13.10.2008 - MARMI LANZA VERONA-TRENKWALDER MODENA 2-3: GIALLOBLU' MAKES A COMEBACK!
MARMI LANZA VERONA - TRENKWALDER MODENA 2-3 (25-18, 25-23, 22-25, 25-27, 7-15) MARMI LANZA VERONA: Latelli (L), Parodi 10, Popp 9, Sottile 3, Lasko 22, Dehne, Szabo, Maric 4, Semenzato 9, Bontje 17, Mosterts 2. Absent: Volpini. Coach: Alberto Giuliani TRENKWALDER MODENA: Lee 11, Ciabattini (L), Kooistra 22, Rinaldi (L), Sartoretti 14, Santos 15, Travica 3, Siebeck, Endres 24. Absent: Tencati, Dennis, Smuc, Bartoli. Coach: Andrea Giani REFEREES: Fabrizio Pasquali, Simone Santi NOTES - 3200 spectators, 19000 receipts, set duration: 23', 27', 27', 32', 15'; tot: 124'. VERONA - Second victory in a row for Trenkwalder Modena who at the end of two hours of exciting volleyball overpowered the PalaOlimpia in Verona. A tremendous performance by the Gialloblù who managed to turn the tables at 2-0 and 10-6 in the third set against Verona, which was in great shape (and had won from Treviso and Trento in the first two days). Another proof of the character and personality of Trenkwalder. Andrea Giani's group played wholeheartedly, with determination and technical quality. As for the individual players, Murilo should be emphasised, rewarded best player of the match (24 points, 62% in reception and 70% in attack), as should captain Andrea Sartoretti (determinate to recover in the third set), the American David Lee (8 blocks) and the whole team from Modena in general. And today it's the beginning of the week of the Derby of Italy: Trenkwalder-Sisley Treviso will be played at Palasport Giuseppe Panini in Modena on Saturday at 6.30 pm. Simone Parodi (spiker of Marmi Lanza Verona): "This is definitely a very difficult championship, in which one should never give up. We were a bit naive in dropping in the third set and we played a bad tie break. We have to learn to believe in ourselves and continue the hard work." Andrea Giani (trainer of Trenkwalder Modena): "We did well making a comeback even if we were behind in the second and third set. We have a group that works patiently and knows how to suffer in the field. The match changed when we stopped undergoing the blocks and defence of Verona." THESE ARE THE RESULTS OF THE THIRD DAY OF THE A1 TIM SERIES: Rpa-Luigibacchi.It Perugia - Yoga Forlì 2 - 3 (23-25, 25-15, 25-23, 23-25, 11-15) Itas Diatec Trentino - Antonveneta Padova 3 - 1 (25-17, 25-21, 21-25, 25-23) Acqua Paradiso Gabeca Montichiari - Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo 3 - 0 (27-25, 26-24, 25-23) Sisley Treviso - Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza Monday 13/10/2008 at 8.30 pm live on Sky Sport 2 Marmi Lanza Verona - Trenkwalder Modena 2 - 3 (25-18, 25-23, 22-25, 25-27, 7-15) Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia - Lube Banca Marche Macerata 0 - 3 (23-25, 19-25, 21-25) Framasil Pineto - Stamplast Martina Franca 2 - 3 (19-25, 25-23, 25-21, 21-25, 11-15) THE CLASSIFICATION AFTER 3 DAYS: Lube Banca Marche Macerata 8 Itas Diatec Trentino 7 Acqua Paradiso Montichiari, Bre Banca Cuneo and Rpa-Luigibacchi.It Perugia 6 Trenkwalder Modena and Marmi Lanza Verona 5 Sisley Treviso and Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza 4 * (One match less) Stamplast Martina Franca 3 Yoga Forlì 2 and Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia 2 Framasil Pineto 2 Antonveneta Padova 0 In the picture a scene from Marmi Lanzi-Trenkwalder: the Modenese "star" block yesterday in Verona (18 blocks by the Gialloblù team!)
"Sunday's match is very important to us: winning would mean a lot, apart from scoring valuable points, for the spirit of a new team like ours, that has to find security and stability." That's how Trenkwalder Modena's captain Andrea Sartoretti reacts, facing the tricky away match against Marmi Lanza in Verona on Sunday (October 12). "The training is going very well - continues Sartoretti, left-handed, born in 1971 and training in Modena for the fourth season in a row, and the fifth season in total - We're a team with ambition, enthusiasm and we're improving. It is only the beginning of the championship, the opponents are very strong, but we can say the promises are high. We're better at block-defence this year, I'm sure that if we improve in serving and receiving, we'll be able to get far. My position? It's a month now, that I've been training in the position of hitter. I sometimes like to attack a ball from the second line while playing, but I'm focusing on the dynamics of a spiker, it's impossible to train both the position of hitter and of opposite at the same time. Every day I gain more understanding of the position. As I've always said, I'm at the disposal of the trainer and the team, in any position and I will continue to do so with great enthusiasm for the whole season." As said before, Trenkwalder will be busy in Verona on Sunday against a very strong opponent, who has been capable of winning against two "super big ones", Treviso and Trento in the first two days: "Marmi Lanza is a young team, with a lot of energy and good technical skills. Additionally they're in great shape: we have a really difficult match ahead of us. I'm confident about our possibilities, I saw how good my teammates are, they're concentrated and willing: we'll have to show what we're worth in the field on Sunday." LIVE ON SKY SPORT 2. Marmi Lanza Verona-Trenkwalder Modena will start at 6.30 pm on Sunday the 12th of October (3rd day of A1 TIM Series) and will be broadcast live on Sky Sport 2 with previews from 6.15 pm. LIVE ON RADIO BRUNO. Marmi Lanza-Trenkwalder Modena will be broadcast live on Radio Bruno 103.8 on Sunday. It will also be possible to listen to live radio on www.radiobruno.it.
09.10.2008 - TRENKWALDER IN VERONA ON SUNDAY. MURILO TALKING...
The third weekend of the A1 Series championship is coming closer. And for Trenkwalder Modena, defeated in Montichiari and having won beautifully from Padova last Sunday, an away match is planned in Verona on Sunday the 12th of October (6.30 pm live on Sky Sport 2), against Marmi Lanza who beat Treviso and Trento in the first two days. Among the stars we will see Endres Murilo, 27 year old spiker of 194 cm who is in his third season under the Ghirlandina (tower of the dome) in Modena and had a long Summer with the Brasilian national team with which he won a silver medal at the Olympics in Bejing. How are you now? "It was a very busy Summer and I have to say I was a bit tired when I arrived last week - Murilo says - But I'm feeling much better now. Vanni (Miale, the personal trainer, ed) makes me work hard and I'm doing well. Psychologically I know the drill: it's the fifth year that I'm in the national team and I know the program by now. I'm in Modena now, as I've said before I felt like coming back here, and I'm very motivated for this Gialloblù season." What do you like about Trenkwalder? "We never gave up against Padova, we were there all the time with our spirit and our mind. This is a strong point for the championship. Technically we know that we're good at blocks and counterattacks: we know we'll have to try and make less errors this year, it's better to replay the ball another time, especially since we're good at replaying. Of course we're just at the beginning, we have to work and get better in many aspects of the game. But the spirit is there, and so is the enthusiasm and the capability of doing so." Has one of your new teammates made a particular impression on you these days? "I repeat that I like the whole group, there's a good atmosphere and this team has valuable technical skills. But I have to admit Kooistra impressed me. Wytze has a different position (he changed from central to opposite, ed) and he's adapted himself swiftly to it: he's got the body and skills to make the difference. I shouldn't put too much pressure on him though: he needs his time to work and improve." On Sunday you're going to Verona and you'll be playing against what probably is the fittest team in the championship... "It's true Verona is in great shape and it's a team I like very much. I know Sottile, Lasko and Bontje very well: we all played together in Vibo Valencia and they play well together. You can tell that Verona has been working with the entire group for over two months. It will be a pretty difficult match, but we want to win and score. We'll try and make few errors." Your girlfriend Jaqueline won the Italian Supercup with Scavolini Pesaro last night and people are talking about Jaqueline and Murilo getting married... "Of course I'm very happy for her: the season couldn't start better... About the wedding, it's true, actually Jaqueline and I have been talking about it for a couple of years now. It might seem strange, but we just can't find the time for it... We bought a house in Florianopolis and we would like to get married next June in Brasil, where we have all our family." PRESS CONFERENCE. Tomorrow, on Friday the 10th of October 2008, captain of Trenkwalder Modena Andrea Sartoretti will be talking to the press in the press room of the home of the Gialloblù, Palasport G. Panini in Modena, at 11 pm.
08.10.2008 - THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF ANGEL DENNIS: PRESS RELEASE
Regarding the physical situation of Trenkwalder Modena athlete Angel Dennis, yesterday's medical examinations, Tuesday the 7th of October, under the supervision of the Gialloblù medical team consisting of doctor Ennio Gallo, doctor Alessandro Cristiani and doctor Luigi Tarallo, at the Hospital-University of Modena Hospital, revealed: an improvement of the previously identified area on Dennis' right ankle. According to the medical staff the player can start training with the team again, following a gradual recovery program, under supervision of the technical staff.Regarding the physical situation of Trenkwalder Modena athlete Angel Dennis, yesterday's medical examinations, Tuesday the 7th of October, under the supervision of the Gialloblù medical team consisting of doctor Ennio Gallo, doctor Alessandro Cristiani and doctor Luigi Tarallo, at the Hospital-University of Modena Hospital, revealed: an improvement of the previously identified area on Dennis' right ankle. According to the medical staff the player can start training with the team again, following a gradual recovery program, under supervision of the technical staff.
07.10.2008 - TRENKWALDER AT THE SPORTS CLUB. TRAVICA: "CHARGED AND FOCUSED ON VERONA"
After the beautiful victory against Padova (3-0) and after a Monday of relaxation, Trenkwalder Modena came to the sports club at Palasport G. Panini today to train for the delicate away match in Verona (PalaOlimpia at 6.30 pm on Sunday live on Sky Sport). Today it's Dragan Travica, Trenkwalder setter, who played his first match as captain with a Gialloblù shirt at PalaPanini on Monday, who tells us about his feelings after Sunday's success, the Gialloblù moment and the hopes for Verona. "It was wonderful to play and win at PalaPanini - Travica, 22 years old and 200 cm tall, underlines - coming back in the first set was a strong signal. We had good quality and often quality is hard to train for: it's fundamental to have it already. We can do better technically: I'm more and more convinced this team has great possibilities for improvement." A special compliment I got? "That of my father (Ljubomir Travica, now trainer of Resovia in Poland, ed). My mother was at PalaPanini on Sunday and practically gave a live report to my father in Poland: it's very nice for a son to hear that his father is proud of him." The diagonal Travica-Kooistra? "I know people expected and expect a lot from us. We're new, we're young and we play in a place as important as Modena. For now I'm very happy about Wytze's heat: he showed how much he's worth. I think we played a good match on Sunday, but we can get better. We know we're valuable, we know we'll have difficulties and we know we have to work very hard every day." Where does Trenkwalder have to improve? "We're training a lot to get better at every aspect of the game. We can do more in blocking and serving, as many other situations. We have to play better with the centrals, but that's normal, we need time and training. We have to and want to show what we do during the training when we are playing a match. We are a "growing" team: we're building on it every day. What I like most about the group is the readiness: ready to work and help a teammate." There is the away match in Verona... "We're already talking about it in the team, we forgot about Padova and are focused on Verona. Marmi Lanza is the championship's fittest team, it's enough to remember that they won from Treviso and Trento the first two days. They're very strong in serving and it will be a very difficult match. But as I said before we're focused and charged." In the picture Dragan Travica (setter at Trenkwalder Modena)
Trenkwalder Modena - Antonveneta Padova 3-0 Sets: 34-32 25-22 25-17 Set duration: 36' 27' 22' Trenkwalder Modena: Travica 3, Murilo 12, Lee 4, Kooistra 21, Sartoretti 8, Sidao 12, Rinaldi (L), Pagni ne, Siebeck ne, Ciabattini (libero) ne, Smuk ne, Tencati ne. Coach Giani. Antonveneta Padova: Gato 7, Kral 3, Perazzolo 12, Kromm 14, Raymakers 5, Mattera 3, Gargella (L), De Togni, Gottardo ne, Meggiolaro, Maruotti. Coach Bruno Bagnoli Referees: Paolo Barbero and Roberto Locatelli Spectators: 2710 Notes: Service: Trenkwalder 17 errors, 9 aces; Padova 13 errors, 3 aces. Reception: Trenkwalder 59% pos. and 38% perf.; Padova 58% pos. and 36% perf. Attacks: Trenkwalder 7 errors, 4 opponent's blocks, 46 blocks, 55%; Padova: 9 errors, 5 opponent's blocks, 37 blocks, 45%. Blocks: Trenkwalder 5, Padova 4. PALASPORT GIUSEPPE PANINI (MODENA) - First victory for Trenkwalder Modena who won 3-0 from Antonveneta Padova in front of the warm audience at Palasport Giuseppe Panini. A match with character and quality of the Gialloblù. Dutch opposite Wytze Kooistra was rewarded best player in the field. Dragan Travica (Trenkwalder Modena setter): "We're so happy with this victory. It was very important to reassemble and win the first set: we showed great character and personality. I'm convinced this team has room for technical improvement and we'll train for that every day. It was fantastic to win in front of this audience today." Bruno Bagnoli (Antonveneta Padova trainer): "We played two good sets, but we dropped in the third. There were two key events by Modena in this match: the services from Travica and Sidao and the smashing attack with a spike by Kooistra. On the other hand we have to look into our defence wall. Perhaps we payed for out little experience against an extremely motivated opponent and in front of a warm audience." In the picture Kooistra, best player of the match, rewarded by Emilio Annovi (Banca Popolare dell'Emilia Romagna central director)
Trenkwalder Modena will play its second day of the A1 Series Championship against Antonveneta Padova on Sunday at Palasport Giuseppe Panini in Modena (starting at 6 pm). The expectations for an important match and a Gialloblú party are getting higher and higher. After the defeat in Montichiari the whole Modenese group feels like getting onto the field again and will try to make a comeback after the knock out of last Monday. And these have been very intense training days, also with the return of Murilo and Lee. "We looked at the match at Montichiari again and analysed it. We saw that, especially in the first two sets, we didn't take advantage of all the opportunities we had created: this gave us confidence, because we know that we can improve and we know what to do - Wytze Kooistra, Dutch opposite of 209 cm at his first Gialloblú season, emphasises - We have done wonderful trainings this week and we played very well on Thursday during the friendly match with Noliko (3-0, ed): the team is focused and confident about its capacities and we should win from Padova. My position? - (Kooistra moved from central to opposite this year, ed) - My idea is that I need to play an awful lot in the position of opposite to understand it and the situations in the game as well. I need to test the situations in the match, the options and the attacking solutions many times. I can see I improved from this Summer until now, I see myself getting better every day, but as said previously I need time, training and matches. I'm very much looking forward to playing at PalaPanini with the Modenese shirt on Sunday - Kooistra emphasises - I'm not sure what to expect exactly, I played here as an opponent and I've always seen a nice environment and many fans. I would like it if there were many people: it's an important match and together we want to win."
A GIALLOBLU' SHIRT FOR OLYMPIC PLAYER FILIPPO CAMPIOLOI. The Modenese Filippo Campioli will be rewarded on Sunday before the match between Trenkwalder and Antonveneta on Sunday: the Italian champion high jumping and star of the finals of high jumping at the Olympics in Beijing 2008, will receive a personalised shirt of Trenkwalder Modena.
SEASON TICKETS CAMPAIGN: 2070 QUOTA EXCEEDED! While the first match at home is coming closer (against Antonveneta Padova on Sunday at Palasport G. Panini), the Season tickets Campaign for the 2008/2009 season of Trenkwalder Modena is continuing steadily. The fans are close to the team as always and they're passionate about the Gialloblú colours (yellow-blue). Until today 2071 subscriptions have been taken out! The Season tickets Campaign will continue through the offices of Palasport Giuseppe Panini in Viale dello Sport 25 in Modena. For further details see the page on the side. For further infomation you can reach us at: 059.4821911.
TICKETS. The ticket booths of Palasport G. Panini in Modena will open at about 4.30 pm on Sunday the 5th of October. These are the ticket prices: VIP 14 Euros (Discount 10 Euros); aisle seat 10 Euros (Discount 8 Euros).
RADIO. The match between Trenkwalder Modena and Antonveneta Padova on Sunday will be broadcast live on Radio Bruno 103.8 (Official Radio of Modena Volleyball) and also live on the website www.radiobruno.it.
03.10.2008 - GOOD TEST MATCH WITH NOLIKO. ON SUNDAY PADOVA ARRIVES. TRENKWALDER AND... "PROFESSIONAL FAN"
PALASPORT G.PANINI (MODENA) - The first match at home is coming closer for Trenkwalder Modena, that will play the second day of the A1 Series at Palasport Giuseppe Panini against Antonveneta Padova on Sunday (starting at 6 pm). And while the expectations for the match are increasing, the team played a challenging friendly match against the Belgian Noliko Maaseik, who will join the next Campion's League.Trenkwalder delivered an excellent performance showing signs of growth. Andrea Giani lined up setter Travica, opposite Kooistra, spikers Murilo and Sartoretti, centrals Lee and Sidao, and Rinaldi libero. In the third set Lee and Murilo made room for Tencati and Siebeck. Noliko Maaseik with coach Vitalheiden played with setter Pinheiro, opposite van Walle, hitters Araha and Maan, centrals Wiebel and Van Decraen and libero Derkoningen. With a 3-0 score another set was played. Apart from the good heat of the whole group, the 15 points from Kooistra were remarkable, as were the 14 points by Sartoretti (lined up as hitter) with 61% attacking and with 2 blocks. Lee's performance was very good: the American central scored 8 points in two sets, of which 3 blocks. "I'm happy about my heat and the performance of the team - David Cameron Lee, central from the USA said, who wasn't playing last Monday in Montichiari, and is now on his way to complete recovery - We're working so hard and the team is getting better at every training. Personally I'm recovering, my ankle is getting better and I'm focusing on technical aspects and on becoming a real member of the team. The teamwork with Travica? Today was the first time we played a match together: it felt good but naturally we need to work a lot to optimise the teamwork. I'll be there on Sunday, I can't wait to play at PalaPanini with the Gialloblú shirt."
TRENKWALDER AND "PROFESSIONAL FAN". Trenkwalder Modena decided to undertake an important and innovative initiative this season, to intensify the positive values that come with the world of sports and volleyball in particular. Trenkwalder, the main sponsor of Trenkwalder Modena, will give the fans of the hosting team a name plate with "Professional Fan" before every match played at home, at Palasport Giuseppe Panini in Modena. This way job centre Trenkwalder wants to leave a concrete message of hospitality and cordiality welcoming the fans visiting us at home, at Palasport Giuseppe Panini. Trenkwalder also wants to acknowledge and reward the effort, the passion and love of the fans for the colours of their city that make them follow their team both at home and for away matches. On Sunday the 5th of October, before the beginning of the match Trenkwalder Modena-Antonveneta Padova (starting at 6 pm), Trenkwalder will therefore reward the representatives of the supporters club of the team from Veneto. Since it's the first time Trenkwalder Modena will be playing at home it will also be the pleasant occasion to reward the two supporters clubs from Modena who always "play" on the side of the Gialloblú champions: Kollettivo Gialloblu and Torcida Gialloblu. Supporting one's own champions, in sports and volleyball in particular, means passion, choruses, colours, "student" behaviour, even teasing, but always in a celebrative and enjoyable context, with loyal, correct and positive emotions.
02.10.2008 - SUNDAY FIRST TIME AT PALAPANINI. TRENKWALDER AND... "PROFESSIONAL FAN"
This season Trenkwalder Modena decided to go ahead with an innovative and important initiative that wants to praise the positive values that belong to the world of sports and volleyball in particular. Trenkwalder, the main sponsor of Trenkwalder Modena, will give the fans of the hosting team a name plate: "Professional Fan" before every match played at Palasport Giuseppe Panini in
Modena . This way job centre Trenkwalder wants to leave a concrete message of hospitality and cordiality, welcoming the fans who are visiting us at home, Palasport Giuseppe Panini. Trenkwalder also wants to acknowledge and reward the fans for their effort, their passion and love for the colours of their own city, that make them follow their own team at home and in away matches. On Sunday the 5th of October Trenkwalder will reward the representatives of the supporters of the team from
Veneto before the Trenkwalder Modena-Antonveneta Padova match (that starts at 6 pm). Because it will be the first time Trenkwalder Modena plays at home, naturally it will also be the occasion to reward the two supporting clubs from Modena that always "play" on the side of the Gialloblú champions: Kollettivo Gialloblu and Torcida Gialloblu.
Supporting one's own champions, in sports and in volleyball in particular, means passion, choruses, colours, good "fraternity" behaviour, even teasing, but always in an enjoyable, festive context with loyal, correct and positive emotions.
01.10.2008 - MURILO: "I'M READY". TRENKWALDER MODENA-ANTONVENETA PADOVA ON SUNDAY AT PALASPORT G.PANINI
He got off the plane on Monday night in , directly from Brasil, he put on his Gialloblú shirt immediately in Montichiari and popped in during the third set, welcomed by his affectionate teammates and the chorus of the fans in
Modena .
Endres Murilo is back to face his third season in Modena: a talented and experienced hitter, the whole Summer he has been a star with the greengolden Brasilian shirt of coach Bernardinho who made him a regular player in the Brasilian National team. "I took the plane just after the finals of the American Cup because I wanted to be near my teammates immediately - Trenkwalder Volley spiker Endres Murilo, 27 years old and 194 cm tall, says - Unfortunately the plane was a bit delayed, I arrived in the middle of the second set after a long journey, I didn't manage to do a proper warming up nor "touch" the ball, I just arrived at the end. It was great to see the guys again: after four months I really felt like embracing
Modena again, and the teammates, Giangio, the managers and the fans. In spite of the defeat I saw a motivated team: I spoke to the guys, there's a good atmosphere, serenity and a lot of confidence. The team is new and young, we know there's a lot of work to be done, but we have quality and potential. Of course we felt the absence of some of the players, also because it's not easy to train with less players. I'm very sorry that the season began with some physical problems for my teammates and therefore for the team, but things will get better, we'll work hard together and I'm sure we will grow. Travica? Dragan is one of the talents and one of the promises in volleyball. Changing the setter in a team is changing the "heart" of a team: he's facing a demanding job and we will have to help him. How I'm doing? I really feel like playing for
Modena , it has been a very long and intense Summer indeed and I need a couple of days to get over the jet lag. But I'm ready and I will be there on Sunday. The Olympics? What can I say, a silver medal is always an important result, but it's not easy to digest a defeat in Olympic finals. In four years with the National team we won a million times, it would have been fantastic to crown that period with gold. It is a disappointment, I still think of the defeat quite often, but now I'm in
Modena and I'm thinking enthusiastically about this season with Gialloblú!".
Sports director of Modena Volleyball Leonardo Caponi was together with Murilo this morning: "We're very happy Murilo arrived. Both during the training and the match we felt people missing. Now that some guys are recovering we'll certainly grow. For what we showed at least during the first two sets, we would have deserved a bit more in Montichiari. Talking about Mondays'match I would like to emphasise the heat of Sartoretti who did very well, making his come-back as an attacker after a couple of years. As said previously, we have to grow, but we're serene, confident and convinced about our capacities."
TOMORROW FRIENDLY MATCH WITH NOLIKO MAASEIK. Tomorrow afternoon, on Thursday the 2nd of October, Trenkwalder Modena will play a friendly match with the Belgian team of Noliko Maaseik that will join the Champions League next season, at Palasport Giuseppe Panini in
Modena at 5.30 pm (warming up starts at about 5 pm).
SUNDAY OCTOBER 5 AT PALASPORT G.PANINI: TRENKWALDER MODENA-ANTONVENETA PADOVA. The second day of the A1 Series Championship will be next weekend and the Gialloblú team is preparing its début in front of the Modenese audience. On Sunday, the 5th of October Trenkwalder Modena-Antonveneta Padova will be played at PalaPanini. The match will start at 6 pm.
In the picture on the left: Endres Murilo and sports director Leonardo Caponi
