On Saturday, November 9th local time, Milan, where Otsuka Tatsunori plays, will face Grottazzolina in the seventh round of the first half of the Italian Superlegaga.
Milan dominated the match from the beginning. Porro's precise setup led to Gardini's attacks, and Ruati and Schnitzer's serves and blocks were outstanding. Milan maintained their lead in the first and second sets and took them steadily.
However, Grottazzolina showed tenacity in the third set. Tatarov in particular was the main attacker against Milan. After the match went to deuce, Grottazzolina took the set back 25-27, and it seemed that the flow of the match would temporarily change, but Milan again showed their team strength and offensive power in the fourth set and decided the match. In particular, an ace from Ruati and attacks from Regers and Kaziyski brought the flow back, and Milan closed the final set with a score of 25-19.
Otsuka replaced Gardini at the end of the fourth set. He scored his first point in the Italian League with an attack. If there had been a chance for a side-out on match point, Otsuka would probably have been given the toss, but Schnitzer got a service ace before that. Too bad (lol).
However, I think he has earned the trust of his team in the past in terms of defense, so now he just needs to prove his scoring ability and take a place in the starting lineup. Guardini was very good on the day, but even since his time in Padua, he has been very inconsistent and his serve reception is still weak, so Otsuka will definitely get a chance.
Speaking of former Padua player, I was also looking forward to Grottazzolina's Petkovic, but perhaps due to poor condition, he was registered as libero in this match. However, the reserve opposite was not decided, and Tatarov, who is originally an outside hitter, played opposite from the third set. If Petkovic had been able to play properly, Milan would have been in danger.
Milan-Grottazzolina
3-1(25-18, 25-20, 25-27, 25-19)
Milan
Starting line-up: S. Porro (2), OH. Ruati (14), MB. Schnitzer (9), OP. Regels (14), OH. Gardini (23), MB. Piano (6), L. Staforini
Substitutes: OH Kaziski, S Zonta, OP Ballot (1), OH Otsuka (1)
Grottazzolina
Starting line-up: S. Zhukowski (3), OH. Tatarov (23), MB. Mattei (4), OP. Tsvanziger (6), OH. Antonov (9), MB. Demyanenko (5), L. Marchisio
Substitutes: OH Vecchi, MB Compaloni (1), OH Fedrizzi (4), S Marchiani
MVP: OH Davide Gardini
23 points (1 serve, 4 blocks), attack efficiency rate 50.001 TP 3T
OH Tatsunobu Otsuka
Substitute appearance: 1 goal, attack efficiency rate 50.001 TP 3T
Detailed match stats here:
https://www.legavolley.it/match/38242
Next Round
European Champions League
November 13th (Wed) 26:30~ vs Roeselare (Belgium)
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