Obviously, the Martega volleyball players would have loved to achieve this feat. But for that it would have been necessary to pull out all the stops against Narbonne, a Ligue A team which knew how to use its strengths to contain Provençal ambitions: the sharp Schouten who arrived during the season, Liam Patte (the nephew of the former international Christophe) and Migge were in all the right places. And even if Martigues remained undefeated at home before this meeting, the difference in level was obvious, even with a poorly ranked Ligue A team. Narbonne was therefore in the lead each time. Every Provençal failure, every bad reception was punished. “There is a gap between the two divisions, especially in the service where it is difficult in reception. There is constant pressure because they are all, all the time, at 90%. And as soon as we miss two or three opportunities…“, confides Martégal coach Christophe Charroux.
“Prepare well for the rest of our season”
A coach who didn't fall from the 25th floor when he saw the configuration of the meeting. Narbonnais in search of confidence against the MVB who nevertheless made great efforts to recover the balloons. With the former Avignon player Moani Talia and Kevin François, who has already tasted the elite of French volleyball, Martigues had a few cartridges which allowed them to get back together, notably in a long unbalanced third round (4-12 then 16-16) .
Narbonnais and Provençaux had also made a large turnover in the final set, enough to see the work of boys like Louis Malarte who passed through the club's youth categories. “Above all, we aimed to prepare well for the rest of our season in the championship with good opposition against us. The Cambrai reception on Saturday, which we don't want to miss. It was also a good test before going to Ajaccio in 10 days where we expect this kind of opposition“, concludes Christophe Charroux.
Martégaux, authors of an excellent start to the season like the 3-0 victory last week against Royan, who will now have to get back on track with their season. Adversity should decrease in intensity…
THE TECHNICAL SHEET
Martigues 0 – Narbonne 3.
Julien-Olive Gymnasium.
Referee: Mr. Meunier and Mrs. Goudumet.
Details of the sets: 19-25 (22), 21-25 (24), 23-25 (27)
Martigues: 48 winning points including 40 attacks (François, 11); 6 blocks (François and Roulleau, 2); 2 aces from François. 17 unforced errors including 6 on serve.
Starting six: Soldner (3), Mocanu (7), Talia (8), François (15), Attié (cap., 4), Rouleau (5) then Mouezy (1), Corosine (2), Malarte (3). Libero: Ragondet.
Coach : Christophe Charroux
Narbonne: 58 winning points including 47 attacks (Schouten, 11); 5 blocks (Migge and Dijoud, 2); 6 aces (Herr, 3). 15 unforced errors including 10 on serve.
Starting six: Herr (3), Wiltenburg (6), Patte (cap., 11), Schouten (11), Touré (8), Migge (13). Liberos : Ruiz, Almarcha.
Coach : Rafael Redwitz.
