The game was more balanced than expected with the guests fully in the match up to 23-23 in the 1st set and up to 21-23 in the third. In two decisive moments, however, they couldn’t finish.
Macerata has been disappointing in attack percentage (42% for the team, Kooy and Pajenk 25%, Parodi 27%), but San Giustino was hardly better (35% for the team, with Fiore 38%, Van Den Dries, 34%, Maric 30%).
Podrascanin was the MVP of the match with 75% att., 3 blocks and 1 ace. Zaytsev was the top scorer with 58% in att. and 4 blocks.
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