Volley Mulhouse Alsace won a difficult victory against Quimper Volley 29, this Wednesday evening at the Palais des Sports Gilbert Buttazzoni. This match, which marked the start of the return matches, kept all its promises, offering a thrilling spectacle to the spectators. The Quimperoises quickly took control of the first set, taking advantage of some inaccuracies from the Mulhousiennes. Despite a reaction from the locals, the visitors were able to maintain their lead to win the first round (17-25). The scenario of the second set was similar to the first, with an alternation of domination. The two teams fought a fierce fight, point by point. It was ultimately Mulhouse who managed to win this highly contested round (29-27), to the great relief of the public.
Encouraged by their victory in the second set, the Mulhousiennes took the lead in the third set. They were able to take advantage of opposing errors to win (25-19). Despite a slight psychological advantage, Mulhouse was unable to break away definitively. Quimper was able to pick up the score and even take control at the end of the set. The two teams once again engaged in a fierce fight, but it was ultimately the Bretons who won this very close round (26-28).
The match was therefore played on a tie-break. The Quimperoises quickly took the lead, but Mulhouse managed to get back into the match thanks to great determination. The two teams went blow for blow until the last point. It was ultimately Mulhouse who snatched victory, offering a suspenseful end to the match.
This victory allows Mulhouse to consolidate its position in the ranking and have a good end of year celebration. The Quimperoises, despite their good performance and a point taken from this trip to Alsace, will have to continue to work to move up the rankings but demonstrated halfway through that they could compete with the best teams.
MULHOUSE – QUIMPER: 3-2 (17-25; 29-27; 25-19; 26-28; 15-11)
