Olympic title holders, the Blues can do a double and make history if they beat the Poles today in the final, the last big challenge after a magnificent epic.
France
2:0
Belgium
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13:56 – 1-0 Antoine Brizard makes his mark
First point of the set for Antoine Brizard. 1-0 for France
13:55 – Start of the third set
The Blues are only one set away from happiness. But we must watch out for the Poles who came back from two sets down in the United States in the semi-finals!
13:51 – 25-20 Two sets to zero for France
It was once again Trevor Clevenot who scored the decisive point. The French won the second set 25-20, having trailed 16-18.
13:49 – 24-20 Magic Clévenot
Trevor Clevenot waits until the last moment to attack to score a point at the net. He serves on the action that follows, and succeeds in a superb service
13:48 – 22-19 Winning service for Jean Patry
What a superb serve from Jean Patry. The Poles can’t do anything about the action. The Blues are 3 points ahead
13:46 – 21-19 Clévenot again!
Very consistent at the net, Clévenot gives a two-point advantage to the Blues. 21-19 for France
13:45 – 19-19 What a reception from Grebennikov
Great reception from Grebennikov, Patry then converts a superb point
13:44 – 18-18 Successful service from Jouffroy
Nice trajectory on Quentin Jouffroy’s service. France equalizes at 18-18
13:42 – 16-18 Patry misses his shot
In a back position Jean Patry fails to touch the zone. Poland leads by two points in the second set
13:41 – 15-16 The Poles are back in front
The Poles take the lead again thanks to a nice smash from Kurek. 3 points in a row for the Poles
13:38 – 14-12 Winning service from Le Goff
Superb finesse service from Nicolas Le Goff. Two points ahead for the Blues
13:36 – 13-12 Two blocks in a row from Brizard
France takes the lead again in the 2nd set thanks to Antoine Brizard. Two blocks in a row from the Frenchman on the Polish serve
13:34 – 10-11 Clever point from Brizard
Brizard catches Polish defense off guard with clever point at net
13:32 – 7-9 The Poles are starting to serve well
Leon’s partners start to serve well, they alternate between a strong serve and a placed serve.
13:31 – 5-6 Ngapeth corrects his mistake
Ngapeth in finesse in front of the nets, he does not repeat the same mistake