In the 21st round of the French Men's Volleyball League, Paris, where Miyaura Kento and Kai Yuto belong, played against Presilo-Bançon on Saturday, February 17th (local time) and won 3-1 (25-22, 16-25, 25-18, 25-14).
Miyaura Kento was named MVP after scoring 19 points as a starter, while Kai Yuto came on as a substitute and scored 3 points.
First set starting lineup
Paris
OH: Panu (France), Conde (Argentina)
MB: Jurkovic (Austria), Wetter (USA)
OP: Miyaura (Japan)
S: Mottapaes (France)
L: Kapur (Serbia)
Presilovanson
OH: Ronkainen (Finland), Poncin (France)
MB: Henri (France), Dufroy (France)
OP: Joris (France)
S: GneNegbe (France)
L: Dubes (France)
*Positions: OH = outside hitter, MB = middle blocker, OP = opposite, S = setter, L = libero
Match Report
In the first set, MB Dufroy's consecutive service aces gave Presilo-Binçon a 4-7 lead. But then OH Conde's spike and S Mottapaes' block gave Paris five consecutive breaks to turn the game around to 11-8. Then OP Joris' service ace and OH Pongsan's spike put Presilo-Binçon back in front at 18-19, but OP Miyaura's spikes helped Paris to turn the game around again to 22-21. Finally, OP Miyaura's service ace gave Paris the set 25-22.
In the second set, Presilo-Banson took the lead 7-10 with a spike from OP Joris and a service ace from MB Dufroy. Paris scored with a spike from OH Panu, but Presilo-Banson made six consecutive breaks with a service ace from S Gunenegbe, widening their lead to 12-21. Paris replaced OP Miyaura with OH Kai in the opposite position. OP Kai's spike got a side out, but OP Joris' service ace in the end gave Presilo-Banson the set, 16-25.
In the third set, Paris started to take the lead with OP Miyaura's spikes and other points, and took the lead 8-3. S Mottapaes' consecutive service aces extended the lead to 11-4, and then OP Miyaura also got a service ace to make it 17-8. From there, MB Henry's spikes and other points allowed Presilo Banson to narrow the gap to 20-15, but MB Marce's spikes made it 25-18 and Paris took the set.
In the fourth set, Paris took the lead 9-5 with two attacks and blocks from S. Mottapaes. From there, Presilo Banson narrowed the gap to 10-9 with spikes from OH Pongsan, but consecutive service aces from OP Miyaura widened the gap again to 14-10. Paris then took a 19-12 lead with a block from OH Conde, and then four consecutive breaks with a service ace from S. Mottapaes put Paris at 24-13 and brought them to match point. Finally, a service error from the opponent made it 25-14, and Paris took the set.
The result was a 3-1 victory for Paris Saint-Germain over Presilio-Vinçon.
MVP: OP Miyaura Kento 19 points (4 serves, 1 block) Attack efficiency rate 30.76%
OH Yuto Kai 3 points Attack effectiveness rate 100%
This means Paris remains in provisional 8th place with a total record of 12 wins, 9 losses and 33 points.
The next match will be against Narbonne at 26:00 on Saturday, February 24th (Japan time).
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Toshiki's Tweets
Miyaken's 8th MVP!!!
Unlike last season in the Polish league where he barely played in any games, the league level has dropped, but I am really pleased that he has become such an important player in the team.
They are number one on the team in terms of both popularity and ability.
However, it seems that he is not able to maintain good form throughout the match. In this match, he was blocked a lot in the second set and was replaced by Kai.
Our setter, Motta Paes, is a "playful" type of setter, so we've been told that it's a little difficult to adjust to that style, but we still want to reduce the number of points we concede in attack.
There are rumors that he will return to Japan next season, but there has been no official announcement yet, and personally I would like to see him return to the Polish league as a starter and perform well, so I am hoping that other rumors will emerge.
However, the opposite Kai was reliable. Although he only had a few opportunities to play, he made 3 out of 3 attacks for a success rate of 1001 TP and 3 T.
When I first saw him in high school, I imagined him playing for the national team as an opposite or middle blocker, so I'm happy to be able to see Opposite Kai multiple times like this.
And as I've said many times before, Conde is always performing well in Paris.
Presilo-Banson had strong opposites Joris and middle blocker Dufroy.
Dufroy's serve was especially awesome. If he can make such a strong presence, he can definitely be a relief server for the national team.
By the way, am I the only one who thinks that Dufroy's serving form is similar to that of his opposite, former French national team player and Toray player, Rouzier? (lol)
Although Paris won, they are still on the very edge of qualifying for the playoffs. I hope they will do their best to win all five of their remaining games.
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