France Ligue B | Saint Jean D’Illac take first step towards promotion! Mende defeated in straight sets in Final first leg

It’s Final Time in French Ligue B!
In first, regular season winners Saint Jean D’Illac celebrated a clear straight sets home win against No.2 Mende (25:20, 25:14, 25:21) after 1 hours and 20 minutes of play.
MVP of the match setter Romain Bonon, author also of 5 points (1 block, 1 ace and 3/4 in attack), Lucas Lilembo ended the game as top scorer with 18 points (62% in attack, 2 blocks and 1 ace) while Augustin Guerin also contributed with 5 winning blocks (11 to 4 the final count).
On the other hand, Mende played a game below expectations, without players in double digit and with only 36% of team performance in attack (against 57% of the hosts).
Decisive second leg will be played on the field of Mende next Saturday, and four today’s winners two sets will be enough to celebrate an historical promotion, as neither club has ever debuted in French Top Division!

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🏐| 2022/23 Ligue B | Playoffs FINAL

| First Leg | Saturday April 29, 2023
• 17.00 (Local Time) | Saint Jean D’Illac (1) – Mende (2) 3-0 (25:20, 25:14, 25:21) Serie: 1-0

| Second Leg | Saturday May 6, 2023
• 17.00 (Local Time) | Mende (2) – Saint Jean D’Illac (1) 1-3 (29:31, 23:25, 25:19, 17:25) Serie: 0-2

Formula: first leg, second leg and golden set

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