Grottazzolina started strong and led by two sets in front of nearly 2500 spectators; Taranto came back into the match, but after a 31-minute tie-break, Grottazzolina triumphed, led by the impressive Zwanziger.Georgi Tatarov finished with 10 points (2 blocks, 1 ace).With these valuable 2 points, the "Batteries" stand firm in 10th place with 4 wins, one more than Taranto.
Two thousand four hundred forty-seven spectators. This is the number that best describes a match of immense importance for the standings, which also demonstrated a high technical level. The entire region realized how important survival in the strongest league in the world would be for newcomer Grottazzolina, and although this was not a decisive match, everyone wanted to be present to support their favorites against the extremely dangerous opponent Taranto.
Tatarov started the match as a starter. The new addition Bardarov was not in the squad for the match.
In the tie-break, which lasted over half an hour, the packed PalaSavelli hall erupted at the block by Zhukovski, which brought Yuasa Battery a hard-fought but extremely important victory to continue their upward trajectory in a second half-season in which they have always won points so far.
The MVP went to the young Croatian Zwanziger. The player born in 2003 recorded an impressive 26 points with an excellent 61% in attack and 3 aces. Special recognition also goes to Marchisio with an incredible 81% positive reception, of which 67% perfect - a truly impressive achievement.
YUASA BATTERY GROTTAZZOLINA – GIOIELLA PRISMA TARANTO 3-2
YUASA BATTERY GROTTAZZOLINA: Zhukovski 2, Antonov 2, Cubito did not participate, Vecchi (L2) did not participate, Demianenko 14, Mattei did not participate, Comparoni 13, Petkovic did not participate, Fedrizzi 15, Marchiani, Zwanziger 26,Tatarov 10,Marchisio (L1) 81% (67% perf.). Head Coach: Ortenzi.
GIOIELLA PRISMA TARANTO: Luzzi (L2), Held 14, Aleletti 4, Hoffer, Rizzo (L1) 47% (33% perf.), D'Heer 4, Balestra did not participate, Gironi 24, Lanza 17, Alonso 14, Faivereiro did not participate, Zimmermann 1, Paglialunga did not participate. Head Coach: Boninfante
Statistics:
Grottazzolina: 28 service errors, 10 aces, 8 successful blocks, 48% reception (38% perf.), 51% attack.
Taranto: 24 service errors, 8 aces, 11 successful blocks, 29% reception (14% perf.), 53% attack.
Spectators: 2447
MVP: Zwanziger
