Quarterfinals Game 2 of Ligue A: home advantage respected even today, with all favorites now 2-0 in respective series.
Fun Fact: three MVP of the day were Argentinian!
After struggled a lot in Game 1, this time no problem for regular season leaders Tours who, led by MVP Palonski (17 points, 70% in attack and 57% efficiency) has granted only 56 points to a very disappointing Nice (25:18, 25:19, 25:19).
On the same side of the board, 2-0 lead also for No.4 Narbonne who, despite the absence of Bassereau and with Rafael Araujo not incisive as usual, defeated Sète with a hard fought 3-1 (26:24, 19:25, 25:21, 25:21). MVP award to Argentinian middle-blocker Zerba:
13 points, 69% in attack, 2 blocks and 2 aces.
Thirs Argentinian MVP is outside-hitter Lazo: he ended the game with 14 points, 67% in attack, 1 block and 3 aces in very convincing straight sets win 3-0 (25:18, 25:17, 25:22) of his Montpellier over Paris, who suffered a bad day of Mendez (only 6 points and 0% efficiency in attack).
Close the picture another convincing 3-0 (25:16, 25:23, 25:23): the one of Chaumont over Tourcoing (without Vaccari). Great performance for the hosts from the service line, with 10 aces (with 16 errors), as well as in attack, with 58% team performance, also thanks to setter Corre, named MVP of the game.
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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)
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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)
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• 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)
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• 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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