Beaten 3 to 1 in Ajaccio last Friday, the players of Christophe Charroux look forward to the return match which is disputed this evening (8 p.m.) on their prosecution where they intend to overthrow the trend by winning in their turn in order to afford a beautiful in the imperial city against an island team which had finished in the first place of the regular season.
Beating the Gazelec, however candidate N.1 for the accession, is not a utopia as shown by the Martigues VB at home, during the return match of the regular phase but also during the first leg. Despite the defeat, the Martégaux also removed the first set in 23-25 when they were led 23-21. They then lost the 2nd (25-20) but, especially the 3rd, rightly (26-24). It was the turn of the game, as Raphaël Attié, the MVB captain indicates: “If we win this round, the physiognomy of the game is changed because, until then, we had well contained them. It was the entry into the game of their 2nd pointed that put us in it. He delivered a very big performance and that made the difference (25-19 in the 4th and last set) “.
“We know how to beat them”
But the receptionist-attacker Martégal, who has a new very good season in the MVB jersey (the 5th consecutive after a first pass in 2013-14), estimates his team capable of handing over the record at the expense of the Ajaccian training.
-“We have all the cards in hand because we know how to beat them. We have already done it and we have been the only ones this season to impose ourselves unstoppable in front of them. In my opinion, they will have the pressure since they know that they were not at the party on this same parquet floor, almost two months ago. It is up to us to renew the same service to restore balance. The motivation is there of course and the guys are determined to release a big match and make a big blow “.
If the Martégaux prevail this evening, the two clubs will be equal. It will then be necessary to play a 3rd match to decide between them this Monday in Ajaccio (8 p.m., U Palatini).
GAZELEC D’AJACCIO VB – MARTIGUES VB. 8 p.m., Julien Olive gymnasium.
