Akademia Messina-Macerata 3-1
Set: 25-23; 18-25; 25-15; 25-14
Akademia Sant’Anna: Norgini (L) ne, Olivotto 12, Carraro (k) 2, Modestino 19, Rollins 0, Rossetto 13, Mason 8, Trevisiol ne, Caforio (L), Babatunde 0, Guzin ne, Diop 18. Coach Fabio Bonafede
Macerata: Bresciani (L), Battista 13, Morandini 0, Bonelli 1, Mazzon 3, Orlandi ne, Bulaich 1, Braida 1, Busolini (l) ne, Fiesoli (k) 8, Sanguigni 0, Caruso 10, Decortes 18. Coach Valerio Lionetti
Referees: Christian Palumbo from Cosenza and Danilo De Sensi from Lamezia Terme
Messina. Akademia Sant’Anna shows its muscles in the top-ranking clash with Balducci Macerata and does not lose sight of the league leaders Sg Marignano.
Strong nerves on the part of captain Carraro and his teammates who held on mentally even after the decline in the second set.
The opposite player Diop (18 pts) this time had to give up the top scorer title to an overflowing Modestino (19) but the spiker Rossella Olivotto was very effective especially in the fourth set. Among the players from Macerata was the spiker Valeria Battista in the last championship wearing the shirt of the Messina team.
Akademia starts the opening set well, immediately putting their head ahead (3-1 and 5 to 3 on Diop’s attacks) but at a distance Macerata finds the shots and the counter-overtake materializes (9-10). Long exchanges with continuous defenses and good plays accompany the entire set.
Macerata tries to make him turn to his side with three consecutive points including a lob from Bulaich (from 17-16 to 17-19) but the Akademia responds in kind and at 20 all puts the arrow with a 4 to 0 signed by Olivotto- Rossetto-Diop and Modestino who breaks the bank and then it is the opposite Peloritan who closes it with a shot of great power.
The roles are reversed in the second with Macerata acting as the hare (0-3, 2-5 for De Cortes) but to get rid of the Messina company he has to wait for half the game (11-17). Bonafede plays the Rollins card but without obtaining great results so much so that Macerata closes him without worries with Caruso. Messina doesn’t lose his composure and immediately puts pressure on: shots from Olivotto and Modestino and a block and an attack from Diop are worth +6 (10-4), then he keeps his concentration plug well lit and digs an ever deeper furrow (22-11) to take it 25 to 15.
Lionetti’s girls try to untangle the problem with the initial 1-4 where Battista is also seen, but Messina responds with five consecutive points (6-4). Fiesoli places the last blaze of Marche with 9 all then the hosts change gear dragged by an irrepressible Rossetto up to +8 of 20 to 12 prelude to the final celebration which reaches 25 to 14.
