France: all favorites win Game 1 of Quarterfinals. Tours – Nice 3-2

Game 1 of Ligue A playoffs quarterfinals has been played today.
Final standings and home advantage respected in all matches.
Among the favorites, the one who suffered more than expected was, surprisingly, regular season season absolute leaders Tours, who had to recover from 1-2 against a very combative Nice who, however, literally give 39 errors (!!!), 28 from the service line to the hosts. Effective the change Goiano/Derouillon. Partially it was 27:25, 20:25, 18:25, 25:22 and 15:7.

On the same part of the board, victory also for a Narbonne (fourth in regular season) without Bassereau, who defeated 3-1 (25:18, 25:20, 20:25, 27:25) No.5 Sète.
The guests suffered the bad day of their bomber Karlitzek, got benched in third set with only 4% efficiency in attack). On the winning side of the net, great performance of Rafael Araujo, deservedly named MVP of the match with 28 points, 60% in attack and 43% efficiency), but also of Zerba, author of 14 points, 1 ace and 7 of Narbonne’s 14 winning blocks.

After winning the Coupe de France last Saturday, very good start also for No.2 Chaumont, who defeated 3-1 (25:22, 20:25, 25:17, 25:18) No. 7 Tourcoing with a good performance in blocking (11 points from this element), and thus also limiting the attack of their rivals.
Setter Corre was among the decisive players today, above all from the service line with 3 aces, only one error and 19 serves), but good performance also for middle-blocker Alonso, who ended the game with 14 points, 77% in attack, 3 blocks and 1 ace. MVP award, however to the other middle blocker: Plak, author of 12 points, 67% in attack, 2 aces and 6 winning blocks.
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH

3-1 win (25:16, 25:19, 19:25, 25:23) also for No.3 Montpellier, who defeat No.6 Paris. Top scorer of the match Faure with 19 points and 50% in attack 50%, MVP award to Le Goff, who ended the game with 10 points, 80% in attack and 6 winning blocks.

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🏐| LIGUE A 2021/22 – Playoffs Quarterfinals – Best-of-five

👉🏼 Game 1 | April 8, 2022

• Narbonne (4) – Sète (5) 3-1 (25:18, 25:20, 20:25, 27:25)

• Montpellier (3) – Paris (6) 3-1 (25:16, 25:19, 19:25, 25:23)

• Tours (1) – Nice (8) 3-2 (27:25, 20:25, 18:25, 25:22, 15:7)

• Chaumont (2) – Tourcoing (7) 3-1 (25:22, 20:25, 25:17, 25:18)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH

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Game 2 |April 10, 2022
• Montpellier – Paris 3-0 (25:18, 25:17, 25:22)

• Chaumont – Tourcoing 3-0 (25:16, 25:23, 25:23)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH

• Narbonne – Sète 3-1 (26:24, 19:25, 25:21, 25:21)
• Tours – Nice 3-0 (25:18, 25:19, 25:19)

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Game 3 | April 14, 2022
• Nice – Tours 2-3 (24:26, 22:25, 25:29, 25:23, 13:15)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH

• Tourcoing – Chaumont 3-2 (19:25, 25:20, 21:25, 30:28, 15:7)
• Paris – Montpellier 0-3 (20:25, 16:25, 22:25)
• Sète – Narbonne 3-1 (25:21, 17:25, 26:24, 25:19)

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Game 4 | April 16, 2022
• Tourcoing – Chaumont 3-0 (25:23, 27:25, 25:16)
• Sète – Narbonne 3-0 (25:0, 25:0, 25:0) FORFEIT

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Game 5 | April 20, 2022
• Chaumont (2) – Tourcoing (7) 3-0 (25:20, 25:18, 25:20) Serie: 3-2
• Narbonne (4) – Sète (5) 3-2 (21:25, 25:23, 25:23, 23:25, 15:12) Serie: 3-2

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