Italy, who suffered tie-break defeat to Serbia in semis, was a worthy opponent only in the first set and partially in the third. Thus, France took their third medal in the World League, first bronze, completing the set of all three possible medals at the tournament.
Top scorers: France – Antonin Rouzier 14 pts; Italy – Ivan Zaytsev 8 pts.
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FRA vs. ITA
25:20 – Bronze medal goes to France after good finish of Marechal
24:20 – Vettoris destroys Le Roux! But, VEttori makes footfault, video check confirms it
23:20 – Le Goff!
22:20 – Rouzier sends ball out of bounds! But, after video check, point went to France
21:20 – Antonov stops Ngapeth! Tillie asks for time out
21:19 – Antonov with a strong finish
21:18 – Long contact with the ball of Vettori
20:18 – Blengini’s side is stil in race after this spike of Lanza
20:17 – Ngapeth again!
19:16 – Magnificent finish of Earvin Ngapeth! He likes these situations
18:15 – Italians are trying to stay in race
18:14 – Marechal with a good finish
17:14 – Rouzier scores and then makes serving mistake
16:12 – Le Roux for the big lead at the 2ND TTO
15:12 – Ngapeth with a huge mistake
15:11 – Rouzier!
14:10 – Big lead of TeamYavbou
12:10 – Lanza with the mistake
11:8 – Mistake by the Italians
10:8 – Le Goff is punishing the defense of Italy
8:6 – Italy want to stay in race
8:4 – Big lead of France! They are marching to the bronze
5:2 – France with a big lead
4:2 – Two quick points! France have big lead
2:2 – All even at the beggining of the third set
3RD SET
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25:21 – Rouzier with the ace
24:21 – Marechal again!
23:21 – Marechal with a good solution
22:21 – Mistake by Le Roux. Hits the net
22:20 – Two-point lead of France
21:20 – Zaytsev misses from the service line
20:20 – Ivan Zaytsev on the other side
20:19 – Le Roux with a good first tempo spike
19:18 – WOOOOOOW! What a point! Italians couldn’t believe that France saved one ball, they were waiting for the reaction of the referee but he let the game continue, afterwards, Ngapeth scored
18:18 – All even! Mistake by the Italians
16:17 – Rouzier ends it
15:17 – Two point lead of Italy
15:16 – Giannelli! ACE
*Rouzier steps on the third meter line. Point goes to Italy. The rally will be repeated after all. Video chechk confirms it
15:15 – Ngapeth has been stopped. It was difficult way for him
15:14 – Piano on the other side
15:13 – Le Goff finishes it strong
13:13 – Rouzier’s serve mistake
12:12 – Zaytsev scores, Le Goff is telling something to Marechal. He is not satisfied with his moving
11:11 – Giannelli stops MArechal
11:10 – The ball goes out after Ngapeth’s serve
10:8 – Ngapeth with another good move
9:7 – ACE by LE Goff
8:7 – Rouzier with the good reaction
5:6 – Good move by Pujol
4:6 – Block out! Italy with two-point lead again
2:4 – And again!
2:3 – OUT! Marechal
2:2 – Ball goes out after Ngapeth’s serv
2:1 – Rouzier creates new lead of France
2ND SET
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25:23 – Ngapeth again! Tillie’s side lead 1-0
24:23 – NGapeth creates first set point for France! Time-out for Italy
23:23 – Serve mistake by Cuban born player
20:21 – Juantorena with a spike! Italy lead again
18:19 – France couldn’t receive Zaytsev’s serve, ball bounces back to Giannelli who finishes with a strong spike
18:17 – Not that good move of Lanza
16:16 – Revenge of Zaytsev! Pujol powerless
16:15 – Pujol stops Zaytsev
14:15 – Marechal with the miss
14:14 – All even
12:12 – Serve mistake for Ivan Zaytsev
11:12 – Juantorena keeps the lead
10:11 – Ivan Zaytsev scores
8:7 – France with the lead at the first TTO after asking for video check
6:7 – Juantorena wins the point!
6:6 – ITaly tie
6:5 – France have the lead
1:2 – Rouzier scores first point for France
0:2 – Toniutti is not playing but Ngapeth is on the court
1ST SET
16:37 – Toniutti and Ngapeth probably won’t play today!
FINALS 1ST GROUP / 3RD PLACE MATCH
| Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
| 17. 07. 2016 17:30 | Italy | vs | France | 0:0 | ||||
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