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With a stratospheric Féral (27 points), Toulouse signed their first away victory of the season in the capital, this Friday, November 1 (3-0).
Paris had never won at home, Toulouse had never won away, this duel had the assurance of ending one series and extending another, this Friday for the 7th day of Spike Ligue. The coin quickly fell on the very good side for the Spacer's, who consolidated their place in the Top 8 with this success acquired in the capital thanks to a huge Nathan Féral (27 points, 5 aces, 64% attack success).
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The sharp 20-year-old relished: “It's perhaps our best match of the season collectively, we were more complete than usual, and it's my best personally. I took the opportunity to playing since the last Saint-Nazaire match (Julien Winkelmuller injured). Patrick Duflos was hoping for consistency and a certain ability to limit damage in weak times, he was served without calling on his bench once.
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The start of the match was however confusing, the Spacer's starting well before failing to receive under the floating serves (4-7, 11-8). However, with a big presence in the block and an already enormous efficiency from Feral in attack (9 points in this set), the Toulouse residents logically took the lead in front of a Paris with significant waste (14-14, 23-25). Once the reception stabilized, Gill was able to distribute in an armchair and allow the Spacer's to progress in the second set, the imposed rhythm stifling the locals, a little too predictable and static (4-9, 11-15, 19-25).
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By planting three aces in the heart of the 3rd set, Féral thought he had done the hard part (12-17) but the Toulouse reception cracked again (19-19). The Spacer's even had to save three set points before concluding on their third match point, the video confirming that the target had been hit on a final attack from Leclercq (28-30). A relief.
23-25 (31’), 19-25 (26’), 28-30 (35’)
Referees: MM Collados and Jacob
around 800 spectators
PARIS: 43/89 attacks, 10 blocks, 3 aces, 29 unforced errors.
Starting six: Peng 5, Leclercq 9, Mujanovic 23, Wetter 1, Chaboissant 2, Bracko 4. Libéro: Mouiel.
Came into play: Conde Barrios 5, Renaud 0, Kleynjans 0, Prévert 7.
TOULOUSE: 45/96 attacks, 4 blocks, 10 aces, 16 unforced errors.
Starting six: Gill 2, Picard 6, Petkov 7, Nack-Minyem 6, Feral 27, Hervoir 11. Libéro: Santucci.
