make their presence felt on the wall (8:10); Break for the opponent and at 10-16 Medici calls his team back. After 13-21 Igorine made a great comeback to 18-22. Igor fends off a set point on the block (19-24), then Volpiano finishes (19-25).
The fourth set is a good game, Moiran scores 2-0 with an ace, Volpiano draws (3-3). It goes point by point until the score is 9, then Volpiano distances himself and takes a time out at 9-11 to go home; At 10-15 Volpiano calls for a time out. The Igorines continue their comeback by taking advantage of the hands of the opponent’s block and scoring first the 15-17, then the 17-18 with Del Freo. They fail to overtake the Igorine (17-20) but stay there with 20-22. At 20-24 they are very good at compensating two more set points, but experience comes into its own and it is 22-25.
Igor Agile Volleyball – Savi’s Volley Volpiano: 1-3 (12-25; 25-19; 19-25; 22-25)
Igor: Nagy, Guatteo, Moiran, Cantoni, Bianchi C, Brezza, Badalamenti (L), Bianchi G, Marianelli, Talerico, Ojienelo, Mangalagiu (L), Martelli, Del Freo. All. Doctors.
Volpiano: Andreotti, Todesco, Costanzo (L), Puglisi (L), Re M, Perfetto, Cirelli, Isoldi, Ballesio, Zamboni, Bazzarone, Re V, Tacchini. All. Becca.
(Source: press release)