In the 9th round of the French Men's Volleyball League, Paris, where Kento Miyaura plays, played against Saint-Jean-de-Lac on Saturday, December 2nd (local time) and lost 0-3 (23-25, 18-25, 23-25). Kento Miyaura started and scored 12 points.
First set starting lineup
Paris
OH: Kovacevic (Serbia), Panu (France)
MB: Marse (Germany), Wetter (USA)
OP: Miyaura (Japan)
S: Mottapaes (France)
L: Kapur (Serbia)
San Jandiyalac
OH: Demirovic (France), Bonnefoy (France)
MB: Breteau (France), Toure (France)
OP: Rilembo (France)
S: Da Silva (France)
L: Ferrou (France)
*Positions: OH = outside hitter, MB = middle blocker, OP = opposite, S = setter, L = libero
Match Report
In the first set, Paris scored points mainly from spikes by OH Panou to take a two-point lead at 8-6, and then OP Miyaura scored a service ace to extend their lead to 13-9. From there, Saint-Jean-Diyarrac caught up with 13-13 thanks to a service ace from OH Demirovic, but Paris maintained their lead at 17-15 thanks to spikes from OP Miyaura. However, in the final stages, OP Miyaura was caught by a block from MB Bourteau, and Saint-Jean-Diyarrac successfully turned the game around to 19-20. After that, a mistake by Paris widened the gap to 20-22, and in the end, a serve error by S Mottapaes gave Saint-Jean-Diyarrac the set at 23-25.
In the second set, Paris started the match with OH Cowell (USA) instead of OH Kovacevic. In the early stages, OH Cowell's spikes and aces, as well as MB Marce's quick play after his set, gave Paris an early lead of 11-9. However, consecutive blocks from MB Bourdeaux gave Saint-Jean-Diyarrac a 12-13 lead, and OH Demirovic's aces extended the lead to 14-18. Saint-Jean-Diyarrac also made consecutive breaks in the final stages to take the set 18-25.
In the third set, Paris scored consecutive breaks from early on, thanks to blocks from S. Mottapaes, to take a 6-3 lead. From there, Saint-Jean-Dillarac managed to tie the score several times, but with spikes from MB Wetter and OH Panou, and a service ace from S. Mottapaes, Paris continued to score points and take a 18-15 lead. However, Saint-Jean-Dillarac scored three consecutive breaks from spikes from OP Lilembo to turn the game around to 18-19, and then an ace from MB Toure extended the lead to 19-21. From there, Paris was unable to break, and in the end, an attack from OP Lilembo made it 23-25 for Saint-Jean-Dillarac to take the set.
As a result, Paris Saint-Jean-de-Luc lost 0-3 to Saint-Jean-de-Luc.
MVP: S Cedric DaSilva 2 points (1 attack, 1 serve)
Kento Miyaura scored 12 points (1 on serve), with an attack effectiveness rate of 30.43%.
This puts Paris in provisional 10th place with a record of 3 wins, 6 losses and 9 points.
Their next match will be against Chaumont on Wednesday, December 6th at 4:00am Japan time.
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Toshiki's Tweets
We lost in straight sets to Sanjan Diyarak, who had only one win this season... We couldn't even take a single set against an opponent we wanted to win three points from for sure.
In every set, we were doing well until the middle, but then we were overtaken and couldn't catch up, and we ended up losing.
Looking at the stats, while there was little difference in spikes and blocks, there was a big difference in serve and serve reception. Saint-Jean-Diéralac had 6 service aces, 7 service errors, and a serve reception success rate of 58%, while Paris had 3 service aces, 14 service errors, and a serve reception success rate of 39%. With twice as many serve errors and half as few service aces, it's impossible to win.
Miyaura had a service ace in the first set, but after that, he was unable to break from his own serve. I don't think his spike numbers were bad overall, but he seemed to lose a lot of points in attacks towards the end.
Of course, he made some good plays, such as hitting a high ball powerfully to score, a skillful roll shot, and a score from the left for the first time in a while, so I think he will continue to improve from here.
Cowell, who came in as a substitute, did a good job on both offense and defense in this game. He also made a big play by giving a quick pass to Marcel to score, and it's a shame that he couldn't be the lucky boy of the game. However, his performance this time will be a positive thing for the future.
It seems like Paris is in a quagmire. They're not meshing well, and they're not a team, including the bench work. I hope they find a solution soon.
As for Miyaura personally, I think his performance has yet to reach its full potential, so I would like to see a game this year that shows us "This is our Miyaken!" Good luck!!!
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