Reims Volley 51 dominant against Nancy

The Reims Volley 51 team is in better shape. One week after a logical victory against the second-to-last team in Ligue B, the club from Reims spent just over 1 hour and 20 minutes on their home turf Friday night against Grand Nancy, during the 26th matchday of the championship. Facing Grand Nancy, the Reims team showed real consistency and a nice level of performance thanks to a good variety of play. Strong at blocking and powerful during serves, they quickly outplayed the struggling Nancéens.

MATCH SUMMARY
REIMS VOLLEY 3-0 GRAND NANCY (25-19, 25-17, 25-17)
REFEREES: Vincent Kerckhove & Olivier Nozacmeur
REIMS (5 aces, 10 blocks, 114 attacks): Faure, Marcos Soares, Aya Dioko, Alleix, Brancier, Oumessad, Liot, Leray, Soualem, Thimalon, Luiz Henrique. Coach: Alexis Farjaudon
GRAND NANCY (3 aces, 10 blocks, 109 attacks): Nomaï, Brinkert, Fabrowski, Assani, Mora, Perriollat, Roatta, Steele, Baccour, Petrov, Lecat. Coach: Nikola Borcic

THE MATCH
The evening started well. Strong in almost every aspect of the game, the Reims team responded perfectly to the competition in a tightly contested first set. More consistent, Coach Alexis Farjaudon’s players made a first break midway through the set. Marcos Soares’ power and Noah Thimalon’s passing quality allowed them to further accelerate to logically and quickly secure 6 set balls. The second was enough with a weaker Nancéen block. The Reims team started the second set with the same determination. Marcos Soares, confident in recent matches, delivered strong hits, while Mathis Faure defended all balls. Despite some missed opportunities in attack, the Reims team continued to chase the score successfully.

The transition to Marcos Soares’ serves and Yohan Leray’s solid blocking allowed the Reims Volley 51 team to regain control of the game. This led to two consecutive timeouts for Nancy, but Reims did not let go of their prey. The Brazilian Marcos Soares continued to dominate the opponent with his serve. A series of good serves briefly stopped the opposition, and Noah Thimalon’s winning service calmly led his team to victory in the second set. The Reims team played with authority and confidence, confirming the club’s resurgence.

RESULTS & STANDINGS

1. Martigues 54pts
2. Royan 53pts
3. St-Quentin 46pts
4. St-Jean d’Illac 41pts
5. Cambrai 41pts
6. Grand Nancy 38pts
7. Fréjus 36pts
8. REIMS VOLLEY 29pts
9. Rennes 15pts
10. Chalon 12pts
11. France Avenir 11pts

NEXT MATCH
St-Jean d’Illac
Ligue B (27th matchday)
Saturday, April 4, 2026
20:00
At Saint-Jean d’Illac