Bulgarian setter Stoil Palev distinguished himself with an impressive 5 aces in Fano's decisive 3:0 (25:17, 25:15, 25:22) victory over Pineto in the third round of the Italian Serie A2.
Palev started as a starter and finished with 6 points, adding one successful block in addition to the five direct points from serves. The Bulgarian scored half of the hosts' ten aces.
The other Bulgarian in Fano's squad, Denis Karyagin, also played in all three sets. The receiver finished with 4 points from attack with 27% efficiency, achieving 64% positive and 45% perfect reception.
The hosts asserted their superiority in the first two sets, which they won by 17 and 15 points. In the third part, Pineto offered more serious resistance, but Fano closed the match at 25:22.
In addition to serving, Marco Bonitta's team also excelled in blocking, where their superiority was decisive - 12:3.
Alessandro Tondo was the top scorer for the winners with 13 points, including 7 successful blocks. Stefano Trillini and Claudio Cattaneo added 9 each.
For Pineto, Luis Vatovas scored 8 points.
With the victory, Fano reached 6 points after the first three rounds of the championship.