Colombier Volley has gone after his dream! The players of the Salle des Mûriers won 3-1 against Saint-Gall on Thursday evening at home during Act II of the final of the League B volleyball play-offs. Already winners of the initial confrontation of this duel last Sunday, the Littoral players once again took the measure of their opponent: 24-26, 25-16, 25-17, 25-22. This success allows the Colombians to win this final series 2-0 and win the title of League B champion.
Almost perfect evening
In front of a crowded Mulberry room (400 people) and won over to his cause, the winner of the regular season did not have an easy task. Despite a good start to the game and a set point in their favor, the locals gave in in the hot moments of the first set and finally let it go 26-24.
Without panicking, however, Alex Prunonosa’s team was able to raise their level of play to serenely pocket the next two sets 25-16 and 25-17. Captain Joël Bruschweiler savors this victory, stressing that it was not easy to win against seasoned players, some of whom he had the opportunity to rub shoulders with in the Swiss team.
The cut at your fingertips
While Colombier seemed well on its way to closing the deal, the Littoral machine seized up somewhat in the fourth inning. The St. Gallen quickly took the lead, forcing the hosts to chase the score. But little by little, the formation of the Mûriers was able to come back to the height and make the difference in the last exchanges of this part to pocket this final set 25-22.
For club president Thomas Gutknecht, this success is the result of years of work, during which the club has trained youngsters to bring them into the first team. Two pinches of luck, the enthusiasm of the public, and here, according to him, is the winning recipe.
Relive the decisive point of this meeting
The coronation but no promotion
With the title of champion now in his pocket, Colombier Volley will go no further. Indeed, the Mûriers club had announced on RTN before the start of these final series that it would not seek promotion to Ligue A. The club’s president, Thomas Gutknecht, evokes three major reasons to justify this renunciation: the infrastructures , the internal structure of the club and the financial challenge that such a commitment represents. /gjo-swe