There will be a third chance in the final for the Tours Volley Ball! The Tourangeaux qualified on Saturday April 30 against Narbonne and won the 3 sets in a supercharged Grenon room. They thus qualify for the final of Ligue A against Montpellier.
In a room very popular with Tourangeaux supporters, the TVB wins its first set with ease, 25 to 18. A decisive start for the player Kévin Tillie. “Winning the first set feels really good to start a match like this. It gives you a lot of motivation and confidence”he explains. “Afterwards, we were able to stay hooked in the second to win it and then continue with the third.”
But players make more mistakes and the score is tighter for the second setfinally concludes by 25 to 23. “There was a lot of nervousness in my opinion, the emotional side that takes over”analyzes coach Marcelo Fronckowiak. “But they held on!”
The game is won with a final score of 25 to 19. Club president Bruno Poilpré does not hide his relief: “It’s wonderful, we’re in the final. It’s normal for us to be in the final, but the path has been tortuous. Now we want this final, it’s the third anyway!”
Now, we want this final, it’s the third anyway!” – Bruno Poilpré, president of the TVB