LIVE: for the last of Earvin Ngapeth, Poitiers wins in the tie-break during a fiery derby against Tours
For the fifteenth day of MSL, Alterna Stade Poitevin won the tie-break against Tours on Friday December 27, 2024 at the Futuroscope Arena. Playing his last match with Poitiers, Earvin Ngapeth was monstrous.
Tie-break (3-2, 15-10)
> 15-10. And it's a counter from the very young Pujol which allows Poitiers to win in this derby which will be a landmark.
> 11-7. Crazy tie-break from Earvin Ngapeth who scores 7 points out of 11 for his team so far.
> 5-2. Is history written? Earvin Ngapeth is on fire and has already scored three points in this tie-break.
Fourth set (2-2, 14-25)
> 14-25. Spectators will be entitled to a tie-break.
> 13-22. Tours is very solid, makes very few mistakes and logically leads by nine points now.
> 7-16. Tours head towards the tie-break. Aracaju multiplies the points.
> 6-11. By asking for a video challenge in the middle of the game, has Dan Lewis disrupted the Poitevins? Massimino's teammates are not there in this fourth set.
Third set (2-1, 30-28)
> 30-28. On the last four points, the double Olympic champion scored 3 to offer the third set to the Poitevins on their third set point.
> 27-28. The level of play is becoming mind-blowing. Sclater, again, gives a set point to the Tourangeaux.
> 26-25. The room becomes electric after a counter from Howe, the second in this third round.
> 24-24. Ngapeth saves a set point.
> 22-22. Substitute at kickoff, Sclater has already scored 4 points in this third round.
> 19-18. Sixth point already for Serbian recruit Vucicevic who replaced Dusan Nikolic who left for China.
> 13-15. Pothron is huge in this meeting with 11 points scored.
> 10-10. Poitiers picks up thanks to the seventh against Dan Lewis' players.
> 6-7. Receiver-attacker Gonzalo Quiroga allows TVB to take the lead by scoring twice in a row.
Second set (1-1, 17-25)
> 17-25. The TVB equalizes with a new fault from Thibaut Thoral this time. Twelve faults were committed by the Poitevins.
> 17-22. The Poitevins multiplied the errors on serve and in attack. Tours benefits from this. Note the nice counter from Marshman.
> 11-12. As in the first set, the two teams did not let go of each other. Antoine Pothron is in good shape with six points already.
> 6-4. Day and night! While Poitiers had not scored a single point on the counter against Chaumont, Dan Lewis' players have already managed 5 blocks including three by Michellucci.
Premier set (1-0, 25-22)
> 25-22. As a symbol, it is Earvin Ngapeth who offers the first set to the Poitevins.
> 23-19. Already five points scored by double Olympic champion Earvin Ngapeth. During the time-out requested by the Tourangeau, a video projected on the screens of a certain Teddy Riner ignites the public.
> 17-17. The two teams go head to head in an overheated room.
> 12-11. Poitiers goes in front thanks to Thibaut Thoral's third winning attack.
> 4-8. Tours started the match better thanks to Antoine Pothron who has already scored a block, an ace and an attack.
> The starting teams are known. Renan Michelucci is aligned by Dan Lewis to the detriment of Simon Magnin. The Poitevin center starts alongside Walsh, Thoral, Howe, Ngapeth and Serbian recruit Vucicevic. Marcelo Fronckowiak chose to start Aracaju, Pothron, Quiroga, Coric, Voss and Egleskans.
Before the match in Tours
> An impressive series. The TVB presents itself at the Futuroscope Arena with solid arguments. The teammates of former Poitevin Luca Ramon remain on eight victories in a row.
> A sumptuous setting to shine. Before the meeting, the Touraine coach spoke about the upcoming derby. “It’s exceptional what we are experiencing with this matchrejoices Touraine coach Marcelo Fronckowiak. This gives a really interesting look to the MSL and it shows that there are really audiences, who love volleyball, as soon as we manage to have a spectacle. »
> A fantastic showcase yes but… If the TVB coach is delighted to face Poitiers and its double Olympic champion Earvin Ngapeth, he regrets his departure. “We were lucky to have him in the MSL after the Games, but we have to ask ourselves the question: why does such an important player, who also values what we do here, not stay? How will French club volleyball, how will the federation, the League, the bodies that organize it, be able to repatriate and keep players like Earvin in the future? With this match, we are given a toy, a taste of something magnificent, but after that, it will be over. »
> Last match also for Hermans Egleskalns. If Poitiers will lose its best scorer after the match, this is also the case in Tours with the departure of the 34-year-old Latvian player.
Before the match in Poitiers
> Earvin Ngapeth's latest. Facing Tours, the double Olympic champion will play his last match with Alterna Stade Poitevin. A necessarily special match against his training club.
> A meeting with readers of La Nouvelle République and Center Presse. Six lucky people were able to ask Earvin Ngapeth questions. For more than an hour, the French volleyball star was able to discuss his career, his Olympic titles, the rest of his career in Türkiye… Excerpts. “The first tip, and I say it all the time, is to have fun playing volleyball. Today, at 33, that’s still my watchword. You have to have fun. » ; “I am surrounded. I have a press officer, I have a representation agency. Afterwards, I opened the doors a little because I returned to Poitiers. It was important to do it, whether through the media or with young people from colleges and clubs. »
> Block at the Arena. In difficulty in recent weeks in the counter sector, the Poitevins, beaten in their last matches, will have to find solidity at the net.
