Italy knew they have to triumph in order to have a chance to qualify to the semifinal of Kraków tournament and they did it. At the same time, Italy made USA’s job very difficult now since North Americans need to beat Brazil in the last round of Pool J, as convincingly as possible, to go to the semis.
Top scorers: USA – Matt Anderson 21 pts, Italy – Osmany Juantorena 23 pts.
Read play by play coverage below…
USA vs. ITA
25:21 – Juantorena for the win of Italy!
24-21 – First match point saved
24:20 – Buti with a block!
23:20 – Russell made a huge mistake! Not god moment for it
20:19 – Great serve by Birarelli, Russell couldn’t use the ball that Christenson sent him
19:19 – Service mistake by U.S. team
18:19 – Huge misunderstanding among the Italians
18:17 – What a block by Birarelli. Speraw asks for time-out
17:17 – Ivan Zaytsev finds the way through the triple block
16:16 – David Smith hits the net
15:16 – Anderson keeps the lead of USA
13:14 – Buti ends the streak of USA
12:10 – Juantorena now scores to push Italy ahead
8:9 – Mistake by Juantorena
8:8 – Juantorena tries to score from a difficult position, but he fails
8:6 – Italians have the lead at the First TTO
2:4 – Jaeschke scores for Speraw’s side
1:2 – Juantorena decreases the lead
0:2 – USA get the lead in the fourth set
4TH SET
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26:28 – Matt Anderson keeps USA in race after scoring an amazing set
26:27 – Russell finishes amazing rally
26:26 – Juantorena keeps Italy in race with outstanding point
25:26 – But, Jaeschke finds the way now
25:25 – Jaeschke makes mistake from the service line
24:25 – Great finish by Matt Anderson. New set point for USA
24:24 – Lanza ties now
*What a rally. USA thought they won the set but the point will be repeated because Italians asked for video challenge. There was no net touch
23:24 – USA have the first set point
23:23 – Russell punishes Italy…But, challenge says that he made a fault
22:23 – What a mistake by Buti! He stayed without block, but he sends ball wide!
21:22 – USA keep one point lead
18:18 – What a block! Juantorena grounds Anderson, one on one!
17:18 – Lanza scores an ace!
14:16 – U.S. team has lead at the 2ND TTO
13:15 – Zaytsev outsmarts double USA block to reduce gap
10:14 – Christenson kills second ball with left hand which is his less used hand!
10:12 – Buti smashes the ball on the net after poor USA reception
7:11 – Beautiful pipe by Jaeschke
6:10 – Service error by Jaeschke, Italy finally win a point
5:10 – 5-0 run by USA, Jaeschke scores ace!
5:9 – Anderson pushes the ball through Italy’s block
5:8 – USA get +3 as Zaytsev sends two consecutive attacks outside! On the way to the bench (technical time-out) Zaytsev has trashtalk with one USA player
4:5 – What a feint on the net by Christenson!
3:4 – Buti spikes 1st tempo out of bounds
2:2 – Russell takes advantage of Christenson’s precise set
1:0 – Giannelli blocks newcomer in USA’s line-up Smith – one-on-one
3RD SET
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27:25 – THAT’S IT! Italy have huge lead
25:25 – Holt! Boom
25:24 – Captain Birarelli creates second set point for his team
24:24 – Serve mistake by Ivan Zaytsev
24:23 – Zaytsev creates first set point for Italy
23:23 – What a defense of USA, especially of Sander! But, Italy tie
22:23 – Mistake by Lanza
22:22 – All tied again
21:22 – U.S. team made 6-2 scorin run to take over the lead
19:16 – ITalians have three-point lead for the first time in this set
16:15 – Russell now makes serve error. TTO
15:15 – Zaytsev tries to score but misses the volleyball court
15:14 – Great serve by Russell now
14:12 – Birarelli with a huge block
13:12 – Ivan Zaytsev keeps Italy’s one point lead
11:10 – Juantorena hits the net
11:9 – Russell sends ball wide
10:9 – Great set by Juantorena, Lanza scores to take the lead again
8:8 – Juantorena with a stunning spike
7:8 – Sander finds the way although his teammates barely receive the ball
6:7 – Pipe? That sounds good for Russell
6:6 – Not that good serve by Russell
5:6 – Holt pushes USA to the lead
4:3 – Zaytsev storms through the defense of USA
3:2 – Italy need him! Juantorena with an ace serve
2:2 – Juantorena creates the point for his team
1:1 – Russell with a serve mistake
0:1 – Anderson shows who is the boss
2ND SET
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25:22 – The end of the first set. Anderson hits the net
24:22 – What a decision by Christenson – volleyball dump
24:21 – Italy have three match points
23:21 – Ivan Zaytsev sends ball wide
23:20 – Lanza is good now
22:20 – Important block of the Americans! Lanza couldn’t do nothing more
22:18 – Not that good moment for serve mistake – Taylor Sander
21:18 – Another good set for Zenit’s player! Anderson smashes the floor
20:17 – Christenson destroys Juantorena with the serve
20:16 – Matt “the unstoppable” Anderson
20:15 – Italy need five more points after Juantorena’s spike
19:14 – There is a gift from Russell. Serve mistake
18:14 – Chrisenson stops Lanza
17:11 – Don’t you ever leave Anderson without block
17:10 – Zaytsev keeps Italy ahead
16:10 – Juantorena with a serve error
16:9 – Collision between Shoji and Sander while Italy have increased the lead at the 2nd TTO
13:8 – Matt Anderson is there finally
13:7 – Huge misunderstanding among U.S. players. Speraw calls for time out
12:7 – Serve error by the Americans
11:7 – Juantorena hits the wall
10:6 – Ivan Zaytsev sends ball out of bounds. Eric Shoji made a great save
8:3 – At the First TTO, Italy have reall a huge advantage
7:2 – Another mistake by Russell. Italy have a huge lead. It is interesting that Zaytsev is now playing as an opposite, while Juantorena and Lanza are the pair of receivers
5:2 – Buti with a good first tempo
4:2 – Sander finds the way
4:1 – Simone Giannelli with the ace
2:1 – Lee smashes the floor
2:0 – Another mistake by USA!
1:0 – Italy take the lead
1ST SET
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17:29 – Starting line ups: USA: Anderson, Russell, Sander, Lee, Christenson, Holt, Shoji; Italy: Juantorena, Giannelli, Zaytsev, Birarelli, Lanza, Buti, Colac
17:25 – In a previous meetings of these two teams, USA beat Italy 3-0!
Finals 1st Group – 179 / Pool K /
| Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
| 1st game | 13. 07. 2016 17:30 | Brazil | VS | Italy | 3:0 | 25:18; 25:20; 25:19 | STAT | VIDEO |
| 2nd game | 14. 07. 2016 17:30 | USA | VS | Italy | 1:3 | 22:25; 25:27; 28:26; 21:25 | ||
| 3rd game | 15. 07. 2016 20:30 | Brazil | VS | USA | 0:0 | |||
Finals 1st Group – 179 / Pool J /
| Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
| 1st game | 13. 07. 2016 20:30 | Poland | VS | France | 3:2 | 21:25; 17:25; 25:17; 28:26; 15:12 | ||
| 2nd game | 14. 07. 2016 20:30 | Poland | VS | Serbia | 1:3 | 23:25; 20:25; 25:18; 18:25 | ||
| 3rd game | 15. 07. 2016 17:30 | Serbia | VS | France | 0:0 | |||
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