In the 24th round of the French Ligue A, Tours faced their second consecutive defeat, continuing their recent struggles on the court. Tours was defeated at home court by Toulouse in a five-set match (25-17, 18-25, 25-21, 24-26, 13-15).
Meanwhile, Poitiers caused an upset by defeating reigning champions Montpellier in a thrilling five-set match. The match was closely contested, with both teams fighting hard for every point. However, it was Poitiers who emerged victorious 3-2 (27-25, 25-19, 15-25, 16-25, 15-12)
Narbonne also achieved success in a nail-biting five-set match against Sete. Sete was 2-1 up, but Narbonne came out victorious in the end 25-14, 14-25, 22-25, 15-18, and 15-10.
In the other matches of the round, Chaumont secured a comfortable three-set win over Nice, partially was 27-25, 25-15, and, 25-22. Plessis-Robinson, on the other hand, managed to turn their match around after falling behind 0-2 and won a hard-fought five-set battle.
Overall, the 24th round of the French Ligue A provided fans with plenty of thrilling matches and some unexpected results. And today we have another exciting match where Tourcoing will host Saint-Nazaire.
Ligue A – Round 24
March 10, 2023
Paris vs Nantes Rezé 0-3 (23-25, 23-25, 20-25)
March 11, 2023
Sète vs Narbonne 2-3 (14-25, 25-14, 25-22, 18-25, 10-15)
Cambrai vs Plessis-Robinson 2-3 (25-20, 25-21, 24-26, 19-25, 12-15)
Chaumont vs Nice 3-0 (27-25, 25-15, 25-22)
Tours vs Toulouse 2-3 (25-17, 18-25, 25-21, 24-26, 13-15)
Montpellier vs Poitiers 2-3 (25-27, 19-25, 25-15, 25-16, 12-15)
March 12, 2023
Tourcoing vs Saint-Nazaire
STANDINGS
Team | Points | Match No. | |
1 | Tours | 55 | 24 |
2 | Nantes Rezé | 53 | 24 |
3 | Chaumont | 48 | 24 |
4 | Narbonne | 45 | 24 |
5 | Tourcoing | 44 | 23 |
6 | St-Nazaire | 44 | 23 |
7 | Sète | 40 | 24 |
8 | Montpellier | 36 | 24 |
9 | Paris | 28 | 24 |
10 | Poitiers | 26 | 24 |
11 | Toulouse | 26 | 24 |
12 | Plessis-Robinson | 23 | 24 |
13 | Nice | 22 | 24 |
14 | Cambrai | 9 | 24 |