Valero Rivera (HBC Nantes)
For the first time in the Europa League this season, Chambéry and Nantes faced respectively the champions of the 2023 and 2022 editions: Berlin and Benfica. If Savoyard lost in vain to the former (24-22), Al-H set the tone by controlling the Portuguese in a very offensive confrontation (37-28).
For his return to the European League. Chambery Facing one of the largest pieces: Foch Berlin, title holders. If the Savoyard side was struggling at the start of the season, especially on the right of their back foot, the Foxes are not quite as complete either. In addition to the long absence of Paul Drucks, Jaron Siewert’s men lost centre-half Fabian Vidi a few weeks ago, and center back Max Darge during their last Bundesliga outing. There are significant absences for the capital’s players, but they do not in any way diminish the favored position of a team full of quality, whose youth is much more than simple substitutions.
Chambéry imposes his rhythm
Beaten from the start (6-2, 9′), the Savoyard team stuck to not falling behind at the start. The attack pattern during this period, Yeosu Johnny Lews He is able to stop his team’s attack and helps impose a controlled rhythm in the match, preventing Berlin from spreading its game over a large area. On the other side of the field, Aaron Hodzic They had a high-quality first half (22/10, 45%). He distinguished himself on several occasions from close up, from afar, as well as in penalties and greatly helped his team get back on track (9-9, 23). Unfortunately, Berlin will rise again, benefiting from some defensive mistakes Victor Kireev Which compares well with his Chambéry counterpart (8 saves, 44%, in the first period). Hodzic will make the Berlin fans scream again by stopping Tolbring’s penalty kick at the end of the first half: it’s not over yet (13-10, 30).
Aaron Hodžić (Chambéry-Savoie-Mont Blanc handball)
Back on the pitch, the German capital’s players would once again try to pick up the pace, but here again, the Savoyard held their ground. Alessandro Costoya puts in a lot of energy and gets some exceptions, Koidou Traoré In fact the same at the front of the advanced defence, and the French managed to stay in touch (16-14, 40′). However, a few mistakes when shooting the ball, or failing to shoot, will result in burning a few precious cartridges to reach the equaliser. The end of the match will witness a Matthias Gidsel They took up more space in the Berlin match and it seemed that the match changed a quarter of an hour before the end (19-15, 46). And if the backfield of Johnny Lewes, Bonnisole and Johnson appears to be struggling starting, an unexpected comeback will occur in money time.
An encouraging setback, but we face great challenges
Chambery surrounds the German attackers and recovers balls from the wings Arthur Anquetil And Antoine Tissot Never miss a chance to shoot Kireev, Benjamin Reichert did not flinch from 7 meters to get back to -1 (23-22, 59). But Siewert would make the most of his final time, and Lacey Anderson would put an end to proceedings with a shot from long range (24-22). Facing one of the heavyweights in the competition, Chambery will not miss out on his European comeback by staying in the game until the last minute. They will be looking to pick up their first points of this competition on home soil next week. However, they will face an equally powerful opponent: the Romans Dinamo Bucharestiformer Champions League residents and Bosnian exterminatorsIzvidac Tonight (52-24). As a reminder, if Eric Mathé’s men want to continue their adventure by removing themselves from his dangerous group G: they will have to finish at least second, thus putting Berlin or Bucharest behind them…
Benjamin Reichert (Chambéry-Savoie-Mont Blanc handball)
If Chambery faces the 2023 European champions, my players Nantes I took those from the previous year. It was reinforced in the off-season by the previous Limougeaud Yoav LombrosoOr the Icelandic bloc Stephen Valencia or the Macedonian Filip Taliski of Portugal Benfica Lisbon She is among the group’s favorites. A collection featuring almost only favourites, with the leading trio being completed by Rhein-Neckar Löwen.
Open House evening between two fire attacks
At the H Arena, the match will look nothing like the match played earlier in the evening in Berlin. Between two teams with strong attacking potential, defenses will find themselves struggling greatly. Throughout the first semester, Rock Ovnicek Julian Bosz makes great use of the spaces in the Portuguese defense, and they do not hesitate to deal with A Theo Munnar Skillful, or provide punishments for Valero Rivera. After missing the first shot, the Spaniard would score 7 goals in the first half. On the other hand, Yoav Lombroso plays his role as the dynamite killer well and serves his wings brilliantly. But with more losses of the ball, former Parisian Jota Gonzalez will see Nantes advance strongly (15-11, 24). Philip Taliski He will plant beautiful arrows in Hallgrimsson’s cage, but by the end of a flawless attacking spell, H holds a 4-length lead (19-15, 30′).
Monard Theo-HBC Nantes
The start of the second term will see the attacking tempo continue on an equally high footing. If the match of seven with 3 axes left Benfica with the departure of Shima Rodriguez, Jota Gonzalez He chose to play with an attacking edge at the start of the second term and had some success. Team star Petar Djurdich He also scored a wonderful goal with a huge missile shot into the cage of Ivan Pesic (23-20, 37). Before, Aymeric Minnie He commands the attack superbly and the Nantes keep the pace going: they maintain a 4-unit lead, and will hold out until the end of the game at the start of financial time. The double disqualification of Demis Gregoras and Paulo Moreno (eighth and ninth disqualification for the Portuguese), will open the way for Grigory Kogin’s players towards a festive financial time for their first European Championship (37-28). After an authoritarian victory entering the competition, Team H will enter a high-stakes match against Mannheim next Tuesday. the Ryan Neckar-Lewin Coming out victorious Kristianstad (26-20), and the second success of the Violet team may actually take them a big step towards the first two places, which means qualifying for the next round.
Flensburg crushes Schaffhausen
In other matches, a quick glance at the results confirms the complex position of some teams in difficult groups. In addition to Izvedak in the Chambéry group, mentioned above, we will note the very heavy defeat suffered by Polendjo Glogjov against Sporting Lisbon (37-20), or Cuenca vs. Savhof (22-30), or Lovcin vs. Elverum (25-37), or even Logrono vs. Silkeborg (34-25). In the matches that we thought were more important, Skieren was swept by the Knicks (39-25), as well as the Swiss by Kadeten Schaffhausen in Flensburg (46-32).
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Antoine Piola
