Forum Assago, Milan: In dramatic circumstances Lube Banca Macerata became a new Italian Champion, winning in tie-break 22-20!
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In last 4 years Itas Diatec Trentino won almost everything that could be won: 2x Italian Championship, 3x World Championship, 3x Champions League, 2x Italian Cup and 1x Italian Supercup. In this season the history has changed. At first Trento didn’t enter to the final game of the Champions League what was considered as a big surprise, then lost the Final of the Italian Championship against brilliant Lube Banca Marche Macerata that was able to raise up from 0-2 in sets to win in neverending tie-break 22-20.
The hero – Jiri Kovar, nominated also an MVP of Serie A1 Sustenium, however a big aplause deserved the whole team, that showed class and character. “In the first two sets we played as individuals, then we came out, showing we are a wonderful and a strong group” – said Kovar after the match. That is true. After the first two sets, won by the team from Trento 25-19 and 25-12, everything indicated the second Scudetto in a row going to Trento. Their block and service worked well and they were lucky. Service of Dragan Travica and Igor Omrcen and attacks of Simone Parodi were the strongest weapons of Macerata in the third set, won to save any chances to equalize the result. The next part of the game was a real fight! Every time Macerata made an advantage of 3-4 points, Trento catched up with them quickly. The set finished Igor Omrcen blocking Dore Della Lunga. Tie-break was played point to point with visible determination on both sides of the court. From one side great performance of Tsvetan Sokolov, problems with the muscles of Osmany Juantorena, who nonetheless, remained in game till the end. From the other side Kovar and Omrcen saving the result. The last point for Macerata made Matey Kaziyski sending the ball in out (even though the TV cameras showed after the match that the ball was in). However, the match was played on the highest level, the details decided who become the Champion. As said the President of Trentino Volley, Diego Mosna: “If it had been possible, Scudetto would have been divided between us and Lube”.
Lube Banca Marche Macerata conquered the Italian Championship for the second time in their history (the last time in 2006).
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