Tours : 0
Montpellier : 3
The desire will therefore not have been enough. While Zeljko Coric was behind the leds in civilian clothes, suspended for two matches, the TVB played their part this Saturday, September 28. But on this first day of the championship, especially against a solid Montpellier team, that was not enough.
The Tourangeaux – with a starting six led by Léo Meyer and composed of Strehlau and Pothron in the receiver-attacker positions – showed from the outset their determination, their collective spirit too. An attitude that deserves to be highlighted.
Des money-times fatals
And who paid off at first since the TVB took the lead straight away (6-4). But the MHSC quickly took this same advantage (7-9) and did not let it go. Because despite an active Pothron (6 points in this first set), Tours could not do better than equalize, remaining at the mercy of a fatal break. Which arrived in the money-time on a double error between Meyer and Aracaju. And it was again a Touraine net fault which gave the first set point to Montpellier, who finished at 22-25.
The second round was broadly similar to the first, with a break point at 18-19, on an attack error from Faganas, who entered in place of Egleskalns who was not successful (18-19). Behind, the score scrolled to 23-25.
A one-sided end to the match
After which the momentum, the determination would crumble on the Touraine side. Despite a 7-5, after a triple attempt that ultimately paid off from Marshman in the center, the shift happened much more quickly for a TVB who paid dearly for their mistakes. This is how after a first hand that wasn’t strong enough from Meyer and a pushed ball from Egleskalns, a block on Pothron gave the MHSC the advantage… permanently. Because from 8-9 the score jumped to 10-14. The entries of Gergye and Quiroga changed absolutely nothing with a one-sided end to the match (16-25).
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