In the 7th round of the French Men's Volleyball League, Paris, where Miyaura Kento plays, played against Nantes-Les-Zay on Friday, November 17th (local time) and lost 1-3 (27-25, 21-25, 25-27, 20-25). Miyaura Kento started and scored 17 points.
First set starting lineup
Paris
OH: Kovacevic (Serbia), Panu (France)
MB: Jurkovics (Austria), Wetter (USA)
OP: Miyaura (Japan)
S: Mottapaes (France)
L: Kapur (Serbia)
Nantes-Rezay
OH: Bozo (Brazil), Lopez (Argentina)
MB: Magnin (France), Montes (Brazil)
OP: Neves (Brazil)
S: Chavoisin (France)
L: Massimino (Argentina)
*Positions: OH = outside hitter, MB = middle blocker, OP = opposite, S = setter, L = libero
Match Report
In the first set, OH Panou's spikes and service aces gave Paris a 7-3 lead. Nantes Luzé then scored consecutive points with spikes from MB Montes and other players to turn the game around to 11-12. Paris also turned the game around again with a service ace from MB Wetter to lead 19-18, but Nantes Luzé was first to reach set point at 23-24 with a spike from OP Neves and other players. However, an error on the serve immediately afterwards sent the game into deuce. Then, with a block from MB Wetter, Paris turned the game around to take the side, and finally OH Panou scored a spike to take the set 27-25.
In the second set, Paris took an early lead of 8-4 with a spike from OH Panou and a service ace from S Paes. But then Nantes Luzé scored consecutive points with a block from MB Magnin, a spike from OH Bozo and a service ace to tie the score at 16-16. Then, with a spike from OP Neves, Nantes Luzé scored four consecutive breaks at once, leading to 18-24 and reaching set point first. Paris also scored consecutive breaks with a block from S Paes to catch up to 21-24, but in the end, Nantes Luzé won the set with a spike from OH Bozo and won the set 21-25.
In the third set, OP Miyaura from Paris and OH Bozo from Nantes Luzé started the match, trading points with each other until the score reached 8-8. In the middle of the match, each team managed to break the score, but the score difference remained at 15-15. Nantes Luzé then took a 16-19 lead with a spike from OP Neves, but after that, Paris made a series of mistakes and took the lead at 23-22. However, a block by MB Hütz (France), who entered the match as a substitute, gave Nantes Luzé the first set point at 23-24. The match went to deuce, but OP Miyaura was caught by a block from OH Bozo in the end, and Nantes Luzé took the set at 25-27.
In the fourth set, Paris made a series of mistakes from the beginning, giving Nantes-Lessay a 4-7 lead. A block by MB Massé, who came on as a substitute, temporarily reduced the lead to 9-10, but a block by MB Montes put Nantes-Lessay at 12-15, and a block by MB Hütz put Nantes-Lessay at 15-19. OH Kovacevic scored a service ace for Paris in the closing stages, but in the end OP Neves smashed the ball that was returned directly from the serve into the Paris court, giving Nantes-Lessay the set at 20-25.
As a result, Paris Saint-Germain lost 1-3 to Nantes-Rezay.
MVP: oH Hugo de Leon Bozo, 17 points (1 serve, 1 block), attack efficiency rate 31.25%
Kento Miyaura scored 17 points, with an attack efficiency rate of 35.48%.
This puts Paris in provisional 8th place with a record of 3 wins, 4 losses and 8 points.
Their next match will be against Poitiers, ranked 10th, at 2:30am on Sunday, November 26th, Japan time.
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