National player Mikaela Stoyanova finished with only 1 point in Macerata's home loss to Talmassons with 1:3 (18:25, 16:25, 25:12, 22:25) in a match from the eighth round of the Italian Women's Serie A1.
The match in the "Fontescodella" hall pitted two teams for whom every point is essential in the fight to stay in the elite.
The visitors, led by Fabio Parazzoli, started more convincingly and won the first two sets with 25:18 and 25:16. Macerata reacted impressively in the third part, when they literally crushed their opponent with 25:12 and brought back the intrigue.
In the fourth set, the hosts tried to reach a tie-break, but Talmassons showed greater resilience in the final rallies and closed the match with 25:22.
Stoyanova, who only three days earlier scored 14 points against champion Conegliano, this time finished with just 1 point from attack.
The most effective player for Macerata was Klara Decortes with 19 points, of which 17 were from attack and 2 from block. Susan Schoot added 12 points, including an impressive 4 aces, and Nicole Piomboni finished with 7.
For the winners, Leonarda Grabich scored 17 points (12 from attack, 3 blocks, and 2 aces), followed by Giorgia Frosini with 16 and Efrosini Bakodimou with 11.
Statistics show relatively close indicators between the two teams.Talmassons has a slight advantage in attack points (50:47) and blocks (9:6), while Macerata has one more ace (6:5). The visitors also received 23 points from opponent errors against 22 for the hosts.
This is Talmassons' second consecutive victory after their 3:0 success over Florence. For Macerata, the defeat is their second in a row after the loss to Conegliano and is particularly unpleasant as it comes against a direct competitor at the bottom of the standings.
In the next round on November 15, Macerata visits Chieri, while Talmassons hosts Novara.

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