Cuorgnè’s team has to give up two players but compact the ranks and clearly overcomes the Acqui
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On the penultimate day of the men’s mini B1 round of Serie B, the Alto Canavese overcomes the Alexandrians of Acqui Terme in a 3-1 comeback within the friendly walls of PalaCuorgnè, thus maintaining the top of the standings, with 18 points, even if in cohabitation with Ciriè, who won 3-0 against Sant’Anna, from San Mauro Torinese.
Coach Fabio Matteotti against the thermal baths must do without the opposite Avalle, who forfeited due to a physical problem a few hours from the game and the second free Randone and so sent Carlevaris on the pitch at the start in dribble, Bolla at the opposite , Spinello and Giacobbo in the center, Captain Argilagos and Menardo in the band and Sansanelli free.
In the first set the cuorgnatesi seem not very bright and reactive, especially in reception and masonry and, after the initial advantage (2-0) with two points from Argilagos and Bolla, they go below in the score and are no longer able to recover: the Acqui Terme is very careful in defense and in the final, after scoring three points in a row, he manages to bring home the 20-25 set.
In the second fraction, coach Matteotti removes a dead Menardo and inserts Grosjacques, but the whole Alto Canavese changes, which reacts and, after an initial point-to-point dispute, after the 8-8 it is the hosts who have in hand the key to the problem, moving forward 16-11, before closing on 25-20 and then rebalancing the match. Photocopy of the second fraction is also the third set, with Alto Canavese winning 25-21. In the fourth and last fraction outside Argilagos for Menardo in the band and at the same time also Bertoni for Carlevaris on the dribble, with the latter newly entered who manages to give a good distribution of the ball, especially in the second part of the match, with the Alto Canavese passing from a disadvantage of 9-14 to 14-14, before a final point to point again, with the Finale Bolla (from Finale Ligure, in the province of Savona) author of the last four points, in the final 25-23 again for the cuorgnatesi. In the other matches of the round, said of Ciriè’s success against Sant’Anna, Savigliano also wins, the next opponent of the Cuorgnatesi on Saturday 27 March, they won 3-0 at the home of Pavic di Romagnano Sesia.
Ranking: Ciriè and Alto Canavese points 18; Savigliano 17; Acqui Terme 10, Pavic 5, Sant’Anna 1. Matches to be recovered (in the period from 3 to 15 April) three Acqui; two Cirie; a Alto Canavese, Savigliano and Sant’Anna. –