TEXT: MATTEO ALDAMONTE
Junior Fasano and Bozen both took the lead in their Scudetto semi-final matches in the Italian Serie A. The two teams, who already contended for the last two Italian championships, have won, the first one beating Terraquilia Carpi 28-21 on home ground, and the latter defeating Romagna 26-20 in an away match, opening their Play-Offs with a positive result. And now waiting for the rematch, scheduled for next week.
Junior Fasano won the match againstTerraquilia Carpi in Pala San Giacomo (Conversano), in front of 1500 viewers, with a finalscore of 28-21, conquering the first semi-final match. Maione and his teammates gained an important advantage, after closing 15-10 the first half of the match, getting as far as having a 9goals gap during the second half (24-15), when Carpi tried to catch up, especially in preparation for next week rematch. However, the offensive efforts made by Sperti and his team were to no avail. Fasano won 28-21. The rematch is scheduled for next Saturday, at 19.00, in Rubiera.
Saturday 7th May
h 19:00 | Junior Fasano – Terraquilia Carpi 28-21 (p.t. 15-10)
Junior Fasano: Fovio, Cedro, Messina 2, De Santis L. 5, De Santis P, Maione 7, Rubino 7, Riccobelli 1, AlvesLeal 6, Marino, Pignatelli, Arcieri, Angiolini, Colella. Coach: Francesco Ancona
Terraquilia Carpi: Jurina, Rossi, Beltrami 1, Basic 2, Brzic 1, Cuzic 5, Hristov 3, Leonesi, Nardo, Opalic, Parisini 1, Sperti 7, Ceso 1. Coach: Sasa Ilic
Referees: Cosenza – Schiavone
Bozen’sdefendingchampionsmanaged to succeed in the first leg, playedon hostile ground, conquering the Pala Cavina (Imola), Romagna’s home court, with a final score of 26-20. Bozen wasleadby Dean Turkovic – the best striker in thesePlay-Offs – whoscored 8 goals. Bolzano closed the first halfwith an edge, 13-8, and improved it during the second half, taking the advantage to a solid +6. This will be the gap looming over the rematch, to be held at Pala Gasteiner (Bolzano) next Saturday (14th May), at 19.00.
Saturday 7th May
h 19:30 | Romagna – Bozen 20-26 (p.t. 8-13)
Romagna: Tassinari D, Malavasi, Ceroni, Garavina, Resca3, Cavina, Bulzamini G. 1 Bulzamini D. 8, Savic 1, Santilli 1, Folli, Dall’Aglio 1, Rossi 2, Tassinari F. 3. Coach: Domenico Tassinari
Bozen: Volarevic, Dallago, Waldner, Coslovich, Starcevic, Kammerer 2, Wiedenhofer, Psenner, Radovcic 6, Sporcic 5, Gaeta 3, Pircher 2, Turkovic 8, Rosso. Coach: Ljubo Flego
Referees: Zendali – Riello
PHOTO: Rosato
