Nice achieved an important home victory over Saint-Nazaire with 3:1 (20:25, 25:18, 25:12, 25:23) in a French Ligue A match. The game went through significant swings, but after a hesitant start, the hosts decisively imposed their will.

Match Development

Saint-Nazaire started more focused and took the first set with 25:20, demonstrating good defensive organization and high attacking efficiency. After that, however, Nice increased their aggression from serve and put pressure on their opponent with a more stable block.

The second set was won 25:18, and in the third, the hosts literally crushed their opponent – 25:12, dominating in all elements. The fourth part was the most contested, but Nice held onto their lead and closed the match at 25:23.

Individual Awards and Highlights

Most Valuable Player (MVP): Shai Mayo Lieberman

For Nice, the top performers were:

• David Doulski – 26 points

• Shai Mayo Lieberman – 22 points

Despite the defeat, Vladimir Gorko played a very strong match for Saint-Nazaire – 16 points, a +7 efficiency rating, and an impressive 64% attacking efficiency.

Saint-Nazaire in a serious crisis

This was Saint-Nazaire's 15th loss since the start of the championship. The team now occupies 13th, the penultimate place in the standings with 19 points and 7 wins.

Ajaccio is last with 16 points.

The schedule until the end of the regular season looks extremely tough:

• Plessis-Robinson

• Paris

• Montpellier

• Tour

All opponents are from the upper half of the table and are fighting for playoff positions, which puts Saint-Nazaire under serious pressure.

Doulski climbed to third place and moved very close to Veni Antov among the top scorers.

The differences at the top are minimal. Mujanovic has a 16-point lead over Antov and 16 points over Dulsky, but he has also played one less match. Dulsky closed in to just one point behind Antov, but at this moment remains third in the standings.

Dulsky overtook Antov in attacking.

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