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Relegated, with the desire to win this vital match for the maintenance, the Unionaises too tense by the stake missed a victory, however within their reach.
Arbitres: Lyes Moudache, Benjamin Pinondelle.
AS L’Union VB: Merloz, Rey, Sérieys (Cap), Potier, Péra, Saladrenre, Berty, Rosalen, Fernandez, Fabre, Chabrel, Valefakaaga, Entraîneur Florian Delay.
Mandelieu-la-Napoule VB: Carbon, Charbonnel (Cap), Gairaud, Rossard, Camille Morillon, Kontzler, Couraud, Maingret, Manon Morillon. Coaches, Gaétan Carbon, Jean Carbon.
Evolution of the sets: 1st 5/7, 11/13, 17/20, 25/21 – 2nd 5/2, 13/7, 18/10, 20/25 – 3rd 7/10, 14/16, 21/19, 24/26 – 4E 7/7, 14/16, 21/19, 25/22 – 5E 6/4, 9/11, 11/13, 13/15.
In this long fight, the Unionises lacked lucidity in the key moments of the meeting. The turn of the match, after winning the 1st set, the loss of the 2nd (20/25) they led (18/10), a victory would have changed the course of the match. With the decisive set, they gave themselves a last chance to win it.
The defensive bonus in consolation
Led (2-1), with the gain of the 4th set they seized the point of the defensive bonus. A point that may be important in the end. The match by coach Florian Delay: “We played this match under the pressure of a obligatory victory that we could not manage. Regrets, we lose this important match for the classification on acts of play that we could not win. We start very well with the gain of the 1st set after having been led. On this momentum, after having led it less conquering in the net, the girls lose the 2nd. Same conditions. important. “