Civitanova takes fifth place, Giampaolo Medei applauds his people
In the direct clash for fifth place, Cucine Lube Civitanova pushing at the service went on to take a handsome 3-1 win over Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza, complete with overtaking them in the standings. Of note were the hosts’ 14 aces and the happy moment of Loeppky, in his third consecutive league MVP title. The usual racking up of points for Nikolov, but the top scorer was an opponent, Bovolenta, with 26 seals, highlighted by Gutierrez. The entries of D’heer on one side and Seddik on the other gave vitality to the teams, which struggled to the end.
“An important victory because we are coming out of a somewhat complicated period and it was therefore essential to give continuity to the results – commented coach Medei -We entered a moment in which the standings count and there will not be much time available to make up for any mistakes. So the three points won today have great value. Technically, we went a bit alternating: good in the second set in recovering, after Piacenza had succeeded with merit in digging a gap against us, less good in the third partial, when we had the match in hand and we suffered a drop due to circumstances attributable solely to ourselves”.
“We need to be more continuous, that is what we will have to work on, but it is still important that the team in the most complicated moments never disunited, did not give up, and, gritting its teeth, brought home a very valuable victory.” Also satisfied was Mattia Boninfante: “Today’s match was a rather balanced one. We didn”t see the best Lube of the season, but we still managed to maintain the right lucidity to take advantage of the opportunities that presented themselves”.
“The key moment of the match was the comeback in the second set, in which our serve launched the redemption. The Italian cup quarterfinal with Perugia? We are ready, we will go there with the aim of playing all our cards” concluded the setter of the Marche team.
“I am happy with the contribution I was able to make to the team when called upon. Especially with serving in the second set. Great credit for this victory must also be given, as always, to our fans, who never stop cheering us on”, Wout D’heer also finally had his say.
