In the fifth match of the quarterfinals of the Italian Men's Volleyball League playoffs, Yuki Ishikawa's Milan team faced Piacenza on Wednesday, March 27th (local time) and won 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-22).
Yuki Ishikawa started the game and scored a team-high 18 points, helping Milan advance to the playoff semifinals for the second consecutive season.
First set starting lineup
Milan
OH: Kaziyski (Bulgaria), Ishikawa
MB: Vitelli (Italy), Rosell (Argentina)
OP: Regels (Belgium)
S: Porro (Italy)
L: Catania (Italy)
Piacenza
OH: Lucarelli (Brazil), Real (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
MVP: OP Ferre Regels
16 points (1 on serve)
Attack Effectiveness Rate 50.00%
OH Ishikawa Yuki
18 points (2 on serve)
Attack effectiveness rate 44.44%
With this, Milan improved to 3 wins and 2 losses in the quarterfinals and advanced to the semifinals.
The semi-finals will also see them face Perugia in a home-and-away format with three wins from five.
The first leg of the playoff semi-finals will be held at Perugia's home ground on Sunday, March 31st at 26:00 Japan time.
Italian League Website: https://www.legavolley.it/
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