Despite its defeat (3-2) against Lyon, Amiens Métropole Volley-Ball provides its maintenance during the penultimate day of the championship, as last year. There is now only one match to the Samarians to keep their place as a leader.
While Caudry and Charenton bowed respectively against Calais (1-3) and Villejuif (2-3), the Amiens bring back a precious point synonymous with maintenance. Faced with Lyonnais who played their survival at the end of the season, the Picards ensured the essentials. From the start of the match, the Samarians were enterprising, quickly seizing a good step ahead: “We make a good first set, I felt the motivated players. I had asked that we serve well. We had targets, the targets were respected. Very quickly, we defended a lot of balloons. We took over in the first set where we served well, we varied well between the smashs and floating services between the two receptionrs-attackers. It really bothered them ”, entrusted Ali Nouaour. It is therefore without surprise that the Samarians waged the first round (15-25).
Before starting this second set, the AMVB was in a good dynamic, especially since the Lyonnais feared the Amiens: “In the second set, we leave well. Unfortunately, on a shock, Simon Villaume falls badly. We don’t really know what’s. I have to make changes […] I bring in Kamal Ouali and Wyllan Annicette as a pointed on Mehdi Hachemi. We have a little bit of our heads in what just happened. Slowly, Lyon regains confidence. We play less well […] Wyllan and Kamal make a good entrance because we have managed to stabilize, but Lyon plays better […] They started to tense on the end of the set, we had a bullet to go to 23-22. We don’t do it and we lose the set “. Despite a good contribution of the replacements, that is not enough and the Samarians conceded the Channel (26-24).
Amiens takes a precious point in Lyon
Following this act in which Ali Nouaour’s men did not deserve, the Picard technician found the right words to re -mobilize his workforce: “Everything had to be done again, so I asked players to be a little more attentive […] We unroll as in the first set where we brake a lot of balloons, we defend a lot of balloons. We mark in the transitions, so we take off. By winning this third round (18-25)the Amiens had just validated their maintenance. This made it possible to run the workforce in a fourth set lost narrowly following an arbitration error (28-26) and in a more than balanced tie (15-13). This end of the match was therefore “A beautiful battle” In the eyes of Ali Nouaour.
Despite the defeat, It is therefore a feeling of satisfaction that reigns after this meeting, especially since this point “Allows us to recover first place from Play-Downs. It is very important ”, said Ali Nouaour. The latter already turns to the match against Charenton at the Coliseum, the ultimate goal of the season: “A 3-0 victory next week would allow us to finish first of the play-dons. It was the goal we set for ourselves, because it is still good to have, in quotes, an honorary title. It can count for next year at the start of the championship […] This first place is super important for our sponsors, our audience, our town hall which supports us. We need to finish on a good note at the Coliseum. The contract is completed, we recover first place, we are maintained, So we’re going to work quietly this week to finish on a good note […] To be able to thank our volunteers.«
Elite championship, 5th day of play-downns
Asul Lyon volleyball-Ball (4ème, 13 pts) – Amvb (1er, 17 pts): 3-2 [(15-25) (26-24) (18-25) (28-26) (15-13)]
Etienne Rycek
Photo credit: Louis Auvin – Gazettesports.fr
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