In the third round of the French Men's Volleyball League, Paris, where Miyaura Kento plays, played against Toulouse on Saturday, November 4th local time, and lost 1-3 (25-21, 20-25, 19-25, 21-25).
Miyaura Kento started as an opposite and scored 12 points.
First set starting lineup
Paris
OH: Kovacevic (Serbia), Panu (France)
MB: Marse (Germany), Wetter (USA)
OP: Miyaura (Japan)
S: Ossar (France)
L: Kapur (Serbia)
Toulouse
OH: Kalyagin (Bulgaria), Helvois (France)
MB: Klage (Germany), Nakminhyom (France)
OP: Winkelmuller (France)
S: Chirivino (Argentina)
L: Santucci (Argentina)
*Positions: OH = outside hitter, MB = middle blocker, OP = opposite, S = setter, L = libero
Match Report
In the first set, Paris took a break early on with a spike and a block from MB Marcet to extend their lead to 6-4. After that, Paris made a series of mistakes and was caught up at 13-13, but a spike from OP Miyaura and an ace from MB Marcet put Paris back in the lead at 21-19 at the end. From there, OH Kovacevic scored consecutive spikes to take the set 25-21.
In the second set, Toulouse took a 3-6 lead early on with spikes from OP Winkelmuller and blocks from MB Nak Min-yom. In the middle of the set, OP Miyaura and others were caught by blocks from MB Nak Min-yom and substitute OH Picard (France) to widen the gap to 10-16. From there, Paris narrowed the gap with three consecutive breaks, including a service ace from MB Marcet, to 14-16, but Toulouse maintained the lead with spikes from OP Winkelmuller and took the set 20-25.
In the third set, Paris took the lead 7-4 with MB Merce's service aces at the beginning. However, Toulouse managed to turn the game around to 8-9 with OH Hervois' service aces, and in the middle of the set, Toulouse extended their lead to 20-16 with OH Hervois' spikes and service aces. Toulouse's momentum continued after that, and in the end, OP Miyaura's service error made it 19-25, and Toulouse took this set as well.
In the fourth set, Paris scored points mainly from OH Panu and Toulouse from OH Helvois, and the match continued with the score tied at 9-9. However, Toulouse succeeded in consecutive breaks with spikes from OH Picard and other players, widening the gap to 9-12, and continued to maintain the lead with spikes from OP Winkelmuller. Towards the end, Toulouse made consecutive mistakes and Paris caught up at 21-21, but from there, Toulouse scored three consecutive breaks with consecutive spikes from OH Helvois, and took the set 21-25.
As a result, Paris lost to Toulouse 1-3.
MVP: OH Maxime Hervoy (17 points (3 on serve), 64% attack success rate)
Kento Miyaura: 12 team points, attack success rate 39%
Our next match will be against Saint-Nazaire on Wednesday, November 8th at 4pm Japan time.
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Toshiki's Tweets
It was a disappointing come-from-behind defeat, and our first loss.
Paris started with reserve setter Ossar instead of regular setter Paez (the reason is unclear, possibly due to Paez's poor condition).
Although there were concerns at first about the player even younger than the young Paes, Toulouse managed to win the first set, but from the second set onwards the match progressed at Toulouse's pace.
Paris' attacking powerhouses OP Miyaura and OH Panu were not performing well, and they were unable to make their presence felt in attack or serve.
Miyaura in particular lost many attacks (mistakes and blocks), and his attack effectiveness rate (number of successful hits minus lost points divided by number of hits) was less than 10%. There were many scenes where it was difficult to hit with a different setter than usual, but even so, this number is too strict and bad. He had some good serves, but they didn't lead to a break.
It's a shame as other players such as MB Merce and OH Kovacevic performed well.
On the other hand, Toulouse's OP Winkelmuller and OH Helvois' attacks were stable. In particular, Helvois, who was the MVP, showed great competitive spirit.
Having just defeated last season's champions, Tours, Paris wanted to continue their winning streak, but to be defeated so quickly by Toulouse, who finished 11th last season... This was a good opportunity to see the level of competition in the French league.
For now, I want them to focus on today and prepare for the next match. I'm concerned about S. Paes' condition, but I hope to see him on the court in the next match.
Miyaura has yet to show explosive performance. I'm also concerned about the number of blocks he receives. However, this is an area that Japan's national team player Ai Takahashi overcame in Italy last season, so I'm sure he'll be able to do it too.
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