Huge combativeness, the girls of Castres-Massaguel Volley-Ball (CMVB) stood up to four sets (1-3) to undefeated Monegasques for two years and enlisted their audience who experienced a small event. Monaco, who has been riding the N2 for two years, has lost a set. Just for that, the hornets would have deserved one more point in the classification! They were satisfied with a standing ovation, after two hours of an intense mano a mano, and the respect of all. “We asked the girls to take advantage of this moment and that is what they did,” summarizes Castrais Grégory Verscheure with the pride of having doubted what is best at this level. Because yes, at a set everywhere and 3-0 in the third set, the untouchable leaders doubted.
A set for history
Balayed 3-0 on the way out of the rock, the protégés of President Stéphane Cabrol had promised to display a completely different face in front of their audience. Without complex, she wanted to exist in this gala evening. Successful bet. “We are almost equal in the first set, but we give them points that we should not give against this kind of team,” regrets Grégory Verscheure. Pushing the Monegasques in their entrenchments (18-19), the Hornets ended up yielding (20-25). It was only awarded.
In a white -heated room, the CMVBistes then made their reference set this season that they led from start to finish. With a Luawé Tangopi and a Mayara Lemouzy on fire, the Hornets made the big gap (14-7). “Monaco doubts, and we don’t have disuncity. We manage to conclude this excellent set (25-23)!” They will remember it.
Solid in defense and effective in attack, the castles held the recipe for a huge feat. The 3-0 entry of the third round accentuated this impression. “We start on the same fight, we hang on. But in the middle of the set, we are starting to lose our serenity behind. Monaco takes advantage of it, but we don’t let go and we force them to go up their level of play again.” But the outcome is inevitable for hornets who no longer had petrol in the engine (20-25). “The fourth round is the consequence of the three excellent sets where we dropped a lot of nervous influx to maintain this level of play, confirms Grégory Verscheure. With two injured – Diane Picard (elbow) and Laura Wierre (back) – we could not relieve girls who were mentally and physically tired. And, little by little, we let go …” The Monegasques did not hide them Relief (14-25).
