Miyaura Kento's MVP performance leads the team to a winning start in the French league opening match!

In the first round of the French Men's Volleyball League, Paris, where Miyaura Kento plays, played against Narbonne away on Saturday, October 21st local time, and won 3-0 (25-23, 25-16, 30-28).

Kento Miyaura started as an opposite and contributed to the victory with a team-high 13 points, and was also selected as the MVP of the match.

First set starting lineup

Paris

OH: Panu (France), Cowell (USA)
MB: Marse (Germany), Wetter (USA)
OP: Miyaura (Japan)
S: Mottapaes (France)
L: Kapur (Serbia)

Narbonne

OH: Kovacević (Serbia), Tatarov (Bulgaria)
MB: Kolev (Bulgaria), Rodrigues (France)
OP: Cagliari (Brazil)
S: Bostan (Türkiye)
L: D'Agostino (USA)

*Positions: OH = outside hitter, MB = middle blocker, OP = opposite, S = setter, L = libero

The stats for this match areHere

Match Report

In the first set, Paris took the lead 5-7 with two service aces from OH Cowell. After that, Narbonne tied the score at 10-10 with spikes from OH Kovacevic, and the match continued with the score remaining close. Paris took side-outs with OP Miyaura and Narbonne with OP Cagliari, but OP Cagliari's mistake allowed Paris to take the lead 21-18. OP Miyaura scored a spike at the end and Paris took the set 25-23.

In the second set, Narbonne started off with a series of errors, giving Paris a 3-0 lead. Narbonne closed the gap to 12-11 with a spike and an ace from OH Tatarov, but a set that left S. Mottapaes unable to pinpoint anything allowed Paris' attackers to score and extend the lead to 17-12. Narbonne continued to make errors, and Paris took the set 25-16.

In the third set, Paris took an early lead of 8-5 thanks to spikes from OP Miyaura and MB Wetter. Narbonne then scored consecutive block points, allowing them to turn the game around to 13-16. The momentum continued and Narbonne reached set point first with a spike from OP Cagliari at 20-24. However, Narbonne made a mistake and a block from OH Panu brought Paris to a tie at 24-24. At deuce, Narbonne was leading by one point and the match turned into a battle for side-outs, but a spike from OP Miyaura gave Paris a break to turn the game around to 29-28. Paris continued to score and took the set 30-28, beating Narbonne 3-0 and starting the opening match with a win.

MVP: OP Miyaura Kento (13 points, attack success rate 50%)

The next match will be against last season's champions Tours on Sunday, October 29th at 0:00 Japan time.

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