Two French Ligue A advances were played tonight and, if there will be no last-minute twists, only one Round 9 match was postponed for COVID.
Poitiers is literally overwhelmed by Cannes in the first 2 sets, but then they starts playing and touches a sensational comeback, surrendering only 14:16 at the tie-break (after having recovered from 8:12) when Koncilja, 20 points and top scorer among the winners (including 3 aces and 6 winning blocks), blocks the attack of Neves Atu (the best of his team with 21 points). A great evening in any case for the Cannesβ middle-blockers who score 39 points in two, and Averill is MVP of the match for the second time in a row.
In the other match Nice (led by the opposite Andric, author of 21 points) overwhelmed the reworked Ajaccio (on the bench Martinez Gion, JosΓ© Romero Gonzalez and Quesque), who are still the only team without a win. Ivan Kolev (10 points) was the only player with a double digit performance for the guestsβ¦
π| Ligue A 2020/21 Regular Season | Round 9
π| November 20
β’ Poitiers β Cannes 2-3 (12:25, 15:25, 25:23, 25:19, 14:16)
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β’ Nice β Ajaccio 3-0 25:19, 25:13, 25:19)
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π| November 21
β’ Narbonne β Montpellier 0-3 (23:25, 14:25, 22:25)
β’ Sete β Tourcoing 3-0 (25:20, 25:19, 25:21)
β’ Cambrai β Nantes 3-0 (25:20, 25:19, 25:23)
π| November 22
β’ Tours β Paris 3-1 (25:16, 25:23, 23:25, 25:21)
π¦ | Postponed for COVID
β’ Toulouse β Chaumont 0-3 (23:25, 18:25, 19:25) | December 16
π| Standings
π| Next Round
