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FOR THE FIRST TIME, FRANCE IS OLYMPIC MEN'S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPION
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GOLD FOR FRANCE!
After an erratic action by the Russians, the video review determines that the ball did indeed go out of bounds.
FRANCE IS OLYMPIC MEN'S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPION
MATCH POINT
CLEVENOT SCORES A DECISIVE POINT AND MATCH POINT FOR FRANCE
Equality in the fifth
Poletaev with the Russian service, the French reception and the Russians respond with a powerful forehand that is blocked, but the ball goes far away and it is point for ROC.
France 10 - 8 ROC
WONDERFUL FINISH BY LE GOFF AFTER A VERY COMPLICATED RALLY THAT FRANCE PULLED THROUGH.
France 6 - 6 ROC
Ngapeth breaks the Russian triple block and gets the French tie for the first time in the last set. France needs to wake up if they want the gold
EXCITING FIFTH SET
THE RUSSIANS TAKE THE LEAD THANKS TO GOOD SERVES AND ACCURATE RECEPTIONS, FRANCE IS IN A SEA OF NERVES AND ITS OLYMPIC GOLD IS IN JEOPARDY
THE FIFTH SET BEGINS!
Russian Olympic Committee serves for fifth set and gets first point
FOURTH SET FOR ROC!
WONDERFUL REACTION BY RUSSIA AND WINS THE FOURTH SET AFTER A MONUMENTAL DUNK BY IAKOVLEV THAT PATRY CANNOT BLOCK PROPERLY.
SET POINT
KEVIN TILLIE SERVES POORLY FOR FRANCE AND ROC HAS POINT FOR THE SET.
France 20 - 23 ROC
Messy French reception to contain Russian attacks and now the French are down by three points in the fourth set.
Russians with a three-point lead
Ngapeth throws the ball into enemy territory, Mikhaylov receives it and the Russians score another point. Everything is turning red
France 17 - 17 ROC
Serving errors followed, now it was the Russians who offered the advantage and France tied the fourth set.
Advantage of one for France
BRIZARD WITH THE SET-UP AND ASSISTS CHINENYEZE WHO NAILS PERFECTLY TO SCORE A NEW FRENCH POINT.
France 12 - 12 ROC
Both teams hold their services and give nothing away. The tie is maintained
ROC FROM LESS TO MORE
Nice joint action by ROC to take the lead for the first time in the fourth episode
What happened to France?
PODLESNYKH MAKES AN EXTRAORDINARY DUNK AND THE RUSSIANS TAKE A ONE-POINT LEAD. NOW FRANCE LEADS BY ONE POINT
France 7 - 3 ROC
Clevenot attacks with his forehand, the Russians make a double block and the ball goes wide, giving France a new point.
France 4 - 1 ROC
France takes the lead in the fourth set. The trend continues with the great French serve.
THE FOURTH SET BEGINS!
France on serve and the fourth set of the match begins
ROC TAKES THE THIRD SET!
Brizard serves and makes an unforced error.
SET FOR THE RUSSIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE AND WE GO TO THE FOURTH CHAPTER.
SET POINT
PODLESNYKH SERVES AND SCORES FOR THE RUSSIANS, THE FIRST ACE FOR THE REDS.
THRILLING FINISH IN THE THIRD
THE RUSSIANS DON'T WANT TO DIE ON THE SHORE AND ARE THREE POINTS AWAY FROM WINNING THE SET. FRANCE TRIES BUT CANNOT GET AHEAD
Russians take advantage
For the first time ROC takes a two-point lead on the scoreboard
France 19 - 21 ROC
France 19 - 19 ROC
Poletaev with the service for the Russians, the reception is by Ngapeth and Brizard takes it back to tie the score momentarily.
NGAPETH IS HUMAN!
NGAPETH MISSES THE SERVICE AND RUSSIA GOES UP ON THE SCOREBOARD.
17-16
We are entering the definition zone
At least ten points separate both teams at the end of the third set. We will see if it is the definitive one for France or if the Russians can extend the match.
15-15
LE GOFF UNSTOPPABLE
Great offensive by France to go up by two points on the scoreboard. Russian service is not effective enough
ROC WITH NO MARGIN FOR ERROR
Unforced error by the Russians that favors France. Kurkaev just made the worst serve of the match.
France 10 - 9 ROC
The French offense is unpredictable, beyond the Russian double blocks, the French break the red lines and now take advantage on the scoreboard.
ACES
France: 5
ROC: 0
France 7 - 7 ROC
The shot is Russian, Kliuka takes over and sends the ball to the French ground and scores another point.
The French got tangled in the net
Russia wakes up
It is a much more even set, France has never been on top in the third period but Ngapeth continues to make the difference for his French team.
France 2 - 3 ROC
Kurkaev scores a nice dunk and scores a point for ROC. The Russians have no tomorrow, it's all or nothing in this set.
THE THIRD SET BEGINS!
Pankov serves for the Russians and the ball cannot go over the net. Point for France
SECOND SET FOR FRANCE!
Patry makes a 110 km/h service, Iakovlev makes the reception for the Russians, the ball arrives in French territory and CLEVENOT SCORES THE POINT FOR THE FRENCH SET
2-0 FRANCE WINS IT
SET POINT
After the review of a complicated play, the referee scores a point for the French.
SET POINT
All for France
Le Goff makes the short cut and scores a new point for France. The Gauls are only two points away from taking the set.
Russians try
Victor Poletaev serves at 115 km/h. So far it is the fastest serve of the match
France 19 - 15 ROC
Kliuka serves and demands Ngapeth, he plays with Patry who nails and the Russian triple block snatches the point for France.
France 19 - 12 ROC
Another ace for France, this time it was Ngapeth who was the author
The Russian Olympic Committee unknown
Kliuka serves to ROC and the ball goes out. Point for France
NGAPETH FOR THE GOLD
THE RUSSIANS BLOCK TWICE THE ATTACK OF FRANCE AND NGAPETH APPEARS WITH ANOTHER DIVE THAT IS BLOCKED, BUT IT DOES NOT TOUCH THE FRENCH GROUND AND IT IS A POINT FOR THE BLUES.
France 13 - 8 ROC
Nice rally in the second set. Patry plays for her life and France can't keep the ball away from her territory. Kliuka scores the 13 - 8
The advantage is getting bigger and bigger
In a second set to forget, the Russians could not find the answers to the French attacks.
France 9 - 4 ROC
EARVIN NGAPETH IS HAVING AN IMMENSE GAME.
BLOCKING A LOB BY KLIUKA, THE FRENCHMAN SCORES FOR HIS COUNTRY AND IS NOW FIVE POINTS AHEAD.
Service fouls
France: 4
ROC: 6
France 5 - 3 ROC
Egor Kliuka has achieved 4 out of 5 correct attacks for the Russian Olympic Committee.
The advantage is French
France is living its momentum. We had a nice rally in this second half and finally Ngapeth scores a new point for the Gauls.
SECOND SET BEGINS!
France serves and the second episode begins
FIRST SET FOR FRANCE!
TREVOR CLEVENOT SCORES WITH A GREAT DUNK AND FRANCE TAKES THE FIRST SET.
IMPRESSIVE
SET POINT
Russia serves with Kobzar, Loaty makes the reception and plays to Ngapeth who spikes and scores again for France.
SET POINT FOR FRANCE!
EMPATHIZED!
France recovers and Brizard gives the tie to his team. 22-22
France 21 - 22 ROC
Antoine Brizard's second ace of the match and France moves to within one point of a draw.
Russians close in on set win
Trying to hold serve, the Russians are only three points away from winning the first episode.
France 18 - 21 ROC
Le Goff's sacrifice is fundamental for the French. Le Goff receives the Russian service and the ball is left to Patry who nails and scores one more point.
Russians down one shift, France up two
For the Russians, Pankov enters and serves. France receives quite well and responds in the best way.
The ROC seems to enter a moment of uncertainty in the match.
Powerful service
Antoine Brizard just hit a 110 km/h serve.
Unfortunately for him, it was not powerful enough to knock down the Russian reception.
France 12 - 14 ROC
Russia serves, Ngapeth receives for Le goff who spikes and receives the block, but the ball hits outside and it is a point for France. The Gauls are getting closer and closer to the tie.
Great Russian outpost
Kliuka recycles an almost lost ball, lifts it up and it is Kurkaev who spikes for a new Russian Olympic Committee point.
France 7 - 8 ROC
First ace of the match and it's for France. Great serve by Brizard that the Russian team can't hold.
Nothing is given for free
Volkov serves, Ngapeth receives and it's a point for the French. France refuses to offer an advantage in the set.
France 4 - 5 ROC
Clevenot receives awkwardly, but manages to play Jean Patry and spikes for a French point. The scoreboard starts to take shape
Russia takes the lead
With two great serves, the Russians go up 2-1 in the first set, for now the French cannot decipher the shots of the players in red.
GAME ON!
Russians serve and men's volleyball final begins at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Minutes to go to find out the Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion!
Both teams are on the field and the match will start shortly.
Russia and its service
The Russian Olympic Committee was the team that scored the most aces with a total of 34 points from the serve.
France and its attack
France has been the team that has scored the most points in the competition, with 380
The Russian way
Quarterfinals: Beat Canada 3-0
Semifinal: Beat Brazil 3-1
The French way
Quarterfinals: Beat Poland 3-2
Semifinal: Beat Argentina 3-0
Everything is ready!
With less than an hour to go, the men's volleyball final for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will begin in a few minutes.
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United States: 08:15 ET
Argentina: 09:15 hours
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Paraguay: 08:15 hours
Bolivia: 08:15 hours
Chile: 08:15 hours
Colombia: 07:15 hours
Ecuador: 07:15 hours
Mexico: 07:15 hours
Peru: 07:15 hours
Venezuela: 07:15 hours
The podium awaits
Argentina secured the bronze after defeating Brazil 3-2 in the third place match. The men's volleyball podium will be completed by France and the Russian Olympic Committee, who will define who gets the gold and who gets the silver.
Russian Olympic Committee key player
Pavel Pankov stood out with great merits in the semifinal match that the Russian Olympic Committee beat Brazil 3-1. The 25-year-old center has been the great Russian revelation in men's volleyball and a great performance is expected of him in the final for the gold.
France key player
Earvin N'Gapeth is the great French figure of men's volleyball. With 30 years of age, the player born in Saint-Raphaël has represented his national team on multiple occasions, standing out in his position of receiver.
Russian Olympic Committee: For Greatness
The Russian Olympic Committee reached the final after beating Brazil in the semifinal by three sets to one. After losing the first episode against the South Americans, the Russian delegation managed a great comeback in the following sets and won the match.
France: The favorite
France emerged victorious in their semifinal match against Argentina in the semifinals after winning 3-0 in straight sets. The Gauls are the heavy favorites to win the Olympic gold in men's volleyball.
The match will be played at the Ariake arena
This sports venue was opened on February 2, 2020. It was specially built to host the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. It has a maximum capacity of 15,000 spectators.
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