2024-01-09 23:53:04
The TVB won this Tuesday evening for the 5th day of the competition against the Poles of Rzeszow (25-22, 25-18, 27-25).
Tours took a big step towards the play-offs for the quarter-finals of the Champions Volleyball League by clearly winning against the Poles of Rzeszow (25-22, 25-18, 27-25), direct competitor for qualification, Tuesday at home on the occasion of the 5th and penultimate day.
The TVB, already winner of the Poles at the opening of the group phase (3-1), has a victory and three points ahead of them (three successes against two, 9 pts against 6) before the final day: it will be assured of second place in Group B if they take at least one point next Wednesday at home against Ljubljana (tie-break defeat).
Julien Faganas decisive
While the Touraines will host the Slovenes, last without the slightest victory, Rzeszow will travel to the room of the Italians of Trento, assured of the first place directly qualifying for the quarter-finals and undefeated. The TVB, which officially aimed for third place in the group (which returns to C2) at the start of the competition, is therefore a foot and a half into the play-offs after having delivered a second high-flying game three days after its success with the championship leader. Chaumont (3-2).
Tuesday, against the Polish club of French internationals Yacine Louati and Stephen Boyer (19 pts at 56% attack success), Tours was nevertheless deprived of its sharp holder, Aboubacar Dramé Neto. But the Brazilian was perfectly replaced by the young Julien Faganas (19 years old), one of the offseason recruits. The former Narbonnais scored 12 points, including the victory – a counter winner – on the third match point for Tourangeaux (27-25), who led in this third round 24 to 22 before seeing the Poles obtain a point of sets (25-24).
After a wavering at the start of the game, the TVB stabilized its reception and its defense, and was also able to count on several series of serves. Thus that of the central replacement Gildas Prévert in the first set, entered into play at 20-20 to allow Tours to sign four points on his put in play (24-20). Or that of captain Zeljko Coric, usual starting passer this time replacing Raphaël Corre: the five points scored on his serve in the middle of the last round put the TVB, then less efficient in the block, back on track (17-16).
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