France: Round 20 is over - 3 points for Paris, Cannes, Tourcoing, Chaumont and Montpellier

After the advance played yesterday, in which Tours trampled over Saint Nazaire, Round 20 of 2024/25 Marmara Spike League has been closed today with all the other 5 games.
Chaumont and Montpellier, both earning 3 points in ther respective games, share the top of the current standings with 39 points.
The first one down Narbonne in front of their home fans with the score of 3-0 (25:16, 31:29, 25:22), with a very good team performance in attack (61% to 40%), and with 15 points each from Mathis Henno and Pierre Toledo, closely followed by Jacob Pasteur and Lukas Maase, who also contributed with 13 and 12 points, respectively.
Montpellier needed four sets to prevail over last-placed Plessis Robinson, 3-1 (24:26, 25:23, 25:18, 25:19). After first two hard-fought sets, the winners had no major problems, and were led in score by Tomas Lopez, who led the charge with an impressive 30 points through 53% in attack, 3 blocks and 2 aces.
Behind them in the charts Tourcoing with 38 points, after a clean 3-0 (25:17, 27:25, 25:19) win over Poitiers, with 16 points from bomber Pablo Koukartsev (54% in attack and 2 blocks), and 14 points from Ignacio Luengas (59% in attack and 1 ace).
3 points also for Paris, who down Nice by 3-1 (25:23, 25:21, 19:25, 25:20) with 11 aces and 24 points from Nik Mujanovic (3 aces, 56% in attack and 1 block), and for Cannes who, in front of their home fans, down Toulouse also in fours sets, 3-1 (25:20, 25:17, 16:25, 25:15), to keep their playoffs’ dream alive.

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🏐| MARMARA SPIKE LEAGUE 2024/25 | JOURNÉE 20 | Round 20

Friday February 7, 2025
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Saint Nazaire – Tours 0-3 (13:25, 24:26, 16:25)

👉🏼Saturday February 8, 2025

• 18.00 (Local Time) | Paris – Nice 3-1 (25:23, 25:21, 19:25, 25:20)

• 19.00 (Local Time) | Cannes – Toulouse 3-1 (25:20, 25:17, 16:25, 25:15)

• 19.00 (Local Time) | Tourcoing – Poitiers 3-0 (25:17, 27:25, 25:19)

• 20.00 (Local Time) | Chaumont – Narbonne 3-0 (25:16, 31:29, 25:22)

• 20.00 (Local Time) | Montpellier – Plessis Robinson 3-1 (24:26, 25:23, 25:18, 25:19)

Dayoff: Sète

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day):
1. Chaumont Volley-Ball 52 Haute-Marne 39
2. Montpellier Herault Sporting Club Volley 39
3. Saems Tourcoing Volley-Ball Lille Metropole 38
4. Tours Volley-Ball 38
5. Alterna Stade Poitevin Volley-Ball Pro 31
6. Spacer’s Toulouse Volley 31
7. Nice Volley Ball 27
8. Paris Volley 25
9. AS Cannes 24
10. Arago De Sète 18
11. Saint-Nazaire Volley-Ball Atlantique 17
12. Narbonne Volley 17
13. Plessis-Robinson Volley-Ball 14

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🏐| NEXT ROUND | JOURNÉE 21 | Round 21

Friday February 14, 2025
• 20.00 (Local Time) | Toulouse – Chaumont

Dayoff: Paris

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