FRA M: 2nd consecutive defeat of Tours, Poitiers surprised Montpellier, Narbonne won after 5 sets in Sete

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

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