In the lull, it is Chartres who raises his arms after his success 3 set 0, this Sunday, in the low-ranked Fleury-les-Aubrais. This first place, the men of “Kadu” also owe to the red lantern, the Cercle Paul-Bert of Rennes, who had knocked out, on Saturday, a leaders Brive (3-1) cut short by a series of injuries.
The players of C’Chartres Volley in Fleury-les-Aubrais just before France – Argentina
“Brive had moved with seven players to Rennes, as he lost their two passers-by to injury. And on Saturday they lost a third player who broke his finger…”, explained the Brazilian coach from Chartres this Sunday.
However, the Briviste had started the match well by sinking the first set (27-25), before losing the second (26-24) on the wire, then unscrewing in the third (25-13). Due to lack of players, the Corréziens had to withdraw for the fourth round (25-0).
Chartres struggled
With the leader gone, Chartres then had a chance to overtake him. It was necessary to win on the ground of the penultimate, who became last thanks to the success of CPB Rennes.
“We won 3-0, but it wasn’t such a quiet match. We started well leading 14-7, but then we had to fight,” explains Kadu. Chartres won the set 25-22 before the break (23-25), with some cold sweat.
“We started the second leg badly, we were down 6-2 before getting back to 10-10. Fleury annoyed us with her floating services…”
The third set was a formality (25-16) for Rémi Cormier’s teammates, who won in just over an hour. Just enough to see the end of the World Cup final, “all together”, at home. And the Argentinean Tomas Gallo has raised his arms a second time, after the crowning of Messi’s Albiceleste in Qatar.
Jean-André Provost
