Garlasco ahead 2-0 undergoes Legnano’s reaction in race 1: on Saturday he will have to win away to be promoted
GARLASCO
Ahead of two sets to zero in game 1 of the final play off to go up to B1, the Ambrovit gets reassembled by an excellent Focol Legnano and wins only at the tie break. At the return next Saturday in Legnano Garlasco will be forced to win in order to be promoted and the company promises to be tough. Sala, Citterio, Favaretto and Ferrari are the best of the lomellines.
Battle immediately
It is a point-to-point battle and of excellent level from the very first balls and so Legnano immediately resumes (6-6) the Ambrovit who had tried the extension with Favaretto (5-3). Armondi places the ace of 9-7, then Kovacova capitalizes on the next freeball, but not the one just after (10-8). It is Legnano’s time out on Citterio’s winning serve (13-9) to reward a brilliant Ambrovit. Citterio’s is a deadly turn, which also allows two walls to point in a row in Sala for 16-9 on which the guest bench runs out of suspensions. Favaretto also signs up for the monster block club and prints on 19-11, Legnano is in great difficulty (20-11), Favaretto also hits on serve, then Citterio rejects the attempt to return from Legnano and Sala puts the first set on ice ( 25-17). After the encouraging 2-0 at the beginning of the second set, Legnano reacts vehemently (3-6) and it is Gullì’s turn at bat to lift the Ambrovit (6-6). On the wall Garlasco is in a great evening, Citterio also performs, then Favaretto’s ace says 10-7, but it is not an escape because Legnano also returns to the center (10-10). On Citterio’s batting turn, Ambrovit tries the blitz again (16-13), Legnano takes it back on 18-18, then two spells by Kovacova induce the guest bench to time out (20-18), immediately imitated by the coach Angelescu when Pozzi enters and places the ace of 22-22. Another sprint Lomellino (24-22), an error in Legnano’s service delivers, with difficulty, the second set to Garlasco (25-23). Legnano tries everything and the shift in Roncato’s service forces Angelescu to a double time out (1-5 and 1-8). The set is compromised (2-11, 10-19), Garlasco returns up to -5 (16-21), but Legnano reopens race 1 (16-25). Time out for coach Angelescu on 6-9 and then on 7-13 of the fourth set, the inertia has changed, Legnano plays and defends better, Ambrovit proudly goes back up to 23-24 before giving up, but starts again with the ball in the tie break (4-0 and guest time out). The extension continues (7-0), then Garlasco wins (15-8) because she has returned to the levels of the first two sets that will be used in game 2 where only winning or at most losing 2-3 is important, but then winning at the golden set. –
Fabio Babetto