After a third undecided and then mastered meeting, Le Cannet took the best of Venelles and qualified for the final of the Women’s League A, which will be a revenge for last season against Mulhouse.
Le Cannet ended up having the last word. After equalizing with a victory everywhere on the floor of Venelles last weekend, the players of Mlade Kasic have completely erased the memory of a first trick lost in front of their supporters. If the Provençales tried to shower the atmosphere by winning the first two points of the match, it was the Volero who raced in the lead in a first round which quickly turned into a lonely rider.
Indeed, a series of seven rallies won out of eight contested allowed Eva Yaneva’s teammates (16 points) to take a nine-point lead. A mattress on which the Azureennes could count to easily pocket the first round. A missed start to the match which immediately made Venelles react. After a crossover at the start of the second set, Marco Rostagno’s protégés managed to sign a series of five points won in a row but the Volero replied.
Le Cannet will defend its title in Mulhouse
At loggerheads, the end of the set turned in favor of the Provençales thanks to a 3-0 at the best time. On their way, the players from the suburbs of Aix-en-Provence started the third set perfectly to immediately take a four-point lead, but a 7-2 allowed Le Cannet to completely reverse the trend and then widen the gap. . Conceding only five of the last 18 exchanges, the reigning French champions regained the upper hand in this decisive meeting.
For his part, Venelles saw his hopes for the final not last very long at the start of the fourth set. If Samathan Drechsel (13 points) scored the first point, the public at La Palestre then witnessed a lone rider from his proteges. If the gap has long fluctuated between four and seven points, Le Cannet won the last five points to seal the fate of this meeting and this semi-final (25-17, 22-25, 25-17, 25-14). Like last season, the final of the Women’s League A will see the Volero challenge Mulhouse, who will have the advantage of receiving in the return match.
VOLLEY – LEAGUE A (F) / SEMI-FINALS
From April 26 to May 2, 2023
MULHOUSE (1) – BEZIERS (4): 2-0 >>> MULHOUSE QUALIFIES
Match 1 – Mulhouse – Beziers: 3-0 (25-23, 25-14, 25-19)
Match 2 – Béziers – Mulhouse 1-3 (26-28, 25-21, 26-28, 19-25)
LE CANNET (6) – VENELLES (7): 2-1 >>> LE CANNET QUALIFIES
Match 1 – Le Cannet- Alleys : 2-3 (23-25, 25-20, 19-25, 25-21, 13-15)
Match 2 – Alleys – Le Cannet : 0-3 (20-25, 12-25, 23-25)
Match 3 : Le Cannet – Alleys: 3-1 (25-17, 22-25, 25-17, 25-14)
FINALE
MULHOUSE (1) – LE CANNET (6)
First leg : Sunday May 7 in Le Cannet
Return match : Sunday May 14 in Mulhouse
In the event of a tie with a victory everywhere, whatever the score of the two matches, the title of champion of France will be awarded at the end of a golden set of fifteen points disputed at the end of the return match.
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