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Just a small correction. It wasn't a red card, it was yellow and red together (expulsion).

The play at 10:00 is absolutely incredible. Amir setting the ball to Simone - BRAVO.

Wrong decision (signal): 1. first contact is allowed to be double contact 9.2.3.2 at the first hit of the team, the ball may contact various parts of the body consecutively, provided that the contacts occur during one action. 2. what the referee wanted to signal is catch (he also showed it afterwards) 9.3.3 CATCH: the ball is caught and/or thrown; it does not rebound from the hit.

Jiri Kovar in Civitanova for another season https://www.lubevolley.it/news/2019-06-28-jiri-kovar-in-biancorosso-anche-nella-stagione-2019-20-nono-anno-di-fila-alla-cucine-lube

@Philip Freere For all the close to line balls, there is a video challenge. You think the ball was in/out, use the VC. Those two line judges are there only to help to see if the ball has touched the floor or not. There is no challenge for this call.

Stijn D'Hulst stays in Civitanova for another season.
https://www.lubevolley.it/news/2019-06-11-il-regista-stijn-dhulst-in-biancorosso-anche-nella-stagione-2019-20/

@Krisprolls: I really don't understand what you are trying to say. Could you please explain these sentences a little more?

13.1.3 An attack hit is completed at the moment the ball completely crosses the vertical plane of the net or is touched by an opponent (block).
13.2.2 A back-row player may complete an attack hit at any height from behind the front zone:
13.2.2.1 at his/her take-off, the player's foot (feet) must neither have touched nor crossed over the attack line; - Butko was clearly inside the three meter line
13.2.2.2 after his/her hit, the player may land within the front zone. - irrelevant for this situation,
13.2.3 A back-row player may also complete an attack hit from the front zone, if at the moment of the contact a part of the ball is lower than the top of the net. - the whole ball was clearly above the net when Butko set it
13.2.4 No player is permitted to complete an attack hit on the OPPONENT’S service, when the ball is in the front zone and entirely higher than the top of the net. - irrelevant for this situation,

At 17:17 absolutely correct decision by 1st referee!!! Butko was a back row player. He set the ball one handed to Mikhailov, but the set was not accurate and Juantorena was allowed to play before Mikhailov touched the ball (ball above the net - both sides are alolowed to play). As soon as Juantorena has touched the ball, Butko's set was an illegal attack of a back row player inside the three meter line. Check the rules if you don't believe me. And that's exactly what Juantorena was complaing about to the 1st referee. Nothing to complain regarding this decision from Zenit coach, nor players.

@Eggi: according to https://www.lubevolley.it/team/ Osmany, Enrico, Dragan and Jiri are staying in Lube. LOOKS GOOD TO ME so far :-)

@Eggi: Giuseppe Cormio (the sporting director of Cucine Lube Civitanova)
“Grebennikov? Perhaps, he was in a hurry to look for an alternative. Sander? He had a year of a contract and a very high buyout clause. Leal? The negotiation exists but it’s complex because he is changing nationality. I hope we’ll be able to close the deal within 10 days because he is among the 5 most powerful attackers on the planet. Balaso? We needed an Italian libero to have Stanković as a starter. Candellaro? I believe we are close to saying goodbye. He wants to have the guaranteed spot in the lineup. Clearly, we cannot give it to him. Bruno - Christenson case? Bruno has signed a contract with us on March 23 and must respect it. Micah, in turn, signed with Azimut. I spoke with Micah before I even spoke to the Brazilian setter and, moreover, I would like you to remember, it was he (Bruno) who proposed to leave (Modena) as he didn’t get along with the coach Stoytchev and wanted to play the Champions League, which is the only trophy he misses. I will meet with Bruno within 2-3 days and resolve the matter. He is a professional and will come to Lube. If not, he will have to stay in Brazil. He cannot play in Modena. Period.”To sum up: Jenia out - Fabio in..........Micah out - Bruno in..........Davide out - ??? in (He wants to have the guaranteed spot in the lineup. Clearly, we cannot give it to him.) - looks like Enrico stays..........Taylor out - Leal in..........Dragan stays

@Eggi: I'm hoping that the team will stay the same as much as possible :-) Leal will replace Sander and that is all I know so far. I really want Osmany, Micah, Dragan, Enrico, Jenia and Jiri (Sokolov is staying so I'm not mentioning him) to stay.

Sokolov stays in Civitanova: https://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=724240

@kapikoo: This red card was without any doubt OK. Looking at opponent is very hard to consider as unsportsmanlike conduct. Mostly it is left without any action on this level. But Srecko made something completely different.

Jenia, Simone and then Osmany... From this angle it looks like Micah stepped line with his right foot. I'm not sure about that. But definitely a great play. Especially at that score...

good play but Marko definitely touched the net. It can be checked when you go frame by frame that the net moved in direction that can be caused only by his hand.

Tomas Kmet - SCC Berlin -> VfB Friedrichshafen

Bojan Janic (SRB) -> South Gas Sports Club, Irag (from 2.4.2014, FIVB VIS).
Ananiev Metody (BUL) -> South Gas Sports Club, Irag (from 2.4.2014, FIVB VIS).

Daniel Gorski is moving to club Egypt AHLY from 1.4.2014 (source is the same as for Savani, FIVB VIS)