On Sunday, December 1st local time, in the 10th round of the first half of the Italian Superlegaga, Perugia, where Ishikawa Yuki plays, will face Monza.
In the first set, Monza, backed by the support of over 4,000 fans in a packed stadium, scored points mainly from OH Roers and won the close match at deuce. However, in the second and third sets, OH Roers and S Kreling (Cachopa) were both injured and had to leave the game, and perhaps due to this, Perugia won these sets in succession. In the fourth set, Monza took the lead from the start with attacks and blocks from MB Di Martino, who entered the game as a substitute, but OH Ishikawa, who also entered the game as a substitute, changed the flow with blocks and spikes, and Perugia successfully turned the game around. In the end, OH Ishikawa scored a service ace and Perugia won 3-1.
In the fourth set alone, Ishikawa scored 5 attack points (effectiveness rate 83.331 TP 3T), 1 block, and 1 service ace, totaling 7 points, and he took control of Perugia's momentum. Setter Gianelli also seemed to trust Ishikawa and entrusted him with the toss.
This was his third consecutive game in which he started on the bench, but after the game he said, "There's no problem with my condition," and watching his play, he looked rather in good shape. However, it's difficult to see how Semeniuk and Plotnitski, who are competing for his position, are not letting their form drop. How he makes an impact in the future will be the key to his starting position.
The MVP of this match was setter Giannelli, who scored 12 points. Are you really a setter? (laughs). On this day, he scored points with a back attack in addition to a serve, block, and two attacks. France's setter Brizard also scored a back attack in the Italian league match the other day, so setters who score with back attacks may be the trend now (laughs).
Monza had the momentum to beat Perugia, who had won all their games, so it is very regrettable that they suffered injuries one after another. Monza already had OH Juan Torena and MB Mosca out of the bench due to injuries, so it would be very dangerous if the two injured on this day were forced to take a long break.
In addition, Perugia's MB Russo was also injured and had to leave the game. I hope he is not seriously injured. Injuries are a big no-no.
Perugia - Monza
3-1(25-27, 25-15, 25-17, 25-20)
Perugia
Starting line-up: OP Ventala (15), OH Semeniuk (9), MB Rosell (8), S Gianelli (12), OH Plotnicki (15), MB Russo (5), L Corati
Substitutes: OP Herrera (1), OH Ishikawa (7)
Monza
Starting lineup: MB Beretta (), S Kreling (1), OH Zaitsev (12), MB Avril (5), OP Schwartz (13), OH Roers (8), L Gazzini
Substitutes: OH Li, OH Marttila (8), OP Lawani, S Mancini, MB Di Martino (5).
MVP: S Simone Giannelli
12 points (2 on serves, 4 on blocks), attack effectiveness rate 67%
OH Ishikawa Yuki
Substitute appearance: 7 points (1 serve, 1 block), attack efficiency rate 71.431 TP 3T
Detailed match stats here:
https://www.legavolley.it/match/38260
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European Champions League
December 4th (Wed) 24:00~ vs Halkbank Ankara (Türkiye)
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