In front of 2100 spectators at the Palais des Sports in Castelnau-le-Lez, the MHSC VB was dominated by the TVB during a support match which lasted more than 2:30.
A last block of laps signed Alexandre Strehlau, at the end of the evening after 2:45 am of intense play sometimes magnificent, ended the hopes of a team that touched his finger at his dream of the championship.
“We can be proud of our season, this group has lived very well for nine months, blowing the Montpellier passer Raphaël Corre at the end of the match. We love each other, we would have liked to prolong the party, we would have deserved to go to the final. We fail at two points, it’s sport, we must congratulate Tours who fought with his weapons. “
At 13-13 in the tie-break of the third and last match in the series, the MHSC VB was, like its opponent two points from a qualification. An attack by Palacios outside and another from Dimitrov who was later, the club of President Jean-Charles Caylar, it was Tours who joined his fourth final in a successful male league against his regional poitiers neighbor.
An audience up
While the last action was verified by video assistance from despair, the 2100 spectators of the Palais des Sports Chaban-Delmas de Castelnau-le-Lez started to applaud their players, those who made them vibrate all season and those who dropped so close to the goal in the final of the French Cup and then in the semi-finals of the championship.
A few minutes later, the thawed mines, the Montpellier, in turn thanked an audience that has continued to wear them throughout a breathtaking match. Meanwhile, the TVB players celebrated with their handful of sympathizers who had made the trip from Indre-et-Loire to Hérault.
The men of Loic Le Marrec nevertheless did everything to beat their opponent again, three after having achieved the performance of winning in five sets already on the parquet of the Grenon room.
In a magnificent atmosphere where each point of the locals were celebrated, the MHSC VB won the first set thanks to a huge service from Tomas Lopez. From this superb start, Nicolas Le Goff and his partners were unable to capitalize on.
“A big match of the two teams”
They were led throughout the second set until 19-24. It was then that they saved five set balls largely thanks to their block. But Tours hugged the game, got other opportunities to conclude and succeeded in the eighth (27-29).
On its momentum with a good end of the round, Montpellier left more beautiful. Joris Seddik’s attack created a big gap (14-8) whose TVB was not getting up. The young central of the Blues accelerated again to allow his team to turn in mind (25-19).
But Tours is a big club that never lets go before having devoured it. At 19-19 in the fourth set, Antoine Pothron and his partners marked four points in a row and offered themselves the right to dream during the fifth set.
It was then 10:23 p.m., the organizations were tired. A little over 20 minutes later, the Montpellier found themselves on vacation without having any desire to be there. “The two teams made a big match, it’s really good for French volleyball, Correct who left Montpellier for Turkey. We see that we are at the same level, we had opportunities to win, we can bite our fingers. “
