Brest pin point after unusual moment ; Nantes curtailed by a difficult second half

 

EHF CL is back but for Szeged – PSG due to the late postponement          

Brest – Vardar 17.45

Ristovski great save keeps the score-line at 5-5 after 14 mins

It’s 10-7 on 22 mins

Cupic and Dibirov are in the Vardar team

What a save on counter on 23 mins by M Brest keeper

Wing play by Brest appears very effective

However, Vujin perforates the Brest defence making 11-8 just past 24 mins

Superb old-fashioned shoot making 11-9 with just over 4 mins left but they should have been penalised for passive play

Great combination of passes by Brest to avoid passive play but the post saves Ristovski

Instead of making the most of it Vardar concedes inexplicably a counter-attack 12-9 (28’15)

HT 12-10

Skube extends lead to 13-10 (31’) and Selvamsiuk enjoys scoring number 14 (32’)

Vailupau 55 always gets his wing play do the talking 15-11 (34’)

A penalty from Cupic makes it 15-13 (36’)

A quick break in unorthodox manner and it is a one goal match 15-14 (38’)

Complete turnaround and Vardar have an opportunity to go one up: Dibirov wastes it

Dissinger gets a surprising number 17

Panic draws the match back to 17 with 2 consecutive goals (44’)

Cupic penalty for number 19 (49’) where Dibirov was inside and circa 20 seconds were lost on the cock. And the Brest coach gets a yellow card for dissent when he was probably right!

Absolute gem of a strike opposite corner by Panic 19-20 (51’)

Many young kids or babies usually attend

Ristovski saved but winger recovered and scored the equaliser 20-20 (52’20)

Players are getting tired

Malus has no malus in bonus goal 21-21 two mins later

Stoilov and his famous white plasters !

 Scoreline issue: why Brest still only 21 on 56 (when they scored number 22) and 57 minutes

I am confused they should have 23 by now!

Only fair that now 23 on 58 mins

And 24-22 final score with six seconds left thanks to Panic after one player had fallen over

 

Nantes – Veszprem (V) 19.45

In the meantime there is an exciting Flensburg - KIELCE

Cyril has his favourite orange top and leads the team

Emilie and Marie Laetitia are here for RODRIGO

JORGE MAQUEDA is back, playing against the H. Strange.

Odd to think that it should USAM to play as we were 2^nd in the league for most of the season.

Valero explosivity and 1-0 after 45 seconds

Davis chose Corrales and feet close up strikes with venom

But nantes keeper also off the mark

Bizarre 2 mins to Maqueda

Gurbindo escapes brilliantly for 2-1 3.45 mins

Great combination orchestrated by Yahia 2-2 4.25 mins

Valero puts the ball close to the post opposite to Rodrigo feet but Veszprem quickly fires back after  5mins

Alberto Entrerrios furious with audacious penalty missed by Valero as V had led 4-3

Corrales winks at Cupara

Love it: each keeper emulates each other

KIly sores with ease number 5 after 12 mins

Maqueda bamboozled number 5 after 13.45 mins to draw level

Great catch by Minne but great save by Rodrigo

Audacious Strlek missed an easy wing opportunity

Suddenly it’s a bit cagey and V up by 2  6-8

I am confused now it’s 6-7 so it must have been 5-7 before time out

Figueiras surprises his Spanish team mate to draw level

Nilsson line player had a BOLD feet on the line when he scored V 8

Open defence with one player less and 7-9 on 21 mins

Bizarre two mins for Rogerio but Lauge is fine?

Quick feet by Rodrigo twice and scares the wing play

Empty net and 8-9 on 23’30

Important save on 24’ and Figueras draws level 25’ (9-9)

Justice = penalty saved by Nielsen (Nantes keeper) 25’30

Then, what a missed opportunity with bad pass from Minne !

Marguc checking the ball, that was funny ! With 3 mins left in the first half

Feliho ROCK DEFENSE and very fiery.

Esay chance to get in front but feet on the line and then concedes counter attack 9-10 28’30

Never a penalty. Bizarre decision. Cupara comes in with 25 seconds left but Lazarov scores.

HT  10-11

Why giving the penalty when it was a goal ? Debatable 12-12 (32’)

Bizarre still Nielsen and sad for Cyril

Cheeky Rivera by the post on Corrales on the counter 14-13 (34’)

The noise again rises but Nilsson silenced the crowd 14-14 (35’)

Consequence of over-use of empty net strategy brings this bizarre goal. I do not like this strategy on a constant basis

And a lack of aggressiveness means V is now up by 2 14-16 (37’)

 Big players unused by Davis and now 3 up with 39 mins gone 15-18

Valero punishes his team-mate with aplomb after a favourable decision from the refs 16-18 (39’50)

Finally after 40 mins Cyril is on

Acrobatic save by Rodrigo but the ball still given back to Nantes. And Rodrigo is right to be furious on 41 mins

Lazarov gives hope with a thundering shot 17-19 (41’25)

Yahia gets the better of Cyril in the counter after a precipitated shot saved brilliantly by Corrales 17-20 (42’30)

What a big miss by Minne ! But you could say that he was inside the area anyway.

Terrible news with 44 mins gone and plus 4 for the V

Why the officials stop the H counter-attack?

Superb line play and down to a 2-goal affair 19-21 (46’)

Rodrigo read the Augustinissen H9 wing play and annihilated a comeback

Poisonous penalty converted by Marguc 19-22 (47’40)

Nilsson powers into the defense and keeps it to a 3-goal margin.

Figueras fails against a brilliant Rodrigo. Marie-Laetitia must be happy. 10 mins left. And it’s 20-24

Then Lazarov as if he were a right back chose the wrong side as Rodrigo had anticipated. 20-25 now (52’20)

Come on Cyril, please get to make save number two.  It’s looking bleak : 20-26 with seven minutes left

Very important not to concede but V will slow the play.

+ 6 in 6 mins. Ouch.

Another outstanding Corrales save.

Impressive number no. 22 but far too late. Second save with ten seconds left  ! Snif.

Sadly it’s all over. 24-28