REPLAY. Volleyball at the Paris 2024 Olympics: Les Bleus outclass Poland in the final and achieve the Olympic double

Solidaire, la France a survolé la Pologne dans cette finale olympique. MAXPPP – RITCHIE B. TONGO

The French men's volleyball team defeated Poland in the final of the Olympic Games, this Saturday, August 10, at the Arena Paris Sud 1 (3-0).

Historic double

Surprise Olympic champion in Tokyo, the French team confirmed this status by winning the Olympic final again, beating the world number ones, the Poles.

This Olympic double had only been achieved by the USSR (1964, 68) and the United States (1984, 88) in the history of the Games.

A match to relive here:

2:25 p.m.

France 3 – 0 Poland

With Patry at the top of his game (17 points) and Clevenot as consistent as ever (11 points), France left Poland no chance in this final.

2:24 p.m.

25-23

Leon serves outside!

2:23 p.m.

24-23

Kochanowski sinks in short attack and Poland comes back!

2:22 p.m.

24-22

Leon puts an ace on Ngapeth.

2:21 p.m.

24-21

Ngapeth is whistled for a carried ball. Time out for France.

14:21.

24-20

Boladz lights Grebennikov who can't take over.

14:20.

24-19

Clevenot goes over the counter.

14:20.

23-19

Joufrroy's service out

14:19.

23-18

New ace from Jouffroy.

2:18 p.m.

22-18

Leon wastes his attack and crosses into the crowd!

2:18 p.m.

21-18

Jouffroy lands an ace.

2:17 p.m.

20-18

Patry places the ball on the block and it falls on the Polish side. Timeout for Poland again.

2:16 p.m.

19-18

Jouffroy takes the net strip and it falls back into the Polish field.

2:16 p.m.

18-18

Huber does the same.

2:15 p.m.

17-18

Ngapeth puts his serve in the net.

14h14.

17-17

Ngapeth breaks away in defense and Patry destroys Leon's block. Timeout for Poland.

14h13.

16-17

Patry blocks Boladz's attack.

14h13.

15-17

Due to Brizard's service, it's too long.

14h12.

15-16

Chinenyeze attacks short and finds the block-out.

14h11.

14-16

Huge point and Boladz finishes the point with a block-out.

14h10.

14-15

Huber finds a short attack that takes the block but is not returned. Timeout for France.

2:10 p.m.

14-14

Net foul by Chinenyeze.

2:09 p.m.

14-13

Boladz finds space along the line.

2:09 p.m.

14-12

Ngapeth does his special left hand with his back to the net and it mark!

2:08 p.m.

13-12

Boladz finds the space on the right.

2:07 PM.

13-11

Clevenot finds the block but it falls on the Polish side.

2:07 PM.

12-11

Leon is found on the left and passes over the block again.

2:06 PM.

12-10

Clevenot blocks Kurek and first break.

2:06 p.m.

11-10

Clevenot on the left pierces the block.

2:05 p.m.

10-10

Kochanowski gets ahead of the block.

2:05 p.m.

10-9

Chinenyeze is found short and takes the hands of the block.

14:05.

9-9

Leon finds the space above the three-man block.

14:04.

9-8

Patry places his attack above Kurek's block.

14:04.

8-8

Sliwka finds the space between the arms of the block.

2:03 p.m.

8-7

Ngapeth finds the block-out on the left.

2:03 p.m.

7-7

Sliwka finds the flaw.

2:02 p.m.

7-6

Huber finds the short point at center.

2:01 p.m.

7-5

Ngapeth counters Kurek, the blue defense is phenomenal.

2:01 p.m.

6-5

Ngapeth hits a short, cross attack from the left side.

2:00 p.m.

5-5

Kochanowski brings Poland back.

2:00 p.m.

5-4

Brizard and Le Goff shuts down Fornal's attack.

13h59.

4-4

Ngapeth fails to get his header past an off-field defense from Patry.

13h58.

4-3

Le Goff's turn to shut down Leon.

13h58.

3-3

Great point! Patry finally lands the counter on Leon.

13h57.

2-3

Ace from Kurek.

13h57.

2-2

Leon is found on the left and deceives Ngapeth's counter.

13h56.

2-1

Chinenyeze finds the point in short rapid.

13h56.

1-1

Kochanowski still finds the flaw in short.

1:55 p.m.

1-0

Patry finds it block-out!

1:54 p.m.

Third set

France begins this third set.

1:52 p.m.

France 2 – 0 Poland

Still very solid against the Polish players who are in a difficult position, France only needs one more set for the title.

13h51.

25-20

Clevenot attacks at 3m and Kurek cannot receive.

13h50.

24-20

Clevenot places an ace.

13h49.

23-20

Clevenot puts the ball between the block and the net.

1:48 p.m.

22-20

Kurek sends the attack out. Challenge requested for a net foul by Poland. Clevenot hits the net.

1:48 p.m.

22-19

Patry blows up Leon's reception.

1:46 p.m.

21-19

Clevenot finds a block on Kurek. Timeout for Poland.

1:45 p.m.

20-19

Kurek attacks long. Challenge requested for a touch of the block, it's missed.

13h45.

19-19

Huge defense from Grebennikov and Patry comes to find the block-out.

13h44.

18-19

Service out from Jouffroy.

13h44.

18-18

Jouffroy ace on the line.

13h44.

17-18

Fornal's service into the net.

13h42.

16-18

Patry at 3m attacks too crossed, it's out. Time out for France.

13h42.

16-17

Kurek takes the block but no one is there when the ball falls.

13h41.

16-16

Patry still finds the block-out on Fornal.

13h41.

15-16

Kurek is found on the right and finds the diagonal long.

13h40.

15-15

Ngapeth is countered by Huber.

13h40.

15-14

Brizard serves out.

13h39.

15-13

Chinenyeze recovers with a short well leaded.

1:39 p.m.

14-13

Kurek manages to break through Chinenyeze's counter.

13h39.

14-12

Le Goff aces!

13h37.

13-12

Second block from Brizard on Fornal! Poland timeout.

13h36.

12-12

Brizard silences Fornal in 1 on 1!

13h36.

11-12

Patry finds his fingers again and it comes out!

13h36.

10-12

Kochanowski sinks again in centre.

1:35 p.m.

10-11

Brizard in first intention surprises the block.

1:35 p.m.

9-11

Kochanowski finds the gap again in short attack.

13h35.

9-10

New service out from Poland.

13h34.

8-10

Kurek attacks from the back of the field.

13h34.

8-9

Fornal serves out.

13h33.

7-9

Huber hits a short attack without a counter.

13h33.

7-8

Patry finds Kurek's hands and it comes out.

13h32.

6-8

Brizard serves very far from the terrain.

1:32 p.m.

6-7

Patry is in his game, well-weighted cross attack.

1:31 p.m.

5-7

Le Goff serves outside.

1:31 p.m.

5-6

Ngapeth drops the ball through the block.

1:30 p.m.

4-6

Ngapeth tries the attack in force on the left and Kochanowsksi puts down a block. Timeout for France.

13h29.

4-5

Leon serves an ace on Clevenot.

13h29.

4-4

Fornal in the pipe finds the block but it stays on the blue side.

13h29.

4-3

Brizard puts down the counter on Leon.

1:28 p.m.

3-3

Kurek takes the net on serve.

1:28 p.m.

2-3

Leon attacks and takes the fingers of the block.

1:27 p.m.

2-2

Leon finds space on Le Goff's block.

1:27 p.m.

2-1

Attack out by Patry but hit by Poland.

13h26.

1-1

Kurek finds the block-out on Clevenot.

13h25.

1-0

Fornal starts with a serve into the net.

13h24.

Second set

The Poland starts the second set.

1:23 p.m.

France 1 – 0 Poland

Solid, the Blues made fewer mistakes than their opponent to pocket the first set. Note that there were no blocks in this set.

13h22.

25-19

Huge defense from the Blues that Patry concludes along the line.

13h21.

24-19

Clevenot attacks in the pipe and bypasses the counter.

13h21.

23-19

Louati also misses his serve.

1:21 p.m.

23-18

Clevenot then Kochanowski miss their serve.

1:20 p.m.

22-17

Patry hits a new attack along the line.

1:20 p.m.

21-17

Leon attacks out but it hits Ngapeth on the way.

1:19 p.m.

21-16

Kurek serves into the net.

1:19 p.m.

20-16

Kochanowski finds another short one at the feet of Jouffroy.

13h18.

20-15

Huber sends his serve directly into the stands.

13h17.

19-15

Ace from Huber on Grebennikov. Timeout requested by France.

13h17.

19-14

Ngapeth serves too long in turn.

13h16.

19-13

Clevenot puts the ball on the chest of the counter before it comes out.

13h16.

18-13

Fornal serves too far.

13h15.

17-13

Leon is alone without a counter and sinks in the field.

13h15.

17-12

Fornal puts the ball down on the counter and it falls back into the blue camp.

13h14.

17-11

Fornal attacks too far away.

13h13.

16-11

Chinenyeze sinks in the center on an offering from Brizard. New timeout for Poland.

13h12.

15-11

Ngapeth finds a winning cross attack.

13h12.

14-11

Fornal finds the block-out on Brizard.

13h11.

14-10

Chinenyeze finds the hands of the block that comes out! Timeout for Poland.

13:10.

13-10

Kochanowski serves out.

13:09.

12-10

Nice exchanges but Kurek blows up the three-man block.

13:09.

12-9

Clevenot finds space on the left on his attack.

1:08 p.m.

11-9

Kochanowski crashes again in the center in short.

1:08 p.m.

11-8

Leon attacks off the field but the requested challenge is missed for Poland.

13h07.

10-8

Le Goff finds the field on his short attack!

13h06.

9-8

Kochanowski attacks in a quick short attack and Brizard cannot take over.

13h06.

9-7

Huber also finds the net on his serve.

13h06.

8-7

Service into the net by Ngapeth.

13h05.

8-6

Huber puts too much on it, his attack is out!

13h05.

7-6

Ace of Ngapeth on serve.

13h05.

6-6

Chinenyeze puts the ball behind the counter in the center this time.

13h04.

5-6

Huber passes the counter with a quick short attack.

13h04.

5-5

Chinenyeze is found in short attack and it's leaden.

13h03.

4-5

Fornal finds the block-out on Brizard.

13h03.

4-4

Ngapeth puts the ball between the block and the net!

13h02.

3-4

Kurek takes the hands of the block and that sort.

1:02 p.m.

3-3

Patry finds the line and Zatorski can't control.

1:02 p.m.< h2 class="live-post__title">2-3

Patry too, it’s too long.

1 p.m. service.

1:01 p.m.

1-2

Kurek finds the block-out on Le Goff.

1:01 p.m.

1-1

Patry drops the ball behind the block and it takes the line.

1:00 p.m.

0-1

Ngapeth misses the first serve of the match.

12:56 p.m.

First set

France kicks off the game.

12:43.

H -15'

The confrontations between the Blues and the Poles are very often tight as evidenced by the last confrontation in the semi-final of the League of Nations where France won 18-16 in the tie break.

12:30.

H – 30'

At the Olympic level, the Poles won the title in 1976. France pocketed gold in its first Olympic medal. Poland are the reigning European champions and finalists in the last World Cup, while France won the last Nations League. The shock for this final is therefore of high quality.

12:15.

H – 45'

Poland, world number 1, knocked out Slovenia in the quarter-finals (3-1) and fought a huge battle against the United States to come back and win in the tie break (3-2).

12:00.

H – 60'

The French volleyball team easily qualified for the final by beating the Italian Olympic champions in the semi-finals (3-0). After coming close to elimination in the quarter-finals against Germany (3-2), the Blues raised their level of play in the semi-finals to have the right to defend their title.