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Round 20 of 2023/24 Marmara Spike League started today with a great
home win of Toulouse, currently at 7th place in the standings, over leaders Chaumont, who temporarily remain to the top at +6 from Toucoing and +8 from titleholders Tours, who tomorrow will face each others in the big match for second place.
In front of more than 1500 home fans, the winners were better in the decisive moments of the game, also in first and third set, both ended overtime! Partially it was 39:37, 25:19 and 26:24.
Chaumont’s better performance in blocking (13 to 7) and from the service line (8 aces to 1) and 22 points from top scorer Patrick Indra were not enough.
Julien Winkelmuller and Tom Picard were the most prolific player for Toulouse scoring 21 and 17 points, respectively, while libero Facundo Santucci was named MVP of the match.
Round 20 will close tomorrow will all the other scheduled games.
In addition to the big match for second place, another interesting clash is the one between Nice and Narbonne, as both sides have 12 points in the standings and are fighting to stay in Ligue A, together with newcomers Saint-Jean d’Illac, currently with 9 points, who will play tomorrow on the field of No.10 Poitiers, aiming to enter on playoff zone.
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🇫🇷| MARMARA SPIKE LEAGUE 2023/24 | JOURNÉE 20 | Round 20
👉🏼Friday February 9, 2024
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Toulouse – Chaumont 3-0 (39:37, 25:19, 26:24)
Saturday February 10, 2024
• 18.00 (Local Time) | Paris – Montpellier 3-0 (25:21, 25:21, 25:20)
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Plessis Robinson – Nantes Rezé 2-3 (23:25, 25:22, 20:25, 25:19, 13:15)
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Tourcoing – Tours 3-2 (17:25, 21:25, 25:19, 25:18, 22:20)
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Nice – Narbonne 3-0 (25:10, 25:23, 25:15)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
• 19.30 (Local Time) | Sète – Saint Nazaire 3-2 (25:18, 10:25, 17:25, 25:20, 17:15)
• 19.30 (Local Time) | Poitiers – Saint-Jean d’Illac 3-0 (25:21, 25:19, 25:17)
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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
1. Chaumont 46
2. Tourcoing 40
3. Tours 38
4. Saint Nazaire 36
5. Montpellier 35
6. Nantes Rezé 34
7. Toulouse 33
8. Plessis Robinson 29
9. Paris 27
10. Poitiers 24
11. Sète 24
12. Nice 12
13. Narbonne 12
14. Saint-Jean d’Illac 9
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🇫🇷| NEXT GAMES| JOURNÉE 21 | Round 21
Friday February 16, 2024
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Montpellier – Tourcoing
Saturday February 17, 2024
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Plessis Robinson – Paris
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Saint-Jean d’Illac – Toulouse
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Saint Nazaire – Poitiers
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Tours – Nice
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Chaumont – Sète
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Nantes Rezé – Narbonne
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