On Sunday, October 6th local time, in the first match of the first half of the Italian Serie A1, Conegliano, the club Seki Nanami plays for, played against Busto Arsizio and won 3-0 (25-15, 25-22, 25-14).
Last season's four-time champion Conegliano started the first set with OP Haak (Sweden) and OH Lanier (USA) scoring points, while Busto Arsizio made many mistakes, giving her the advantage in the match. In the second set, Busto Arsizio was leading until the middle thanks to the efforts of OH Piva (Italy), but Conegliano made a series of mistakes in the final stages and managed to turn the game around.
S. Seki played in the second and third sets with two substitutions. In the second set, the opponent was leading, but he made a comeback with a toss that took advantage of the height of the attacker, and in the third set, he made four consecutive breaks with his own serve and stayed on the court until the end of the match. It was a dignified play that you wouldn't expect from his first league match in his first year in Italy, and from the video, he seemed to be communicating well.
Conegliano is in his seventh year with the team, and captain Wołosz (Poland) is the absolute starting setter, so I think he will have fewer opportunities to play compared to Ishikawa and Fukudome, but I have a feeling that Seki will also make great progress. He will probably have a chance to start in the Champions League against lower-ranked teams, so I hope he continues to do his best.
However, Conegliano is still strong. In addition to the two players mentioned above, there is also Brazil's captain OH Gabi on the side, and China's OH Xu (Tei) joined recently. There are no gaps.
MB Fa (Italy) was also amazing. Her spikes, blocks, and serves were all extremely powerful, and her spike height and angle were particularly impressive. She was like a female version of Simon, and had such a strong presence. It was electrifying.
Conegliano is solid again this year. How many more gold medals will Seki be able to win besides the Supercoppa?
Conegliano
Starting line-up: MB Chiricella (4), S Vołosz, OH Gabi (5), MB Farr (10), OP Haack (15), OH Lanier (13), L De Gennaro
Substitutes: OP Adigwe (1), S Seki, OH Ukashik, L Vardaro
Busto Arsizio
Starting line-up: S. Boldini (1), OH. Kunzler (1), MB. Sartori, OP. Obossa (13), OH. Piva (12), MB. Van Avermaet (4), L. Pelloni
Substitutes: MB Howard (2), OH Frosini (2), S Scola
MVP: OH Kalia Lanier
13 points (1 serve, 2 blocks), attack efficiency rate 71.431 TP 3T
S
No points
Detailed match stats here:
https://www.legavolleyfemminile.it/match-center/746914/statistiche/
Next match: October 13th (Sun) 24:00~ vs. Talmassons
Distribution: VBTV
Photo: legavolleyfemminile.it
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