France: Montpellier defeat Tours at tie break in big match of Round 21. Tourcoing stun Narbonne
1 min readLigue A Round 21 has been completed today without any postponement.
In super big match between 2nd-placed Montpellier and leaders Tours, tie break victory for the hosts, (18:25, 25:19, 25:21, 23:25, 15:9) and only the second seasonal defeat for Tours!
In fifth set, decisive a great serie from the service line by Lazo, seasoned by two aces, that launches Montpellier on 6-1.
On the other match, a great Tourcoing, now in playoffs zone, won with the same result (20:25, 25:23, 17:25, 25:22, 12:15) on the difficult field of Narbonne.
In a very balanced final of the match, two winning blocks from Cardenas closed the games 12-15.
MVP and top scorer of the match a Narbonne’s player, Remi Basserau, who ended the game with 22 points, 2 aces, 2 winning blocks and 49% in attack.
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š| Ligue A 2021/22| JournĆ©e 21 – Round 21
Thursday | February 10, 2022
ā¢ Toulouse – Poitiers 3-0 (25:22, 30:28, 25:20)
Friday | February 11, 2022
ā¢ Nice – Nantes RezĆ© 3-1 (18:25, 25:20, 25:20, 25:23)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
ā¢ Cambrai – Plessis-Robinson 3-1 (22:25, 25:16, 25:20, 25:19)
Saturday| February 12, 2022
ā¢ Paris – Cannes 3-1 (15:25, 25:22, 25:22, 25:18)
ā¢ Chaumont – SĆØte 3-0 (25:20, 25:18, 25:22)
šš¼ Sunday | February 13, 2022
ā¢ Montpellier – Tours 3-2 (18:25, 25:19, 25:21, 23:25, 15:9)
ā¢ Narbonne – Tourcoing 2-3 (20:25, 25:23, 17:25, 25:22, 12:15)
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š| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
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š| NEXT ROUND | JournĆ©e 22 – Round 22
Thursday | February 17, 2022
ā¢ Nantes RezĆ© – Tours
Friday | February 18, 2022
ā¢ SĆØte – Narbonne
ā¢ Tourcoing – Paris
ā¢ Cambrai – Toulouse
Saturday | February 19, 2022
ā¢ Cannes – Nice
ā¢ Plessis-Robinson – Montpellier
ā¢ Poitiers – Chaumont
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