Chaumont VB 52 Haute-Marne Coupe de France win over Paris Volley, Digi Mart USA News (Paris, France): Chaumont VB 52 Haute-Marne secured its place in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France on Tuesday, November 3, after winning 3-1 at Paris Volley in the Salle Pierre-Charpy. The first-round match was played before about 600 spectators, with referees M.
Kara and Mme Hayaux du Tilly officiating.
Paris was missing several regular starters, including Panou, Bultor and Mouiel. Chaumont struggled in the second half of the match before completing the win in four sets, taking the match 3-1.
Chaumont was slow to score its first winning point of the match, which came at 5-2 in the first set. Paris was aggressive at the service line early on, and Chaumont’s Shay Liberman and Thomas Gill made individual plays to slow the hosts.
Chaumont returned to the match through blocking, with Ruslan Cherviatuk reading the play well at 10-12. Chaumont led late in the set, reaching 19-22, but Paris tied it at 22-22 before Chaumont took the first set 22-25 in 26 minutes.
Chaumont started the second set more strongly. Paris kept serving aggressively and the sides were level at 8-8, but Chaumont’s athletic net presence proved difficult for the hosts to solve.
Liberman was prominent on attack against Paris’s reception, and Chaumont took the second set 13-25 in 23 minutes.
Paris improved its effectiveness in the third set and fought back defensively, building leads of 15-8 and 18-10 while Chaumont struggled to build rallies. Veikka Lindqvist was affected by the change, and the late response from Chaumont came too late as Paris took the set 25-19 in 26 minutes.
Paris regained momentum in the fourth set and took psychological control. Hiago Crins’s serves gave Chaumont some relief at 7-10, but Chaumont’s reception remained unsteady.
Paris led 19-16 before Chaumont made substitutions, bringing in Thomas Helfer, Joao Franck and Eliott Brunet, which gave the team new energy. Chaumont closed the set 21-25 in 29 minutes to complete the 3-1 win.
The result sent Chaumont into the round of 16 of the Coupe de France as a collective success.
