France: Toulouse stun Montpellier in advance of Round 19!

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31 January 2025 Danilo

Round 19 of 2024/25 Marmara Spike League started today with the advance between Toulouse and Montpellier, ending surprisingly with the score of 3-1 (25:21, 16:25, 25:20, 25:23) in favor of the home team.
In front of more than 2300 home fans, the winners made the difference above all from the service line, canceling the current leaders’ 13 blocks (compared to their 3), and with Tom Picard who led the charge, leaving the court as top scorer with 20 points to his name through 55% in attack, 2 blocks and 1 ace. Double digit also for Noa Duflos-Rossi and Nathan Feral, who also contributed with 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Ezequiel Palacios scored 18 points on the other side of the net.
Round 19 will close tomorrow, with Tourcoing, now at second place at -1, who will a chance to back to the top of the standings taking advantage from today’s result and Chaumont, who have a dayoff this week. They’ll play on the field of Tours!
Meanwhile, Nice will welcome titleholders Saint Nazaire, who celebrated a historic qualification in CEV Champions League playoffs, in their first participation in European elite competition, last-placed Plessis Robinson will face Sète, who come from 6 losses in a row, Poitiers will face Cannes, while Narbonne will welcome Paris.

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🏐| MARMARA SPIKE LEAGUE 2024/25 | JOURNÉE 19 | Round 19

👉🏼Friday January 31, 2025
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Toulouse – Montpellier 3-1 (25:21, 16:25, 25:20, 25:23)

Saturday February 1, 2025
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Nice – Saint Nazaire 3-2 (25:20, 25:22, 25:27, 22:25, 15:13)
| PHOTOGALLERY OF THE MATCH
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Plessis Robinson – Sète 3-1 (17:25, 25:21, 25:17, 25:18)
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Poitiers – Cannes 3-0 (25:23, 25:22, 30:28)
• 19.00 (Local Time) | Tours – Tourcoing 3-1 (28:26, 19:25, 25:23, 25:22)
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Narbonne – Paris 3-1 (21:25, 25:22, 25:16, 25:22)

Dayoff: Chaumont

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day):
1. Montpellier Herault Sporting Club Volley 36
2. Chaumont Volley-Ball 52 Haute-Marne 36
3. Saems Tourcoing Volley-Ball Lille Metropole 35
4. Tours Volley-Ball 32
5. Spacer’s Toulouse Volley 31
6. Alterna Stade Poitevin Volley-Ball Pro 28
7. Nice Volley Ball 25
8. Paris Volley 22
9. AS Cannes 21
10. Arago De Sète 18
11. Saint-Nazaire Volley-Ball Atlantique 16
12. Narbonne Volley 14
13. Plessis-Robinson Volley-Ball 11

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🏐| NEXT ROUND | JOURNÉE 20 | Round 20

Friday February 7, 2025
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Saint Nazaire – Tours

Dayoff: Sète

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