In the fifth round of the French Men's Volleyball League, Paris, where Miyaura Kento plays, played against Sethe on Saturday, November 11th local time, and won 3-2 (22-25, 25-19, 25-18, 18-25, 15-11).
Kento Miyaura started as an opposite and scored 20 points, earning his second MVP award of the season.
First set starting lineup
Paris
OH: Kovacevic (Serbia), Panu (France)
MB: Marse (Germany), Wetter (USA)
OP: Miyaura (Japan)
S: Mottapaes (France)
L: Kapur (Serbia)
Sethe
OH: Gonzalez (Spain), Ripert (France)
MB: Gauna (Argentina), Kleek (Estonia)
OP: Cardin (France)
S: Garcia (France)
L: Deveze (France)
*Positions: OH = outside hitter, MB = middle blocker, OP = opposite, S = setter, L = libero
Match Report
In the first set, Sete took a 2-6 lead with a service ace from MB Craik. Paris also scored with a spike from OP Miyaura, but Sete widened the lead to 12-18 with a block from MB Gauna and a spike from OH Gonzalez. Paris scored three consecutive points with a service ace from OP Miyaura in the final stages, but it was too late, and the final serve was a mistake, and Sete took the set 22-25.
In the second set, Paris started with MB Jurkovic (Austria). With a spike from MB Jurkovic and an ace from OH Kovacevic, Paris extended their lead to 9-5. Then, with a spike and a block from MB Gauna, Sethe closed the gap to 2 points at 14-12. But with three blocks from MB Jurkovic in the final minutes, Paris extended their lead again to 23-17, and finally, with an attack from OH Panou, Paris took the set 25-19.
In the third set, OP Miyaura scored three consecutive points with a spike and a service ace to put Paris ahead 4-1. From there, OH Kovacevic's block and S Mottapaes' service ace helped Paris extend their lead to 11-5. Paris' momentum continued, with an OH Panou spike to make it 17-11 and an MB Jurkovics block to make it 23-16. In the end, a tenacious receive forced the opponent into making an attack mistake, and Paris took the set 25-18.
The 4th set was a close match at the beginning, but a service ace from MB Kleik and a spike from OP Cardin gave Sethe a 7-10 lead. Paris also broke with a service ace from MB Marcet and OP Miyaura, but Sethe scored consecutive points with a spike from OH Gonzalez to take a big lead of 15-23. After that, MB Marcet of Paris scored two consecutive service aces, but in the end, OH Panou's spike made an error, and Sethe took the set 18-25.
In the fifth set, Paris took a break early on with a spike from MB Jurkovics and a service ace from OP Miyaura to take a 4-1 lead. After that, with a spike from MB Marcet and other efforts, Paris made it 9-4, and in the final stages, with a block from MB Jurkovics and other efforts, Paris scored consecutive points to extend their lead to 13-7. Finally, with a powerful spike from OP Miyaura, Paris took the set 15-11.
The result was a 3-2 victory for Paris Saint-Germain.
MVP: OP Miyaura Kento (20 points (4 on serve), attack effectiveness rate 35.29%)
With this result, Paris Saint-Germain is provisionally in 6th place with a record of 3 wins, 2 losses and 8 points.
Their next match will be against Tourcoing, who are currently in first place, at 4:00am on Wednesday, November 15th, Japan time.
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Toshiki's Tweets
We managed to win with a full set!
And Kento Miyaura was the MVP! This is his second MVP since the first game.
Miyaura seemed to be able to play freely in this match, partly due to the return of regular setter Mottapaes. There were many scenes where he blew away blocks and receives with his powerful spikes. He also showed his true colors with his powerful serves, scoring four aces. This is what I wanted to see. After all, his worth is in getting service aces. However, his spikes were blocked and he made quite a few mistakes on his serves, so he will need to fix these areas in the future.
However, what impressed me the most about this game was not his spikes or serves, but his receives. He dove for the balls that fell in front of him, and desperately covered the balls that his teammates managed to get up, so I think his contributions on the defensive side of things were greater than usual. His performances in spikes and serves that lead to points are noticeable, but his dedicated plays in areas that are hard to see in numbers are also moving. I think that defensive ability and a high level of defensive awareness are also strengths of Japanese players, so I would like to continue to make a strong showing of my defensive side in the future.
Personally, I think that along with Miyaura, middle blocker Jurkovics was an MVP-level performer. I think his blocks were a big factor in breaking the bad flow in the first set. In fact, he made nine blocks by himself in this match, turning him into a blocking machine. He also made 70% of his spikes and made zero mistakes. As a result, despite being a middle blocker, he had a great performance, scoring 16 points in five sets. By the way, Jurkovics is 212cm tall. MB Marce, who is opposite him, is 214cm tall, so when you look at the opposite sides of these two, he's super tall (lol).
I was also relieved to see S. Mottapaes back. Although he made some combination mistakes, probably because he hadn't played in a while, his aggressive setting was still good. He also scored 5 points in this match, 3 points from attacks, 1 point each from serves and blocks, and I was personally thrilled to see him firmly inherit the legacy of his senior French setter, Brizard (playing for Piacenza (Italy)).
Overall, Sete had better attacks, but Paris won with better serves and blocks. In particular, Paris struggled with side outs in the rotation after the setter serves, the so-called S1 rotation. I think the key to the next match will be whether they can get side outs smoothly with this rotation.
Our next opponent is Tourcoing, who are currently undefeated and in first place. I'm looking forward to seeing how far we can go!
Photo: Paris Volley
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