Elite: Maizières reveals itself
Winner for the first time outside of the season after a beautifully crafted copy on Saturday against Michelet Halluin (0-3), the Mac arrives in the play-downs with increased confidence.
If this match turned out to be anecdotal, since the Northerners were already assured of the play-offs and that points are only counted between rivals in the second phase, the Lorraine club nevertheless made a point of finishing in beauty the first phase and to confirm its rise to power.
With eight points taken from the last three matches, it is clear that Kévin Graulière’s troops seem to have digested their transition from the elite well and above all found some keys to hope to maintain themselves. While Michelet Halluin had lost only once this season on his floor, the Maiziérois showered the local enthusiasm by performing a high-flying match, where winning the first set changed everything (19-19, 24 -26).
Confident after having gleaned this set, the visitors let go of the horses and nothing altered their rise in power, symbolized by the second and third sets (20-25, 21-25). This first away success, after having collected no points in the previous five, will not change the account when Maizières will tackle the play-downs on March 4 with a nest egg of four points. His opponents are now known, it will be Grenoble, Chalon-sur-Saône, Épinal and Caudry.
N2M: Creutzwald in contact
In Mulhouse, Creutzwald managed to take the first set (21-25) before clearly giving up the next three (25-19, 25-14, 25-20). But the VCC remains in contact, still tied on points (nine) with the first non-relegation player, Antony
N2 F: Tfoc turns the tide
After letting the first two sets slip away despite attempts to come back at the end (24-26, 23-25), Tfoc’s women’s reserve was able to reverse the trend to beat Meyzieu (25-147, 25-18, 15- 13) and retain third place.
Nationale 3M: Yutz-Thionville remains the leader
This is only the second (after that conceded against PSD Lyon two days ago to close the first leg) but Yutz-Thionville lost to Kingersheim and again in the tie-break. After the loss of the first set (25-20), the Mosellens led (17-25, 20-25) before yielding in the decisive round despite a match point (25-17, 18-16). They nevertheless remain at the top of their pool.
