In the 11th round of the Italian Men's Volleyball League, Milan, which Ishikawa Yuki plays for, played against Perugia on Tuesday, December 26th (local time) and won 3-2 (14-25, 20-25, 25-12, 25-22, 15-12). Ishikawa Yuki was on the court from the start of the second set onwards, and played in the forward position for the first time in five matches, contributing to the victory with 14 points.
First set starting lineup
Milan
OH: Melgarejo (Cuba), Kaziyski (Bulgaria)
MB: Rosell (Argentina), piano (Italy)
OP: Regels (Belgium)
S: Porro (Italy)
L: Catania (Italy)
Perugia
OH: Semeniuk (Poland), Plotnicki (Ukraine)
MB: Sole (Argentina/Italy), Flavio (Brazil)
OP: Herrera (Cuba)
S: Giannelli (Italy)
L: Coraci (Italy)
*Positions: OH = outside hitter, MB = middle blocker, OP = opposite, S = setter, L = libero
Match Report
In the first set, Perugia took the lead 2-4 with spikes and blocks from OH Plotnicki, and then with a service ace from MB Sole, Perugia widened the gap to 3-8. Milano scored with OH Kaziyski, but the gap remained at 5-9. On the other hand, Perugia extended their lead to 9-20 with a service ace from OH Semeniuk and an attack mistake from Milano, and finally Perugia took the set with ease, taking the lead 14-25 with a block from OP Herrera.
In the second set, Milan started with OH Ishikawa. However, Perugia took the lead 4-7 from the beginning with spikes and blocks from OH Plotnicki. In the middle of the set, Milan tied the score at 13-13 with blocks and service aces from MB Rosell, but Perugia took the lead again at 14-17 with service aces from S Gianelli and OH Plotnicki. Perugia scored consecutive points in the final stages and had a set point at 19-24, and finally OP Herrera scored a spike to win the set 20-25.
In the third set, OH Kaziyski's serve was on fire from the beginning, and Milan took the lead with 4 consecutive service aces at 6-1. Milan continued to break with blocks from S. Porro and a service ace from OH Kaziyski, and finally Milan took a large lead with 11 consecutive breaks at 13-1. Milan continued to score with spikes from OH Ishikawa and blocks from MB Rosell, and took a maximum lead of 15 points over Perugia at 18-3. From there, Perugia narrowed the gap slightly to 19-7 with a service ace from MB Flavio, but both teams continued to make serve errors and Milan took the set 25-12.
In the 4th set, Perugia took the lead at 2-4 with a service ace from OH Semeniuk. Milan tied the score at 8-8 with a block and a service ace from OH Ishikawa, but Perugia quickly pulled away with a block from OP Herrera and a 8-12 lead. Perugia continued to hold the lead at 13-18 with blocks from MB Flavio and other factors going into the final stages. However, Milan made a comeback at 22-20 with spikes from OH Ishikawa and OH Kaziyski, and Perugia made more mistakes from there, and in the end, Milan won the set with a block point from S Porro and a 25-22 win.
In the 5th set, Milano took the lead 3-1 with a service ace from OH Ishikawa in the early stages. After that, OH Ishikawa's attack mistake tied the score at 6-6, but OH Kaziyski's spike and Perugia's mistake helped Milano to pull ahead again at 12-9 in the final stages. Perugia also tied the score at 12-12 with a block from S Gianelli, but OP Regels and OH Ishikawa spiked in succession, giving Milano the first match point at 14-12. Finally, OH Kaziyski spiked the set, giving Milano the win at 15-12.
As a result, Milan won against Perugia 3-2.
MVP: OH Matej Kaziyski 25 points (6 serves, 1 block) Attack efficiency rate 47.06%
OH Yuki Ishikawa 14 points (2 serves, 2 blocks) Attack effectiveness rate 52.94%
With this, Milan finished the first half (1 leg) in 6th place with a total record of 6 wins, 5 losses and 18 points. As a result, they will play away against Piacenza, who are in 3rd place, in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals.
The next match will be against Modena at 2:00am on Sunday, December 31st, Japan time.
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