France: Tours defeat Narbonne in straight sets to join Montpellier in Final

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30 April 2022 Danilo

With 13 points and 52% in attack of MVP Derouillon, and 11 of a Tillie back to high level with 69% in attack after the flop in Game 2, regular season absolute leaders Tours trampled over Narbonne in decisive Game 3 of Ligue A semifinal, reaching Montpellier in Grand Finale of the competition.
Narbonne, below expectations with only Rafael Araujo in double digit (10 points but only 39% in attack) and only 34% of team attack, played basically only in second set, when they had a 7-10 lead, and even 21-22. However, a point from Palonsky, an error from Bouguerra and Palonski again marked the decisive break, 24-22, and Derouillon close 25-23.
In any case, for Narbonne this was a great season, with the CEV Challenge Cup won at their first European appearance.

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🏐| LIGUE A 2021/22 – Playoffs Semifinals – Best-of-three

Game 1 | April 24
• Tours (1) – Narbonne (4) 3-0 (25:17, 25:17, 31-29)
• Chaumont (2) – Montpellier (3) 1-3 (22:25, 25:18, 22:25, 21:25)

Game 2 | April 27
• Narbonne (4) – Tours (1) 3-0 (25:21, 25:23, 25:17) Serie: 1-1
• Montpellier (3) – Chaumont (2) 3-2 (20:25, 20:25, 25:22, 25:23, 18:16) Serie: 2-0

👉🏼 Game 3 | April 30
• Tours (1) – Narbonne (4) 3-0 (25:18, 25:23, 25:19)