The Madagascar 2nd Division Championship and the Madagascar Youth Cup were indeed held in Antsirabe. The GNVB have won three titles out of the four in play. Bi’As, Squad and ASI are also crowned champions.
The city of Antsirabe was in turmoil yesterday, during the Madagascar 2nd Division Championship and the Madagascar Youth Cup, organized by the Malagasy Volleyball Federation (FMVB), at the Fihaonana gymnasium. The Volleyball Gendarmerie team (GNVB) was freewheeling during this national summit. Generations of players have succeeded. By making four finals, namely that of the U14 girl category, U16 girl, U20 girl and the 2nd men’s division, the gendarmerie won three victories. Only Maëlys and her teammates in the U20F category lost to the formation of Bi’As by 3 sets to 1 (25/17 – 21/25 – 25/16 – 25/23). Itaosy’s team led the pace well and were able to succeed in serves and counterattacks. “The match was very tense but those with the most concentration won. We won thanks to our ball control which differentiates us from the others and we also have advantages in terms of size, ”said Tovo Randriamiharisoa, coach of Bi’As.
The level of the young people was encouraging, according to the explanations of Jean Honoré Razafinjatovo, national technical director. For the Madagascar 2DF Championship, the Squad team won the tie-break 15 to 11 against the host team AVBA. After a fierce match, the formation of Analamanga, with a faultless course since the beginning of the adventure, took over the players from the city of water by two sets to nil. Phanie and his teammates fought back against the more determined Squad in the third set, winning by 25/20. In the fourth set, the AVBA found the way on a very tight score 27/25 to be able to enter the tie-break. In the end, it was Nirina and her gang who managed to win the second title for the Squad club after the last coronation in 2021. ” We were a little scared of the supporters of AVBA, host of the tournament. We were able to win the match thanks to our habit of playing such a competition and all the players were in top form. » added Zo Andriamampandry, president of the Squad club.
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