Piacenza – team
Piacenza started Ferretti, Turlea, Nicolini, Leggeri, Meijners, Bosetti and Sansonna. Urbino Igna, Van Hecke, Petrauskaite, Negrini, Dugandzic, Gentili and Giombetti.
1st set – the host started with 3:1 lead, but after that Piacenza was leading 10-14 until Urbino came back 16-14. It was an exciting set which Urbino won 25:23.
2nd set – In the second set Piacenza was leading, but Urbino tied at 11:11. It was 22:18 for Piacenza but Urbino did not give up and returned to 22:21. Afer that Piacenza scored three points that got them the second set 25:22.
3rd set – Piacenza has a slight advantage, 8:6. Then the gap increases to 16:10. Piacenza continued to grind points despite attempts of Urbino to recover, it was 25:16, Rebecchi Nordmeccanica was leading two sets to one.
4th set – Urbino opens with an advantage 5:1 and then 6:3. Rebecchi Nordmeccanica gets eight points in a row, coming back strongly in the lead and getting to the second technical time out with 16:9. Piacenza continued the safe road and increased its lead and wins 25:16, three to one for Piacenza.
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