DIRECT. Relive the Tours Volley-Ball qualification in the round of 16 of the CEV Cup

Tours : 3
Schönenwerd : 1

The sets: 25-21, 24-26, 25-15, 25-17.

This live broadcast was hosted by journalists from the sports department of La Nouvelle République.

Fourth set: 25-17

25-17. Lengweiler serves in the net, and TVB wins this round and the match! The TVB will be fine in 8^e of the CEV Cup final, even if everything was not perfect once again this Wednesday, November 20. She will face the Zagreb team, who eliminated the Germans from Friedrichshafen. The matches are scheduled to take place on Wednesday, December 4 in Croatia, and December 18 in Tours.

21-14. The Swiss held on but were unable to come back, due to a major lack of efficiency in serving: the previous three ended in the net, then on the latter, Von Burg bit the line…

18-10. Schönenwerd's shell is cracking more and more, like this missed reception by Hunziker. It’s starting to smell good for the TVB…

16-10. The Tours reception has also raised its level, this once again offers a great exchange between the two teams, won again by Tours!

14-9. What a rally once again! Schönenwerd's defense was still very combative, but TVB ended up winning this point on a block from Coric.

13-8. Another bit of success for Tours, on this service from Gergye which catches the edge of the net to fall just behind.

10-7. The Latvian sharp's series ends there, with a throw-in that was too long, but his quality of service still allowed TVB to inflict a 5-0 on the Swiss!

8-6. In turn, Egleskalns makes an ace, to make the first break of this fourth round. Timeout set by Schöni immediately.

4-5. The Tourangeaux let this service from Maag slip away, but it falls on the line and it makes an ace.

0-1. Schönenwerd starts the fourth set in the lead, with Kolb's winning attack.

Third set: 25-15

25-15. With an easy point, without opposition at the net, Roland Gergye concludes this round just as easily won by the TVB. Tours is only one round away from qualifying…

17-10. Ace from Egleskalns, seven points ahead now for Tours, who is on track to win this round.

14-9. A little success for the TVB, with this block from Kolb on Eglesklans which falls out of the field. But overall, the Touraines dominated the debates without trembling in this set.

11-6. After Kolb's attack was too long, the Schönenwerd coach already called a second timeout.

7-3. The TVB regained color at the start of the third round and already took a four-point lead, with two consecutive points from Gergye.

0-1. The match resumes in the same way, with a big against the Swiss, this time on Quiroga.

Second set: 24-26

24-26. But the set turned out well in favor of Schönenwerd, with a huge block against Egleskalns. It's rather deserved given the appearance of this round, and the two teams are now tied!

24-24. HUGE RALLY!! And it is won by the TVB, which thus saves this second set point!!

23-24. Coenen's smash offers two set points to Schönenwerd, the first is saved by Coric with a first hand…

19-21. What combativeness from the Swiss once again!! The ball is saved at the last minute and Mahela scores the point.

18-18. The Tourangeaux are breathing a little better, they came back little by little and a strong attack from Egleskalns allowed the equalizer…

15-18. A series of five huge serves from Mahela, including an ace, allowed Schönenwerd to escape on the scoreboard! Be careful, danger for the TVB…

13-14. Nice smash from the sharp Sri Lankan from Schönenwerd, Mahela, and the Swiss team takes the lead in this very competitive round for the moment.

9-8. Two blocks out further, Schönenwerd had regained control (6-8)… but not for long, since the TVB took advantage of two opposing errors then Aracaju's ace to get back in front.

5-4. Gergye puts the TVB in front with a nice smash.

2-3. It was Kolb who scored the first point of the second act, for Schönenwerd, who remains ahead for the moment by a short header.

Premier set : 25-21

25-21. The first set is for TVB!!! It's Roland Gergye who concludes the round with a nice attack near the line.

22-19. The Swiss are fighting well, like this superb defense enhanced by the point scored by Coenen, but the TVB maintains its lead.

20-16. Great service from Coric that Schönenwerd's reception fails to control: four points is the biggest gap of the set so far.

19-16. The Swiss chain three missed serves, the TVB thus keeps its small cushion of three points in advance.

14-11. Tours VB increases its lead on a nice ace from Quiroga! And the opponent immediately takes the first timeout of the match.

11-11. While Schönenwerd equalize, note some information which is of little importance: there will be no video challenge for this match, due to a technical problem. But there weren't any on the way there anyway.

11-9. A new Swiss error at the net then a big smash from Marshmann and it is now the TVB which takes a small break in advance.

9-9. All you had to do was say it for it to happen! On a net fault from a Schöni player, TVB equalizes. On this point, note the very nice reception from Luca Ramon.

7-9. Tours still remains two lengths behind, unable to equalize for the moment.

2-5. Feverish, the TVB cannot put the ball on the ground and lets Schönenwerd make the first gap, on a missed reception from Quiroga.

1-0. Here we go in this match, and the first point is from Tours, with a big attack from Egleskalns which pushes the Swiss defense to make a mistake.

Before the match

20 h. The unavailability of Antoine Pothron seems to be confirmed. In any case, he is not in the six from Tours who start the match… The TVB begins with Coric, Quiroga, Elgeskalns, Gergye, Marshmann and Ramon.

19 h 55. Scalded cat fears cold water! Not far from being surprised on the way out, the Tourangeaux are of course wary of this Swiss opponent. “It’s a team that, if you give a little bit of space, they rush into it”warns TVB expert Hermans Egleskalns.

19 h 51. The first leg necessarily gives confidence to the Swiss, whose European history is very young. If it had not won, Schöni's team, as it is nicknamed, had shaken the TVB. “We don't have the budget of a team like Tours and we are considered outsiders. Nevertheless, we can not only create problems for big teams, but also win”throws as well as coach Adriatic Kajtazi.

19 h 45. On the TVB side, the sharp Ryan Sclater is not yet ready to play 100% in a match, and Antoine Pothron is uncertain for this meeting. He warms up with a bandage on his left hand, but without much intensity for the moment. For Schönenwerd, Luca Ulrich does not appear on the scoresheet, although he had shone in the first leg with 17 points scored.

19 h 42. TVB is the favorite in this 16^e final, but his difficulty in winning the first leg calls for caution. “On paper, we are stronger, but we always have to prove it”warns Marcelo Fronckowiak, the Touraine coach.

19 h 35. Beyond qualification, a victory would also do a lot of good mentally for the Tourangeaux, who are having a very delicate start to the season in the championship. They are also left with a defeat suffered in Tourcoing on Saturday (3-1). But we remember that last year, it was the great European debut that launched the TVB season. Again?

19 h 30. Good evening everyone and welcome to this live, to follow the 16th^e return final of the CEV Cup between Tours Volley-Ball and Schönenwerd! Winners of the first leg in Switzerland a week ago, in the tie-break (2-3), the Tourangeaux seek to validate their qualification for the next round.