2023-06-07 14:04:00
The France team, Olympic champion in title but without its executives, was dominated by Poland on Wednesday to start the League of Nations.
The French volleyball team, rejuvenated in the absence of its executives, bowed without having to blush against Poland (3-1) for its entry into the running in the Volleyball Nations League, Wednesday in Nagoya ( Japan). The Blues, with only four survivors of the 2022 World Cup and without their major players (including star Earvin Ngapeth) preserved for the rest of the competition and the Euro (August 28-September 16), missed the boat in the third set.
While they had equalized (23-25, 25-18), they thus conceded this round (33-35) after returning from 10-19 to 20-20 and having had five set points. They bowed on the sixth set point of the Poles, who rolled out in the fourth set (25-15) and were far superior in service, the sharp Karol Butryn in the lead (25 pts including four aces in total).
Théo Faure stands out
Faced with one of the best nations in the world less diminished than them (absences of Bartosz Kurek and Wilfredo Leon), the young French shooters of Andrea Giani showed character. In the radius of individual performances, the sharp Théo Faure delivered a titanic match: the ex-Montpellier and future player of Cisterna (Italy), 24, scored 28 points (including three counters and two aces).
It is in particular on his service that the Blues, defending champions, inflicted a 7-0 on the Poles in the third set to pick up at 17-19. Kévin Tillie (12 pts), one of the elders, also contributed as captain (in the absence of Benjamin Toniutti) Raphaël Corre in the pass.
France, Olympic champion in title, will face to conclude this first week of League of Nations in Nagoya China Friday (06:10 French), Slovenia Saturday (05:40) then Japan Sunday (12:10).
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