2024-04-19 22:36:23
They went to the end of their breath, moved heaven and earth, to win a battle of unparalleled harshness. This Friday evening, at the Palais des Sports Marcel-Cerdan in Levallois, the Mariannes 92 ended up defeating Mulhouse in five sets (23-25, 25-20, 25-21, 22-25, 15-10) and qualified for the final of the Women’s League A. The end of an epic series, concluded with this support match.
Facing the Alsatian ogre, finalist of the French Championship for the last three seasons, Levallois Paris Saint-Cloud will have been stronger when it came time to conclude a titanic showdown. For the first time in its history, the Ile-de-France team goes beyond the semi-final stage and offers itself a chance to snatch the title.
A monstrous defense
“Damn, that’s good!” », savors Juliette Gelin. The Parisian libero fought hard on the pitch, remaining faithful to her combativeness at all times. “I’m so proud of the team. We did not win this match with individuals, it was a collective performance. We have so much confidence. We won in the tie-break, we know what adversity is. »
However, the Mariannes 92 faltered in the first set. After leading for a long time, Paris cracked in the money time, when it was time to score the points that mattered the most (23-25). But with courage, Alessandro Orefice’s players overturned the table, strong in solid principles. Namely a defense of steel, embodied by the libero Juliette Gelin, impeccable on her receptions, and the central Candelaria Herrera, who distributed the counterattacks at the net.
In an exceptional match, punctuated by numerous, sometimes endless, rallies, the Mariannes 92 were able to count on the fervor of their audience. More than 1,200 spectators filled the stands of the Marcel-Cerdan sports center, and were overcome by a demonic meltdown after the points scored by Paris.
Despite three other tight sets, the Ile-de-France players drew on their resources, as if driven by the dream of a final. The second set was won by a comfortable margin (25-20), as was the third (25-21). Even if they repelled a set point in the fourth, they finally gave in (22-25).
In an unbreathable tie-break, Mulhouse relied on its redoubtable American winger Carli Snyder. But, despite the latter’s overpowering attacks, Levallois Paris Saint-Cloud held firm. Once again, the proactive defense of the Ile-de-France women led them to success (15-10).
In the final, the Mariannes will face Nantes, the leader of the regular season and big favorite this season. The first match of the series will be played on April 23 in Levallois, the second three days later in Loire-Atlantique. The Parisiennes, now finalists and qualified for the Champions League next season, have the right to dream big.
Alessandro Orefice, the coach of Levallois Paris Saint-Cloud, is already only thinking about the final: “We did something historic for the club. I asked the girls to stay together, to give every last drop of blood. This evening (Friday), we are not going to celebrate, we are already thinking about the duel against Nantes. Tomorrow we have an appointment at 9 a.m. for a video session. In the final, anything can happen, between the two strongest teams in the championship. »
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Riyadh, April 19 (QNA) – Senegalese star Sadio Mane led Al-Nasr to victory over Al-Fayhaa when he turned his team’s one-goal deficit into a three-goal-to-one victory, during the match held between them on today at the “Awal Park” stadium, for the twenty-eighth round of the Saudi Football League competitions.
Al-Fayhaa took the lead with an early goal from Zambian player Fashion Sakala in the sixth minute, then Abdul-Ilah Al-Omari equalized in the 72nd minute, before Sadio Mane added the second and third goals to won for his team in the 76th and 82nd minutes, after missing a penalty kick in the 42nd minute of the first half.
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On Monday, it became clear that Kaski, who has a background in the environmental movement and is a former party secretary in SV, is withdrawing from politics.
Natur og Ungdom believes that the SV leadership is systematically deprioritizing climate and the environment in favor of other issues, which Blazevicius fears will worsen after Kaski’s departure.
He points to the passage of state budgets as the clearest sign that the party is deprioritizing climate issues.
Aftenposten has asked party leader Kirsti Bergstø to respond to the criticism of the party leadership, which she has not done. Instead, Kaski himself is sent to answer.
– There is not one person in the management or the Storting group who will carry SV’s entire environmental profile. But when the implementation of the budget is criticised, it is natural that I respond, says Kaski, who is a member of the finance committee at the Storting.
She points out that SV will not stop being an environmental party, and does not agree that SV has received little reward for climate measures in the budget negotiations.
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