Ligue A – 17th day: in Nice, Toulouse still does not take off
Ninth loss in ten games for the Spacer’s; things are tough in the run-up to the play-offs. Next deadline, Plessis-Robinson, Wednesday January 19 at 8 p.m., at the Palais des sports André-Brouat.
It’s not getting better for the Spacer’s who conceded, last night, a ninth defeat in ten games, what’s more, against a direct competitor in the Top 8!
Between these two formations often struggling in the packaging of the sets, this meeting could only play the watch…
Deprived on the Côte-d’Azur of his Brazilian smuggler Pontes Veloso on a knee pain which could keep him away from the parquet floors for a while and replaced by Butler, Toulouse embarked on a crazy roller coaster. As in the second set, where led by Cagliari (19 points), by the young and amazing Pothron (16 points including 5 counterattacks) and Madsen, performing well in service, the formation of the Garonne plunged Nice into a black hole (4- 14 then 16-21) before having to fight to equalize at one set everywhere (23-25).
The demons reappear
The team was more consistent in the following and more expeditious. Better, she chained easily (14-25). Before being caught by its shortcomings (25-20) and winning a tie-break. Toulouse joined it (6-6) before being subdued by Lima and his teammates (15-12).
This trip was considered an important meeting by the people of Toulouse. If they did not leave empty-handed, they must with their means of the moment do better in front of Plessis-Robinson to stay in the race for the play-offs.
Datasheet
NICE 3 – TOULOUSE 2
[25-18, 23-25, 14-25, 25-20, 15-12]
IN NICE, Palmeira room.
Referees: MM. Berard and Collados.
NVB.- 102points; 9 aces (Dukic 3); 7 blocks (Marshall, Medina 2);
62 winning attacks / 109 (Lima 21/37);
36 unforced errors including 23 on serve.
Starting six: Giraudo 4, Lima 23, Cuk 6, Ah-Kong 6, Marshall cap. 15, Dukić 11; Ribbens (liberator); then Zone 3. Coach: Rafael Redwitz.
TOULOUSE.- 100points; 4 aces (Butler 2); 12 blocks (Pothron 5);
50 winning attacks / 96 (Cagliari 18/29);
25 unforced errors including 11 on serve.
Starting six: Butler 4, Jorna cap. 5, Kaba 6, Panou 2, Cagliari 19, Martins Sene 4, Madsen 14; Santucci (liberator); then Nack Minyen, Pothron 16. Coach: Stéphane SAPINART.