Source: Federvolley press release
Third match and third success for the Italian women’s national team, committed to the 2019 European Championships . After Portugal and Ukraine, today Davide Mazzanti’s girls beat Belgium 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-23) in Lodz . Just over three weeks after the Olympic qualification tournament, Egonu and her teammates beat the Belgian national team with the same score. Thanks to the success, the vice world champions took the first place in Pool B: 3 wins and 9 points in the standings.
Against Belgium the blues played an excellent first set, great attacking percentages and a very careful block. The second fraction suffered more, Italy also found itself in difficulty, but with patience and lucidity it came out very well. In the third, after the first phases in balance, Egonu and her companions ran ahead, Belgium did not give up and gave life to a long attempt to recover. The blues were almost reached, but they held out and defended the advantage until the end.
Among the Italian ranks to report the performance of Paola Egonu, 28 total points with 6 blocks and 4 aces. Good percentages for Myriam Sylla who scored 13 points, ahead of Indre Sorokaite (10 points).
As an initial line-up, coach Mazzanti confirmed: Malinov dribbling, opposite Egonu, spikers Sylla and Sorokaite, central Chirichella and Folie, free De Gennaro.
Excellent departure of the blues, Indre Sorokaite created big problems for the opponents and Italy ran away (6-1). The tricolor wall has blocked Belgium’s way several times, while the blue attack traveled at very high percentages (12-5): Paola Egonu unstoppable (12 points and 82%). The opposing team tried to react with the block (21-17), but in the final Sorokaite and teammates restored the distance (25-18).
In the second fraction the teams arrived in a draw until (7-7), then Belgium found a good series in batting and Italy suffered (9-11).The blue also struggled in attack and so the opponents tried the draw (9-13). Without losing heart, Mazzanti’s girls relied on their wall-defense and the inertia of the set changed quickly (14-14). The tricolor wall has no longer conceded anything to the Belgian strikers and Italy has returned to dictate the pace (20-16), setting the score at (25-21).
In the third set Belgium tried to keep themselves in the game (10-10), but the first change of gear of the tricolor national team proved decisive (14-11). Egonu and her companions gave life to a very long partial (19-12) , then they accused some empty passes and Belgium arrived only one distance away, before having to surrender (25-23).
Tonight on the fourth day Italy will be engaged against Slovenia: 9 pm, live TV on RaiDue and DAZN streaming.
ITALY
– BELGIUM 3-0 SCOREBOARD (25-18, 25-21, 25-23)
ITALY: Sorokaite 10, Folie 6, Egonu 28, Sylla 13, Chirichella 3, Malinov 1, De Gennaro (L). Parish church, Orro. Ne: Fahr, Nwakalor, Bosetti, Danesi, Enweonwu (L). Herds Mazzanti.
BELGIUM: Grobelna 1, Van Gestel 6, Janssens 6, Van De Vyver 1, Herbots 10, Sobolska 8, Ruysschaert (L). Van Avermaet 2, Van Sas, Goliat, Strumilo, Guilliams.Ne: Lemmens, Stragier All. Vande Broek
REFEREES: Kovar (Czech Rep.) And Ivanov (Bul).
NOTES Spectators: 1350.
Set length: 23 ‘, 25’, 29 ‘. Tot 1.17 ‘
Italy: 13 wrong jokes, 5 winners, 10 blocks, 28 errors.
Belgium: bs 6, v. 3, m. 9, and. 14.
The calendar of the blue
27/8 Italy-Slovenia (9 pm); 29/8 Italy-Poland (9 pm).
Pool B (Lodz, Poland) – Results, Fixtures and Standings
23 August: Belgium-Ukraine 3-0 (25-10, 25-19, 25-22), Italy -Portugal 3-0 (25-15, 25-14 , 25-13), Poland-Slovenia 3-0 (25-12, 25-22, 25-23).
24 August: Belgium-Slovenia 3-0 (25-13, 25-21, 25-20), Portugal-Poland 0-3 (14-25, 16-25, 11-25).
25 August: Slovenia 3-0 Portugal (25-21, 25-20, 25-9), Italy -Ukraine 3-0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-10).
26 August: Italy -Belgium (25-18 25-21, 25-23), Poland-Ukraine (20.30).
27 August: Portugal-Belgium (6 pm), Italy-Slovenia (9 pm).
28 August: Belgium-Poland (17.30), Ukraine-Slovenia (20).
29 August: Portugal-Ukraine (6 pm), Italy-Poland (9 pm).
RANKING: Italy 3V 9p, Poland and Belgium 2V 6p, Slovenia 1V 3p, Belgium and Ukraine 0V 0p.
The Blue On TV In the First Phase
Tuesday 27 August (21.00): Italy – Slovenia, live on RaiDue and DAZN
Thursday 29 August (20.30): Italy – Poland, live on RaiTre and DAZN
The races broadcast by RaiSport + HD
Tuesday 27 August : live at 6pm Portugal – Belgium (Pool B).
Wednesday 28 August : live at 17.30 Belgium – Poland (Pool B), direct at 20 Ukraine – Slovenia (at 20).
Thursday 29 August : live at 18.00 Portugal – Ukraine (Pool B).
The matches broadcast by DAZN
Tuesday 27 August : live at 17.30 Spain-Switzerland.
Wednesday 28 August : live at 17.30 Belgium-Poland; direct at 18.30 France-Turkey; direct at 20.00 Ukraine-Slovenia.
Thursday 29 August : live at 18.00 Hungary-Holland; live at 18.30 Turkey-Serbia; direct at 20.30 Poland-Italy.
