In the fight for last place, Saint Amand is doing well at Mérignac. At the top of the ranking, Dijon joined the lead after its short success in Toulon, Fleury fell against Plan de Cuques.
The days follow one another in play-down. But they are not alike for Toulon. Yet well launched in this championship, the Toulonnaises seemed to run out of pace for the reception of Dijon. At the level at the start of the game, the Rebels quickly came up against a well-established defense. Christophe Mazel’s daughters had respected the game plan with this aggressive defense which considerably hampered the locals. Despite the time-out quickly posed by the TSCV, the JDA stayed ahead. Blame it on an imperial Lachat Navy in this first period. The Dijon goalkeeper stopped the few counter-attacks on target when the Toulonnaises did not miss the target (6-12, 25 ′) Taking advantage of this weak time of the Varoises, Dijon naturally finished in the lead at the break (9-15, MT ). The return of the locker room has not changed the physiognomy. Taking advantage of the opposing errors, the Dijonnaises continued to increase the gap. Mégane Ribeiro went to register the goal of +10 not long after the restart (10-20, 39 ′). With this lead, the match could have seemed to fold. But the Côte d’Or club has lowered its guard. Opposite, Toulon rushed into the breach to make a thunderous return to the scoreboard. Scratching goal after goal, the former French international Marie-Paule Gnabouyou brought her team to 2 lengths by 2 times (21-23, 25 ′; 22-24, 28 ′). But because of a last decisive parade of Lachat, the Toulonnaises will fail only one small of an extraordinary return (23-24, SF). With this victory, Dijon reunites at one point behind its host.
Plan de Cuques takes to the air
They are not alike for Fleury either. Well started with two victories, the Fleuryssoises fell during the reception of Plan de Cuques. The Bouches-du-Rhône club started the game with a bang. With a solid and aggressive defense, the Plan de Cuquoises quickly took off on the scoreboard (2-8, 14 ′). After the missed start, the CJF managed to make up part of its delay with the opponent’s weak time. Not an easy task when at the end of the first period the statistics showed a 9 goals on 21 shots for the whole team. But the blow of the club, the locals lived it in the 24th minute. Following the shock between Justine Jolly and Mélina Peillon, the latter left the field on a stretcher because of a shock to the right knee. The HBPC winger was sent off, but her team managed to maintain their lead at the break (11-14, MT). The Loirétain club thought it had passed the storm. Especially after returning from the locker room with the equalizer of Isabel Guialo after 7 minutes of play (14-14, 37th). But Neli Alberto relaunched his partners. Hardly returned to the score, Plan de Cuques resumed the sails (14-18, 39th). The proteges of Christophe Cassan, tired, suffered the blow. The end of the match ended in one direction. With up to 8 goals in advance, the promoted logically won a match that will count in the fight for maintenance (22-29, SF). For locals, they will be able to take advantage of a week’s rest before returning to the parquet floors.
Mérignac does the wrong operation
Manuella dos Reis (Saint-Amand Porte du Hainaut Handball)
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In the fight for maintenance, it is Mérignac who is doing the worst after this 3rd day. The trip to Saint-Amand looked a lot like a game not to lose. All the more so with the success of Plan de Cuques, a direct opponent. And the Mérignacaises fell against a Northerner team who mastered the meeting. Despite the opening score of the visitors, the SAH quickly took over the reins of the match. Little by little, the Amandinoises widened their gap thanks to their united defense and left at the break in front with a small mattress (14-8, MT). But that was not enough for the other promoted. If the defense greatly hampered the opposing offensives, it was also able to count on a Manuella Dos Reis (17/35) of the great evenings. It was she who allowed her partners to permanently put the Girondines out of reach after 3 consecutive parades (19-10, 43 ′). At the end of a meeting led by masters, Saint-Amand managed the end of the match and obtained an essential victory in the fight against relegation (25-18, SF). With the other results, the MHB is seen a little behind in the standings and carries out the bad operation of the day. But there are still 12 games to make up for this gap, starting next Saturday …
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