Day XVII France masterclass edges past Denmark 23-22

France vs Denmark

56% save rate is from awesome Reinhardt.

Still 0-0 after 2’30.

Reinhardt is injured by Toublanc but she shall come back stronger.

Denmark short handed gets a passive play call imposed on France.

Danish defence holding firm 1-2 7 mins gone

Burgaard wing goal 2-3 8’30 mins

Haugsted jumps 2-4 9’15

Paul Bray enjoying Denmark current win vs France 2-5 10’30

Haugsted scores a simple one 4-6 12’

France missing their passes

Pedersen on the break punishes France 4-7 14’

Huge let off off the post

And a faulty substitution follows

Heindahl makes the most of it 5-9 18’40

Jensen snips 6-10 20’

Granier hangs on 8-10 22’

Haugsted thunderous top corner shot 8-11 23’

Ostergaard steals the ball again whereas they are short-handed

Estelle first goal 9-11 25’

Reinhardt saves again brilliantly

Iversen beautiful goal 9-12 26’37

Laura saves and then the post helps.

Obvious 7-meter throw. Cheeky Pineau 10-12 29’

Paul Bray is getting carried away wishing a 3-goal lead by Denmark

Glauser saved from Petersen. It was a dubious 7-meter throw. 

10-12 at the interval

For all the apparent domination 2 adrift!

All about defence

11-12 31’30

Hansen scores the 7-meter throw 11-13 32’20

Hansen powerful drive and 3 ahead 11-14 33’

Haugsted benefits from a disorganized France 12-15 34’

Hansen has a more positive outlook 13-16 36’

Reinhardt has soaked up with her seventh save

Haugsted is having a party 13-17 39’

Wondering why Spanish refs at this point.

Estelle gets one back 14-17 40’

Why Reinhardt unlucky?

Missed chance to ger back within two

Another Reinhardt save

The ball had dropped to the Danish lady feet and nothing given

Mid-way and Ugolin still struggling with her shooting

Noolse cheats and 2-min to her

Lofted goal by Nocandy 16-18 46’

Two players down by Denmark. Courageous Dane.

Hojlund scores a wide shot close to the passive play call

Why unlucky for the Dane? So biased Paul Bray. And not for the first time when Denmark plays France whether men or women are playing a very nail-biting encounter.

Zaadi should have released the ball

7-meter throw not given. Strange one.

Whistle blown at the wrong time could be costly.

France are now level to Paul’s disappointment 20-20 50’

Well done Cleo.

Toft comes in and saves it. France not getting in front and Paul of course says ‘brilliant’

And even worse he says yes when Denmark 20-21 53’

Nothing given on Valentini. Silence.

21- 21 55’

Tofts saves from Lassource and France with a failed counter-attack

And he says Yes again when Denmark equalise. One has to accept that. 

Foppa makes it 23-22 57’55

Great save by Cleo at a key moment.

Missed KEMPA to go two ahead.

Paul wants Hansen to score on a mission virtually impossible.

He contends 'played on so little but France somehow wins !'

Take this one on the chin biased very knowledgeable friend!

Team mates hug each other. Nice and classy gesture.

France has beaten Denmark 23-22

You can see how gutted Paul Bray was because he rushed to stop the recording.

I was in Denmark when France won THAT final and I was in Germany when Denmark beat comprehensively France. I was very upset at the Rio final so the Tokyo win was even sweeter. 

Denmark has organized awesome world chanpionships and euro chanpionships. France Denmark has become a crunch rivalry like France Croatia. Commiserations to the Danish team players, staffing coach and their fans.