France: Tours back to the victory! Toulouse, Plessis-Robinson, Saint Nazaire and Chaumont ok in Round 7
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After the advance played yesterday, in which Nantes Rezé won on the field of Paris and temporarily fly to the top of the standings waiting for the game that will close this Round 7 between Tourcoing and Nice, scheduled tomorrow, 2023/24 Marmara Spike League continued today with other 5 games.
After a disastrous start, titleholders, last season Cup de France winners and Supercup champions Tours finally back to the victory, and they did it after a 3-1 (25:23, 23:25, 25:21, 25:22) success over Poitiers. After taking the first set, I’m sure that home fans have trembled when the rivals have led the second from start to finish to level the score of the match!
However, this time, Tours was better and managed to earn three very important points for a not good standings (11th place with only 6 points after this game, the same number of points of Poitiers).
To make the difference Aboubacar Drame Neto, absolute top scorer of the match with as many as 27 points to his name in 4 sets, 1 ace, 3 blocks and 64% in attack. Behind him, Antoine Pothron and Nicolas Mendez scored 11 points each, while Alexandros Raptis tallied 17 for the losing side with 60% in attack, 1 ace and 1 block.
Even worse the reworked Narbonne, still winless and with only one points in the standings after 7 games played. The team coached by Rafael Redwitz this time suffered a four sets home defeat, 1-3 (25:16, 18:25, 28:30, 10:25), against Plessis Robinson. They really fought only in third set, after winning the first one against a not-existent rival, bitterly losing the second, and with a comeback from 17-21, but it wasn’t enough, as Plessis Robinson won not only this third set, but also the fourth one taking even a 3-16 advantage!
Samuel Jeanlys, top scorer of the game, poured in 22 points for the winners including 3 aces, 1 block and 64% in attack.
Away four sets victory also for Saint Nazaire, who won on the field of Montpellier by 1-3 (22:25, 25:22, 23:25, 16:25), and the same did Toulouse (who celebrated their 5th success in a row!) on the field of Sète, 1-3 (19:25, 22:25, 25:21, 27:29) and three points that are worth a well-deserved 4th place in the standings, -2 from third placed Chaumont who today celebrated a straight sets home win against newcomers Saint-Jean d’Illac, partially 25:23, 25:23 and 25:21. Decisive the 20 points from Czech opposite Patrick Indra (62% in attack, 4 winning blocks and 1 ace), supported by Niko Suihkonen, who also contributed with 10, all in attack, through 67%.
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🇫🇷| MARMARA SPIKE LEAGUE 2023/24 | JOURNÉE 7 | Round 7
Friday November 17, 2023
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Paris – Nantes Rezé 1-3 (27:25, 21:25, 25:27, 20:25)
👉🏼Saturday November 18, 2023
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Tours – Poitiers 3-1 (25:23, 23:25, 25:21, 25:22)
• 19.30 (Local Time) | Sète – Toulouse 1-3 (19:25, 22:25, 25:21, 27:29)
• 19.30 (Local Time) | Narbonne – Plessis Robinson 1-3 (25:16, 18:25, 28:30, 10:25)
• 19.30 (Local Time) | Montpellier – Saint Nazaire 1-3 (22:25, 25:22, 23:25, 16:25)
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Chaumont – Saint-Jean d’Illac 3-0 (25:23, 25:23, 25:21)
Sunday November 19, 2023
• 17.00 (Local Time) | Tourcoing – Nice 1-3 (21:25, 26:24, 23:25, 22:25)
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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
1. Nantes Rezé 19
2. Tourcoing 18
3. Chaumont 18
4. Toulouse 16
5. Montpellier 14
6. Saint Nazaire 13
7. Plessis Robinson 10
8. Sète 9
9. Paris 8
10. Poitiers 6
11. Tours 6
12. Saint-Jean d’Illac 3
13. Nice 3
14. Narbonne 1
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🇫🇷| NEXT GAMES| JOURNÉE 8 | Round 8
Friday November 24, 2023
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Toulouse – Tourcoing
Saturday November 25, 2023
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Saint-Jean d’Illac – Sète
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Plessis Robinson – Chaumont
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Nice – Montpellier
• 19.30 (Local Time) | Poitiers – Paris
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Saint Nazaire – Narbonne
Sunday November 26, 2023
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Nantes Rezé – Tours
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