In the semifinal the Igor ends up under a real tractor: 3-0 in 74 ‘. Conegliano is a perfect machine
NOVARA. Conegliano sets foot in the Champions League final. Novara melts after a set and a half of resistance, giving way to an Imoco owner of the field. The 0-3 final tells of Novara’s difficulties in finding stimuli after the Italian Cup final: all the effort made last weekend to bring home just one set weighed heavily in the heads of the igorine. Santarelli rests Folie after a demanding series after returning from injury. In his place Fahr, who in turn came out of a muscle injury just a few days ago. For the rest all confirmed, Wolosz and Egonu diagonally, Sylla and Hill on the net, De Kruijf to keep company with Fahr, De Gennaro free. Conegliano part contracted, leaving in the locker room that fluidity that makes it fly in the scores above the opposing teams. On the contrary, Novara at the beginning shows that it does not want to play the role of the sacrificial victim.
Wolosz looks for Egonu a little despite the reception, except for De Gennaro, does not shine at the start. But the opposite of Cittadella makes himself felt with his second round in the service, taking home a break of 7 to 0, also made up of three aces on the scoresheet and two blocks by Wolosz and De Kruijf (12-18). De Gennaro continues his close relationship with perfection, while Wolosz makes himself felt against Herbots in the center (17-22). The Polish setter proposes the “almost” first half for Egonu to take another step towards the set. While Bosetti with a cut but wide bagher gives the first set ball to Conegliano. The second is needed, made by Egonu.
At the start of the second set Battistoni remains on the pitch in place of Hancock, the baptism is a block by Fahr. While Wolosz relies on one of the great classics of the house: fast for De Kruijf. Sylla shifts a gear, while Fahr struggles to find the right reactivity, and falls into the feint that leads to Battistoni’s second touch (8-10). But Novara taking advantage of some inattention of the yellow and blue manages to put his nose forward. Wolosz waits for Smarzek’s narrow diagonal, and allows his teammates to replay a ball that keeps them attached to Novara: then the Polish setter dresses up as a hitter to bring Conegliano back to 16 all.
Lavarini removes an evanescent Washington for Bonifacio, who does not need to warm up, and prints Egonu’s pipe (17-17). It is the last gasp of the set by the home team. Although Conegliano does not show the usual fluidity, Novara does no better and hits the yellow-blue wall (18-22). A couple of mistakes too many also make the second set slip in favor of Imoco.
Under two sets to zero, and unable to stop the accelerated, although not damned, Conegliano Lavarini tries to shuffle the cards in the third set. Dalderoop, Bonifacio and Hancock enter the sextet. The start, however, is not marked by discontinuity. Indeed, Conegliano starts strong and Novara continues to give points (2-6). Even when the Igor tries timidly to shake herself, Conegliano pushes her back by exploiting all the difficulties of building the game and attacking the opponents.
Wolosz resumes playing in the center with Fahr (8-13), while the Igor does not find the resources to react. Even Bosetti, the best of his hitherto, hits Egonu’s wall, and Wolosz’s ace scores 13-21. There is nothing more to do for Novara, Conegliano takes home yet another net loot. And it is ready, in seven days, to stamp the pass for the Super Final on May 1st. –
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