VB rounds: 3
Le Plessis-Robinson: 0
The sets: 25-13, 25-14, 25-19.
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Post-match
21 h 40. This is the end of this live, thank you for following it!
21 h 38. Next meeting for the Tourangeaux, who go back to the 5e place: a trip, on Friday October 18, to Chaumont, which also won its first victory (1-3) in Cannes, this Saturday. Le Plessis will host Tourcoing, still undefeated after its success in Narbonne.
21 h 35. Note that Marcelo Fronckowiak did not rotate his squad at all, relying only on seven players: Aracaju, Pothron, Quiroga, Marshman, Coric, Egleskalns and the libero Ramon. On the contrary, Cédric Logeais brought in nine players, in addition to the libero Debès.
21 h 26. Small statistical point: Egleskalns, the TVB sharp, finished top scorer of the meeting, with 15 pts, followed by his teammates Aracaju (13), Pothron (12) and Quiroga (11). The best Robinsonnais is Ponsin (8 pt), very prominent in the last set.
With seven blocks (compared to two for Le Plessis), four aces (compared to just one), 73% of winning attacks (compared to only 39%!) and 62% in reception (compared to 51%), the TVB was superior in all the sectors.
21 h 23. The title of best player of the match goes to… Zeljko Coric! A return with fanfare for the Touraine captain, who, as a reminder, played his first match of the season after two suspension matches. No doubt, the TVB is more stable (and more confident?) with its titular passer.
Touraine captain Zeljko Coric was voted best player of the match.
© (Photo cor. NR, Frédéric Dubuisson)
Third set
25-19. Two consecutive points from Egleskalns and that’s it, TVB can celebrate! A clear and flawless victory for the Tourangeaux, who stifled their opponent.
23-18. Smooth ace from Marshman! The first victory of the season is getting closer for TVB!
19-17. Le Plessis does not give up and puts more and more pressure on the TVB, which nevertheless continues to lead the race.
17-13. « Badaboum »sing the Touraine supporters after this powerful smash from Aracaju in the middle.
15-10. We don’t do it to the Tourangeaux: here they are tightening the screw again and heading back to sea, thanks in particular to a block from Aracaju and a point in attack from Pothron.
11-10. This time, the visitors held on, led by Ponsin, who brought his team to a point with an ace.
7-4. In contact up to 4-4, Le Plessis again begins to falter under the pressure from Tours, led by Pothron. Note that in the second set, the Tourangeaux further increased their offensive efficiency, with 86% winning attacks!
Second set
25-14. Robinsonnais Mitchem sends the ball into the net and gives Tours the victory of the round. That makes 2 sets to zero for the Tourangeaux.
21-11. The visitor burst was fleeting. Quiroga gives TVB ten steps back, very close to completing the second set.
16-9. It is enough to write that Le Plessis does not find the solution for him to succeed, in particular thanks to Henry and Mitchem.
15-6. Two aces from Pothron, from the first hands of Coric who gives it his all… Despite two timeouts, the visitors fail to stop the bleeding.
3-1. It’s starting again well for TVB…
Small statistical point before the start of the second set: the TVB was particularly precise and efficient during the first set, both in attack (79% success) and in reception (82%). On the Plessis side, that gives 36% in attack, 57% in attack. On the player side, local Egleskalns stands out with seven points, while Mitchem is the top visitor scorer with three points.
Premier set
25-13. Mitchem may have erased a set point, but the TVB won this first round on a final point from Pothron. It didn’t make a crease…
19-10. Tours unfolds, Plessis suffers… And advances above all by taking advantage of local errors.
13-6. After the block, the ace! Aracaju stands out in all sectors. And Tours is in the lead. At 15-7 after points from Egleskalns and Marshman, the visitors call another timeout…
8-4. Aracaju monster block! TVB entered the match well.
7-4. Time out for Plessis-Robinson, who tries to break the good dynamic of the TVB, who has just inflicted a 5-0 on him.
4-4. Pothron can shake his fist, he has just brought the Tourangeaux back to a tie, while they were trailing 1-3. And they even take the advantage on this point from the sharp Egleskalns (5-4).
0-1. Here we go ! The service is from Touraine, with Coric at the helm. But it was Henry who slammed the ball down and gave the visitors the first point of the match.
The pre-match
19 h 53. The warm-up is over! Time for the presentation of the teams to the sound of AC/DC. Perfect for getting in the mood!
19 h 50. There is sport and there is humanity. There are athletes and there are men. So, this match is a bit special for two players, Guilherme Voss from Tours and Jakob Thelle from Robinson. Because these two rubbed shoulders for four years during their studies in… Hawaii.
More than just rubbed shoulders, even, since they maintain a deep friendship. “Since my arrival in France, Jakob has already stayed here and I have already been to his house in Paris, raconte Guilherme Voss. We play video games together, I go to lunch with him and stuff, but it’s very rare that we talk about volleyball and things like that. »
Tonight, however, volleyball will be at the heart of their reunion. And here they are adversaries…
19 h 45. Despite the return of Zeljko Coric, the TVB is not complete. In addition to Ryan Sclater, long-term injured, Roland Gergye is also absent. On the other hand, Antoine Pothron and Alexandre Strehlau, uncertain for a while, are indeed warming up. It remains to be seen whether they are at full capacity and to what extent Marcelo Fronckowiak will be able to put them to work.
19 h 40. He’s back! To play a bad trick on them? After serving his two-match suspension, Tours VB setter and captain Zeljko Coric is indeed present on the scoresheet (and currently warming up).
A real plus for the Tourangeaux, who had however been able to count on Léo Meyer to act as interim during the first two meetings of the season.
But with Coric, who is playing his fifth season in Tours, the TVB game should gain in fluidity, he who has a special relationship with those who were already there the previous season. And even more so with Léandro Aracaju, whom he has worked with since his arrival in Touraine.
19 h 35. A quick update on the situation of the two teams after two days of the championship. Towers, 9egave up 0-3 against Montpellier at the opening of the MSL, before cracking in the tie-break (3-2) in Toulouse. For his part, Le Plessis-Robinson (13e and last) lost twice 3-0, against Paris and Saint-Nazaire.
The winner of this meeting will therefore taste victory for the first time this season, while the other will sink a little further to the bottom of the table. “I want us to get back on the right path straight away and, in high-level sport, the right path is victory”declared Marcelo Fronckowiak, the Touraine coach, ahead of the meeting.
19 h 30. Good evening and welcome to this live! This Saturday evening, in its Grenon room, the Tours Volley-Ball (9e) receives Le Plessis-Robinson (13e) as part of the 3e MSL championship day. Kick-off at 8 p.m.!
