ミラノがピアチェンツァに2-3で敗れ同一カード連勝ならず、石川祐希は途中出場で得点なし

Milan lose 2-3 to Piacenza, failing to win consecutive matches against the same opponent; Ishikawa Yuki comes on as a substitute but fails to score

January 7, 2024 October 5, 2024

In the second round of the second half of the Italian Men's Volleyball League, Milan, where Ishikawa Yuki plays, played against Piacenza on Saturday, January 6th (local time) and lost 2-3 (23-25, 25-21, 25-19, 19-25, 13-15). Ishikawa Yuki entered the game as a substitute in each set but did not score any points.

First set starting lineup

Milan

OH: Melgarejo (Cuba), Kaziyski (Bulgaria)
MB: Vitelli (Italy), Rosell (Argentina)
OP: Dirlic (Croatia)
S: Porro (Italy)
L: Catania (Italy)

Piacenza

OH: Retina (Italy), Lucarelli (Brazil)
MB: Simon (Cuba), Caneschi (Italy)
OP: Romano (Italy)
S: Brisard (France)
L: Scanfera (Italy)

*Positions: OH = outside hitter, MB = middle blocker, OP = opposite, S = setter, L = libero

Match Report

In the first set, Milan took the lead at 5-3 with a spike from OP Dilic and a service ace from MB Rosell, but a service ace from OH Retigne and a block from S Brizard allowed Piacenza to take the lead 6-7. Milan then took the lead again with a spike and block from MB Rosell, taking the lead 11-9, but Piacenza continued to make serve errors and Milan maintained the lead, leading to a 19-17 lead. However, OP Dilic continued to attack and made mistakes, putting Piacenza in front again at 19-20, and OH Lucarelli's spike put them in the lead at 23-24. Finally, Milan made a touch net error and Piacenza took the set 23-25.

In the second set, OP Romano's service ace gave Piacenza a 1-4 lead from the beginning. However, in the middle of the set, MB Rosell's spike tied the score at 10-10, and then MB Vitelli's block and OH Kaziyski's service ace gave Milano a 18-16 lead. In the final stages, OH Kaziyski's spikes and other efforts led to a break, and in the end, OP Romano's attack error gave Milano a 25-21 lead in the set.

In the third set, Piacenza took the lead 3-5 with spikes from OP Gironi (Italy) and OH Lucarelli, who started the set. However, Milan turned the game around with spikes and blocks from MB Vitelli to 7-6, and then OP Dilic's spikes and blocks extended the lead to 12-9. Milan continued to score with spikes from OP Dilic and OH Kaziyski, and by the end of the set they had a large lead of 20-14. In the end, a serve error from Piacenza made it 25-19 and Milan took the set.

In the fourth set, MB Simon's spikes helped Piacenza to pull ahead at 2-5 from the start. Milan then tied the score at 8-8 with a service ace from S. Porro, but OH Retine's spikes and MB Simon's blocks allowed Piacenza to break and fall behind at 10-14. Milan soon closed the gap to 13-14 with a block from MB Piano (Italy), who entered the match as a substitute, but MB Simon's service ace and an attack mistake from Milan allowed Piacenza to widen the gap to 14-19. From there, Piacenza consistently got side outs, and finally OH Retine's spike was successful, giving Piacenza the set at 19-25.

In the fifth set, Piacenza started off leading 2-4 with a spike from OH Lucarelli and a block from MB Simon. After that, Milano scored four consecutive breaks with a spike and block from OP Dirlic and a spike from OH Melgarejo, turning the game around to 7-4. However, consecutive spikes from OH Lucarelli tied the score at 9-9 for Piacenza, and then relief server OP Romano scored two consecutive service aces to turn the game around to 10-12. Milano wanted a break, but a series of serve errors put Piacenza first to take match point at 12-14, and finally MB Simon scored a spike to win the set at 13-15.

As a result, Milan lost 3-2 to Piacenza.