Cuba vs France Epic Volleyball Battle Highlights

Another good ball in. Jantz. It's going to be one of those nights tonight. Sign me up. I cannot wait. And the power that he generates in this part of his game. Good pass from Clévenot. Goyet down the line. Beats Jantz. Antoine Brizard puts that one on a platter for Goyet. Great. 5-5. Oh, Tondike goes on two. Your eyes must have lit up on that one. I can't set it, I'm gonna have a rip at it. Lopez, oh that toss left him a little bit. Swing from Ihek Bikedo. That one whistling pass. Base already for Brizard. Garcia receiving Lopez, oh Diaz reads it. Brizard, and oh, that's a big old block from Concepcion. He's been waiting for that ball to drop into the window for him. Finally gets someone who is lured into the... 21-21. Oh, it's a good serve as well. Goyet way off the net. Henault. Good hand from Garcia. Jantz. Just a down ball. Couldn't really commit to it. Oh, Henault. That is fantastic. 21. Advantage France. But they need break points. Jantz, three blockers there, he's had to offer up a down ball, Brizard sprints into position, and Goyet can't finish, Lopez does well. What about Jantz? Oh, it's another down ball, and Clévenot with the tip, oh no! Jantz again called into action, Tondike goes to Concepcion, that is impressive speed. Bizard off the net, Jantz feeds it in, Lopez! Oh, what a hand by Clévenot. Good recycle as well, the chicken wing and then the chicken swing kept up by Lopez. This is a really good rally, an important one too. Can France, yes they can, is the answer. Again makes club no work, Bizard is off the net. Boye, put a roof on it. Better position, Cuba in here, another great serve. Stop it! ...being behind in set two. Garcia, good pass, Lopez! My instinctive reaction after that was just to say, Shazam. Damn you. Wallop. 10-13. Well, they are getting nowhere near a break point, France. This is still a four-point game. Oh, and it's a transition. Maybe a five-point game. Oh, Robert Landy. What is he doing? Well, blocking. That's what he's doing. Making up for it. Clever. No. Yant. Tondike. Dang. And Huizar can have a look. Boye. ...goes as high and as hard as he can. Massot's there. Oh, which way is this going? It is going. Really straight and strong on block moves. Jantz, another good pass. Massot. Hello. Good block, but not enough to win a point. Jantz. Oh my goodness, what a swing from Jantz. Like Cuba, at any point in the set, look at what you are up against. Boye. Oh, look what he's up against. Robert Landy and Jant. Absolutely massive block. Stay with me, ladies and gentlemen, stay with me, I'm following you. Henault. Good serve. Lopez. Oh! Lopez! Wow! What? Wow! Drops that in short to Henault. Has to pay attention as Wetz tagged the line. Yes he has. Jump and he can hit. How long till he gets involved with the game? Oh there. Straight away. Oh Diaz! And that's a mishit, now it's advantage, France all off the hands, back into transition, Cuba can go, brilliant from Lopez, digs Cuba out. Five attack points, it's France back in the game. Another. Another stonking angle. Massot, a great ball in, what a dig. Oh the block doesn't quite hit the deck but chance now for France. Oh Leon they really dug him again. He is peppering. 14-13 we are still on side out. Rapidly approaching the second cooling break. Oh Concepcion. 14 all. Henault receives well. Klebno. Oh the pipe can be run in many ways. We've seen a beautiful example from Lopez now another beautiful example from Klebno. I poo-pooed it but he is not far off. Set points. Saved! France have switched off. 22-23 and now 24. We are going to extras and all the momentum is with Cuba. Diaz is having to set here. Klebno against three. Guillé puts it over on Cuba's side and now Cuba have a set point. France have completely switched off. Set points. Clemeneau, oh up against three, great recycle, Brissard, same way, Clemeneau gets blocked, Robert Landy makes it, Cuba lead two sets to one. Garcia and Lopez receiving, well, unless Concepcion steps in, it's over on one, oh what, how do you even do that? 7-7, we're about to have our first cooling break, and it's France who lead, thanks to Antoine Brissard. Oh, my God. Reflection from the service line. Cuba requests a timeout. France lead by two. We're being treated to the full five tonight unless Cuba can turn it around. And we know they're capable of it because they have got the likes of Jantz on court. And look, we saw Leon. Okay, gets another rotation around the serve. 7-0. Concepcion sent to the shops. He can't be in two places at once. He takes the choice to get in front of the Reds. PNL branding, those red lines with the navy blue. Right, a dig, chance for a point back. Lopez running into the hands. So it's a reload for Cuba. Oh, monster block! Simon Magnin slams it down! Jose Masson never looked like he was going to be part of this play. Gomez. It is a giant block here for Cuba. But not big enough to stop Henri Leon. Henault plays it safer. Garcia. Oh that is absolutely incredible, that is a tap situ. Tondike, easy for Eno, easy for Eno. Beautiful crossing play, good tempo from Wetzel. Another good serve, Brizard off the net, Leon with work to do. Oh my, oh my, that is something. A rare loose set as well from Brizard, this one doesn't hit the target, Leon has to find the solution, Tondike. France up to 10 in the race to 15. Oh, Lopez caresses it. A side out will bring France a match point. And a side out is what they get. Eno on the pipe. Arena, Orléans is on. Boye on the left-hand side of the block. Match point. Concepcion with the first touch. What a swing from Jant, what a swing!