On the occasion of two late matches in the Men’s League A, Montpellier consolidated its leadership position by dominating Poitiers when Tours, winner at Chaumont, settled down as runner-up to the Hérault residents.
Leader of the Men’s League A, Montpellier had the opportunity to widen the gap on his rivals. In a late match of the 6th day, the Héraultais faced Poitiers on Tuesday, which remained on a severe defeat in Sète to conclude the year 2020. The start of the match saw the hierarchy being respected with the Montpellier, who very early on took three points in advance and patiently made this advantage grow., a series of four consecutive points enlarging their mattress. But, after this first set well conducted, the Poitevins rebelled. After erasing the margin taken by the players of Olivier Lecat, the teammates of Chizoba Neves (19 points) pushed their opponents to their limits. At the end of a showdown and the ninth set point, Montpellier took the advantage. A fight that left traces on the side of Poitiers with the Hérault, led by Ryan Sclater (20 points) who took control of the exchanges to leave no chance for their opponent. In the end, Montpellier won in three sets (25-20, 33-31, 25-22) and took four points ahead of its closest pursuer.
VOLLEY – A (M) LEAGUE / 6TH DAY
Friday, October 30, 2020
Toulouse – Ajaccio: 3-2 (25-23, 22-25, 22-25, 25-22, 15-11)
Nantes – AS Cannes : 2-3 (25-22, 16-25, 25-19, 26-28, 13-15)
Saturday October 31, 2020
Chaumont – Nice: 3-1 (20-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-19)
Wednesday 25 November 2020
Tourcoing – Narbonne: 3-1 (25-17, 22-25, 25-23, 25-18)
Tuesday December 1, 2020
Cambrai – Paris: 3-1 (24-26, 25-18, 25-21, 25-20)
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Montpellier – Poitiers: 3-0 (25-20, 33-31, 25-22)
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
8:00 p.m .: Tours – Sète
Tours made a good operation
And the name of this first pursuer is… Tours! On the occasion of a late match of the 8th day on the floor of Chaumont, the players of Hubert Henno made the necessary to pass in front of Narbonne. But the TVB had to be patient at the start of the match then, thanks to a 7-1 in the middle of the first set, the Tourainees took the lead to count up to eight points in advance and manage the end of the set. However, it was without counting on the reaction of the players of Chaumont who, after having done almost it alone, were able to return to a round everywhere in stride. And, during the first half of the third set, the protected Silvano Prandi thought they could turn the tide. But Tours, thanks to three consecutive points, recovered to regain the advantage at the end of the third set. The fourth round also saw the Chaumontais strike first before collapsing. With a 9-2, the TVB took off before confirming with a series of six consecutive points which gave him a necessary mattress to see coming and win in four sets (21-25, 25-22, 21- 25, 20-25) and return to Narbonne, now tied for third on points with Tours.
VOLLEY – A (M) LEAGUE / 8TH DAY
Saturday November 14, 2020
AS Cannes – Toulouse: 3-1 (25-19, 29-27, 23-25, 25-20)
Nantes-Rezé – Narbonne : 1-3 (25-20, 20-25, 17-25, 22-25)
Sunday November 15, 2020
Montpellier – Cambrai: 3-0 (25-11, 29-27, 25-15)
Ajaccio – Sète : 1-3 (25-19, 19-25, 19-25, 23-25)
Wednesday 2 December 2020
Tourcoing – Poitiers: 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-19)
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Chaumont – Tours : 1-3 (21-25, 25-22, 21-25, 20-25)
Saturday January 16, 2021
8:00 p.m .: Paris – Nice
