Modena is the big kill, Civitanova also goes out

Modena wins with one of his best seasonal performances, the Lube falls but without making too much noise, even if the many errors of Civitanova (39 in four sets, with only 15 wrong jokes) have had a significant impact, without detracting from the merits of Modena And so while Perugia and Trento caress the dream of the Italian Cup, at the PalaPanini the challenge was played between the two big players excluded from the final outside Casalecchio in front of an audience of great occasions as it hasn’t happened for some time. A game of little importance for the Modena standings, now ‘condemned’ to fourth place, the same thing goes for Lube who, despite having the same points as Trento, must recover the game and therefore finish second.

Modena-Civitanova 3-1 (25-21, 22-25, 25-20, 25-20)

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It is played for the pride above all of Modena who had left Palapanini (tonight the return of president Catia Pedrini to the stands) a week ago after the embarrassing defeat against Cisterna. Lube always without Juantorena with Yant from the start, yellow-blue, an important novelty, with the young Sanguinetti in the starting sextet instead of Mazzone. Modena starts better and more decisively. Stankovic’s block on Lucarelli gives the hosts the first important break. Leal’s attack is worth 11-8 and is already a clear indication. Blengini calls the first timeout. Modena fails the +4, Lucarelli loads his and Lube shortens up to minus 1. We see at times Ngapeth (his 17-14) and then 18-14 on Yant’s error. Another attack outside Lube with Zaytsev. Modena thanks and flies to 23-20. The set ends with the ace of the young Sala preceded by the mistake in Simon’s service. In the second set Civitanova’s comeback is concretized in a concrete way in the moment of difficulty for the cooks: Yant left for a slight injury (right knee) and taken over by Garcia at 16-13 for the home team, the reaction. La Lube limits too many mistakes (10 in the previous set), Modena gives a hint of escape (21-17) then suddenly stops and gives way to the guests. At 20-19 Giani has to call a timeout, but immediately after Simon’s ace is equal to 20. The errors of Lucarelli and Zaytsev’s Lube keep Modena afloat, which is struggling especially with Ngapeth (9 balls attacked in the set and only 2 successful). On 22 equal the decisive break with the two points of Lucarelli and the ace of Garcia. Negative notes: Lube’s 20 mistakes in the first two sets, Modena’s frightening decline in attack in the second set. Third set, Leo Shoes bet a lot of its cards in attack on NImir. Which gives the 12-9. The Lube with the heart remains attached to the opponent and shows it in the point conquered by Garcia (15-12). Ngapeth gives one of his left spells and Modena is 16-14 and then on Bruno’s beats until 19-14. It is another team compared to seven days ago. Two points of Lucarelli are then thwarted by the foul Simone (22-16). Modena has no difficulty in closing the set, Lube collects other 11 errors: 31 in three sets. Giani’s team feels that it could also be the evening to pay off the debt with their fans after a disappointing season up to now. And he also takes command of the fourth set with authority and confidence in his own means, He is from Ngapeth on 17-14 and immediately after Lucarelli’s error ensures Modena (19-14) an advantage in depth that increases on Leal’s wall on Lucarelli. At 23-16 the match is marked, Modena loses a few strokes and closes the match with Nimir