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World League Pool A: FRA vs. ITA
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By replacing the setter who played the evening before (Lecat for Chambertin) and by putting in Monneraye immediately, the French surprised the Italians in the first game. The three-point spread at 16-13 turned out to be important up until Antiga's block and Granvorka's ace (23-20, 25-20). In the next two games the Italians completley dominated the action (19-25, 19-25) thanks to attacks by Gionvini and Bernardi and by dominating in the area of service and reception.

Chambertin's return to setting gave the French team a jolt-start in the fourth game. With a huge desire to win in defense, the French took over the Italian domination (10-11, 16-12, 19-1, 25-21), caught up with the Italians which led to a final game. The French team took charge in the last game when Daquin at 5-5 scored three points in a row. Elated, the French, after two winning blocks by Monneraye and Chambertin, won an encouraging victory 15-9. "It was a very close game" concluded the Italian Bernardi. "We had a good grip on the match after the third game and we lost the final game because we didn't handle two plays well, and that gave the French confidence."