05/01/2017 00:31
PIACENZA cruise to straight-sets victory over Hypo Tirol
2017 CEV Volleyball Cup - Men
Piacenza, Italy, January 4, 2017. LPR Volley PIACENZA caught a flying start to the New Year after rallying to a comprehensive 3-0 victory (25-21, 25-22, 25-12) in their first matchup with Hypo Tirol INNSBRUCK on schedule for the 16th Finals of the 2017 CEV Volleyball Cup – Men.
The match lasted for 73 minutes only and everything went quite easy for PIACENZA that cruised to a compelling win without wasting too much energy. The Italians fully deserved their 3-0 victory and as a result they claimed an important edge ahead of the re-match scheduled for January 18 in Innsbruck.
Actually the first and second sets were quite close, before PIACENZA broke away early in the third to cruise to an emphatic 25-12 win to seal their victory. The Italians recorded as many as 12 blocks and five aces along the way to their 3-0 win. Fernando Hernandez top scored with 16 points with Trévor Clévenot and Leonel Marshall adding another 11 and 10 to the Italian haul, respectively.
“It was important to win this match in three sets,” outside spiker Clévenot said. “As for the return match in Innsbruck, we will be trying to get things done as quickly as possible when it comes to securing our qualification to the next round. We need ‘only’ two sets and we will do everything we can to achieve this goal.”
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