The “Calletti” of the County with an almost perfect performance they beat in three sets (in one hour and twenty-six minutes) Shedirpharma Sorrento and start 2024 in the best possible way, leaving behind the final of the first round which left something to be desired.
Sorrento, whose ranks include the former Fabrizio Garofolo, remained in the match only in the opening half and then gradually melted like snow in the sun, falling under the blows of Spagnol, Chillemi and Buzzi (another former player in the match).
The start of the contest is very balanced with Sorrento maintaining a minimal lead in the first part of the set (7/8) which widens in the middle of the half (14/16), but the break of 7/4 by the blue and whites reverses the result and puts the “Galletti” ahead, resisting the Sorrento reacted and closed the set in their favor with a narrow 25/23 in 31 minutes of play.
At the change of sides, Sorrento struggles to find its feet, while Modica stays on track and raises the pace to try to escape (8/4). Sorrento does not react and Spagnol, Raso, Chillemi and Capelli continuously penetrate the defense of their opponents who also make a lot of mistakes while serving. The +6 in the middle of the half (16/10) also directs the second set which sees Sorrento no longer believe in it in the final stages (21/13) which ends again in favor of the Modica sextet in 25 minutes of play with the score 25/ 14.
The challenge has now taken a favorable turn for Avimecc Volley Modica who at the beginning of the third set he immediately puts his face ahead in the score (8/6), but Sorrento tries to stay in the wake as long as he remains mentally on the pitch (16/14). Paving the way towards full success is the break of 5 – 2 for the white and blues who extend to 21/16 and then close the set and match in 30 minutes with the point of 25/19 put on the ground by Marco Spagnol who brings back the smile to the whole environment that was reunited, suffered and in the end managed to put the unhappy period behind them.
“Finally the reaction we were all waiting for has arrived – explains coach Enzo Distefano at the end of the match – we achieved a 3 – 0 at the “PalaRizza” which once again becomes a fort for us because our best performances arrived in front of our fans. Sorrento made a lot of mistakes, especially in their serve, but we did well to take advantage of them. We had a good sideout phase and we were punctual and we were punctual in the break phase, which is something we have lacked in the last few games. I applaud all the guys who worked hard during the week and sacrificed as much as possible, understanding the importance of today’s match. I think we deserve the three points that have arrived, we will enjoy them, but from Tuesday we will immediately head to the very difficult away match at San Giustino, a growing team that we beat in the first leg and will want to return the favor. We are heartened by this victory and this performance, we will work as always and we will go there to play.”
Happy with the victory and the performance, as the former Daniele Buzzi declared during the week.
“Today – explains Buzzi – we played an almost flawless match, well in all the fundamentals and against my former team and it was a great feeling to see all my former teammates again. The public made themselves heard and despite the bad weather they arrived at the “PalaRizza” in good numbers and supported us greatly and this is what counts for us and what always excites us”.
This is the scoreboard:
Partial: 25/23, 25/14, 25/19
Avimecc Volley Modica: Raso 9, Capelli 6, Putini 3, Chillemi 11, Buzzi 9, Spagnol 12, Nastasi (L1), ne: Di Franco, Italia, Cascio, Tidona, Lombardo (L2), La Rocca, Giudice. Coach Enzo Distefano; Ass: Except Nicastro.
Shedirpharma Sorrento: Pontecorvo, Pilotto 8, Piedepalumbo, Bellucci, Garofolo 10, Grimaldi 2, Gozzo 7, Carcagni 8, Prosperi (L1), Venditti (L2), ne: Gargiulo, Imperatore. Coach Francesco Racaniello; Ass: Nicola Esposito.
Referees: Giorgia Spinnicchia from Catania and Danilo De Sensi from Rome.