At the end of the suspense, the TVB snatches its place in the final at the expense of Montpellier

This direct was led by journalists from the Sports Service of the new Republic.

Montpellier – Tours : 2-3

Tie-break

Thirteen years after the TVB victory against Poitiers, in 2012, the two neighboring clubs will therefore meet for a final as attractive as it is unexpected!

13-15. It’s official, the TVB is in the final! The Tourangeau club will find Poitiers on May 10 in Vienne, then on May 17 in Grenon, with the title of champion to the key.

13-15. And the block! Strehlau against Dimitrov and air conditioning Chaban-Delmas! A video challenge has been requested …

13-14. Gergye lets his service escape, then Palacios misses his opportunity for counterattack. It makes a match ball for Tours.

11-12. After a big service in Faganas, Palacios unscrews to the attack and gives the advantage to the TVB!

10-10. Block for Gergye! Nothing has yet been done while Montpellier in turn takes a time-dead.

10-8. Tours takes a time-dead after a poorly paid sequence which ended up on a foul with the Gergye net. Meanwhile, the whole room is standing and gives voice while chanting « Montpellier ! Montpellier ! »

8-6. Ouch! Sclatal is missing the opportunity to pick up, and that makes a break for Montpellier.

6-5. Gergye then Palacios in turn miss their questioning. It is clearly in mind that it will be played …

3-3. For the moment, no one stands out, and the pressure gives the hand that trembles some to the service, in the image here to sclatal.

0-1. The Duo Gergye – Aracaju begins this decisive Set with a big block!

Fourth set

22-25. Tie-Break! Gergye is decisive and on a well -felt roulette, maintains the hope of the Tourangeaux!

19-23. Third block in a row for Voss! The Brazilian is forcing the decision while sclataling the shoulder of an Smash to offer four points ahead of the TVB, very close to tearing the tie-break!

19-21. We head towards an endless set of set, while Gergye makes the power of his arm speak to pick up again. Vos then investigates two blocks, and that is two points ahead for the Tourangeaux!

17-17. Based on a solid Coric at the service, Tours resists and remains in Montpellier wake. Lopez Pascual then finds the net on his attack, and that is equal!

15-12. Montpellier displays a truly impressive defense and fights on all the balloons, ending up pushing the Tourangeaux to the fault. While Tours is led by three points, Gergye returns, instead of Strehlau.

9-10. The Mano A Mano is launched between the two teams, who do not want to give in when the tension continues to increase.

5-6. Carried by a huge palacios, in reception as in attack, the MHSC returns almost near the TVB.

1-4. Nice defense of the TVB, which forces Palacios to try a difficult smash, ultimately out. Behind, correct a block on sclatal, after video challenge, the Montpellier touches the net.

0-1. Araca launches hostilities for this fourth act, that the TVB begins with Pothron and Strehlau back on the ground.

Third set

25-19. Tours is back to the wall! Montpellier wins the third set on a smash outside Aracajus and will have to win the fourth round absolutely if he wants to keep hope.

23-18. This is seriously complicated for the Tourangeaux, who yield under the blows of the Montpellier, here Joris Seddik in the center.

20-17. The scoring scrolls and the TVB caps three points late, without managing to take the ascendant.

17-14. The Tourangeau coaching seems to pay for and turns part of its delay, pushing Loïc Le Marrec to take a time-off in turn.

15-9. It goes bad for TVB, which like Friday in Grenon, takes the broth in this third act. Marcelo Fronckowiak therefore decides to bring Quiroga and Gergye in place of Pothron and Strehlau.

12-7. Montpellier accelerates again and imposes its aggressiveness in Tours, which again gives in the field and must take a time.

6-4. TVB resists, and benefits from Hérault inaccuracies, as well as the beautiful height of strehlau in the net, to stay in contact.

4-0. It starts badly for Tours, already led by three points after an ACE signed Lopez Pascual, then a Smash from Palacios to conclude a rally.

1-0. Dimitrov launches the third act by a large powerful Smash.

Second set

27-29. This time it’s good! Sclatal folds the case on an Smash which touches the defense of Hérault before going out. Here is the TVB in the game!

27-28. What an irrespirable sleeve end! Aracajacked an ACE to put his team again in a position to win the set.

27-26. Amazing ! At the end of seven set balls missed by Tours, it was Montpellier who offers one in turn, on a new blocking block with Strehlau.

24-24. Not possible! The MHSC saves three more set balls and returns to height, multiplying the blocks in front of Tourangeaux no longer finding solutions!

21-24. The first two set balls are saved by Montpellier, which pushes Marcelo Fronckowiak to take a time.

19-24. Pothron offers a first set ball on the TVB of a well -crossed Smash.

16-22. Sclatal manages to conclude an average game launch, before giving way to Faganas for the following service.

13-19. Pothron deposits a very intelligent ball, before converting a new point in the second chance, to maintain the advance of the TVB.

8-14. TVB is very solid, in front of a Montpellier more in difficulty than in the first set.

6-11. Very nice Touraine defense, with a pothron who runs save a ball outside the field before seeing Palacios miss his pipe. Strehlau adds a point to the Smash, and it’s time for the MHSC!

4-6. Voss, with its good old floating service difficult to negotiate, disturbs the defense and signs an ACE.

0-1. Sclatal drops a powerful Smash to open the scoring of this second act in favor of Tours.

Premier set

25-23. Ouch! While the TVB could afford a set ball, Strehlau is missing two attacks in a row while in the face, Dimitrov, he does the job. Behind, Lopez Pascual slams an ACE and offers this first round in Montpellier.

20-21. Tours takes up the advantage! After a moment of floating following a video challenge finally in favor of the TVB, it is a winning block of Aracaju which allows visitors to go back to.

20-18. The TVB is under pressure when you enter the money-time and the Hérault public gives voice for its players.

17-16. Montpellier, launched by the Holy Avertinois Théo Conre Impeccable in the service, completely reverse the trend to iron in front.

13-16. The TVB is very clean and widens the gap a little, which causes a time-side on the MHSC side.

10-10. We are witnessing small errors on both sides, revealing the tension that this match takes. Each team goes for the moment.

5-7. Montpellier bites two balloons immediately at the pipe, and here is turns to the outposts, after a counterattack converted by sclatal of a small balloon intelligently pushed.

3-1. Led 3-0 after a throat fault and a failed attack of your tvb sees Strehlau mark the first Touraine point, to launch his.

1-0. Tours inherits the first service of the match, for Aracaju. Dimitrov does not tremble with a sidebut to launch the match.

Pre-match

19 h 58. The central of MHSC Joris Seddik will hold its place as a holder.

19 h 55. That’s it, the players have finished their warm -up. Make way for the presentation of the teams, before the launch of the meeting, in a Palais des Sports Chaban-Delmas garnished with just under 2,000 people.

19 h 50. Coach Tourangeau, Marcelo Fronckowiak, expects the right attitude, the right energy for this decisive meeting in any case: “Who plays these matches, these matches that decide for a season, is not allowed not to give ourselves 100 %. I hope everyone can make their stone to the building, making more defense, the attack more, the block more, and especially that the group can show the desire to go to the end ”he hammered on the eve of the match.

19 h 47. While waiting for the start of the match, the tricolor international Jean Patry, present to kick off, gave us his prognosis: “A Montpellier victory, of course. Prognosis of the heart but of reason too because the last time I came to see them play was in the final and Montpellier had won. So, I think they will put it back because I’m here (laughs). No, I laugh but I think they can win 3-1. And that would make me all the more pleasure since I could come back to see them in the final. »»

19 h 45. Speaking of workforce, we will monitor the situation of the Montpellier central Joris Seddik: released at 3^e Set in the last match after a knee alert, the young Frenchman had to spend an MRI on Monday, but is present and to warm up. It remains to be seen if it is 100 % of its capacities.

19 h 40. This last face-to-face between Tours and Montpellier, remake of the 2022 final, in any case promises a serious fight. And to hope to prevail, the Tourangeaux will not only have to minimize errors compared to the last match, but also continue to rely on their capacity for rotations, which could make the difference.

19 h 35. As a reminder, the team that will qualify will face Poitiers in the final. The Poitevine team, sixth of the regular phase, did not stop during these play-offs, first eliminating Tourcoing in five games after losing the first two, then Chaumont, this time in two dry games.

19 h 30. Winners in this Montpellier room on April 25 (0-3) for the first duel of the series, the Tourangeaux missed the opportunity to climb directly in the final last Friday, yielding to the tie-break in front of their audience (2-3). It is therefore on the field of the first of the regular phase that they will have to finish the work, tonight.

19 h 25. Hello everyone and welcome to this direct. This Monday, May 5, 2025, at the Palais des Sports Chaban-Delmas, it goes or it breaks for the Tours Volley-Ball, which played a decisive match 3 in its semi-final against Montpellier. Kick -off at 8 p.m., which should be given by a certain Jean Patry, French international!