In the 13th round of the French Men's Volleyball League, Paris, where Miyaura Kento plays, played against Nice on Saturday, December 30th (local time) and won 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-20). Miyaura Kento was selected as MVP for the third consecutive game, with 20 points, the most for both teams.
First set starting lineup
Paris
OH: Kovacevic (Serbia), Panu (France)
MB: Marse (Germany), Wetter (USA)
OP: Miyaura (Japan)
S: Mottapaes (France)
L: Kapur (Serbia)
Nice
OH: Koprivica (Serbia), Schalk (France)
MB: Arkong (Seychelles), Todua (Ukraine)
OP: Hirsch (Germany)
S: Gonzalez (Cuba)
L: Le Moule (France)
*Positions: OH = outside hitter, MB = middle blocker, OP = opposite, S = setter, L = libero
Match Report
In the first set, Nice made a series of mistakes early on, giving Paris a 5-1 lead. After that, Paris maintained the lead at 11-8 with spikes from OP Miyaura, but Nice tied the score at 11-11 with spikes from OH Schalk. However, Paris again widened the gap to 19-15 with a service ace from MB Marcet and a spike from OH Panou. In the end, OH Kovacevic scored consecutive spikes to give Paris the set 25-20.
In the second set, thanks to a spike from OP Miyaura and a block from MB Wetter, Paris took an early lead of 8-4. Nice closed the gap to 2 points in the middle of the set with a block from MB Archong and a spike from OH Koprivica at 15-13, but a block from OH Kovacevic put Paris at 17-13. Nice then closed the gap to 1 point at 19-18 with a spike from substitute OP Paolinec (Brazil), but Paris again extended their lead to 23-19 with a service ace from OP Miyaura. Finally, OP Miyaura scored a spike to give Paris the set 25-21.
In the third set, OH Panou's consecutive service aces put Paris in the lead at 4-1. After that, Nice tied the score at 10-10 with a spike from OP Hirsch and a block from OH Schalk, and the match progressed with a battle for side-outs at 15-15. However, MB Wetter's block and a spike from OH Panou put Paris in the lead at 19-15, and OP Miyaura's final spike gave Paris the lead at 25-20.
As a result, Paris Saint-Germain won 3-0 against Nice.
MVP: OP Miyaura Kento 20 points (1 serve, 1 block), attack efficiency rate 64.00%
This brings Paris' overall record to 6 wins, 7 losses and 16 points, moving them up two places to 9th place.
The next match will be against Tours on Thursday, January 4th at 4:00am Japan time.

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