EHF European League - Lemgo - Nantes or Elisson party deserves a draw

 AEK – USAM

So many other big matches Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday

Revenge after home defeat

Missed it so do not tell me the result. I watched it late and that was a nightmare.

A lot of empty seats.

Still no goals after 2 minutes

Quick Jimenez fires in and Mo responded after 3 minutes 1-1

Jimenez again top corner in a passive defence 2-1

Remi saves well from a Greek counter

It is a football atmosphere and not a handball one

3-1 already for AEK 6’

Mika was expecting the ball and it never came to him

Very good wing goal by AEK by Evangelos 4-1 7’20

Time out of course

Even 5-1 after empty goal

Only yellow cards to avoid too many 2 minutes????

Another unorthodox goal to concede 6-2 10’

Julien Rebichon with his new hair cut scores an easy one

Jimenez was inside when he scored that number seven

Empty goal and Mylonas scores despite Mika attempt 8-3 11’50

A 7-meter and a 2-mninute and a goal conceded. Argh 9-4 13’10

Another empty goal error 10-4. Nightmare. I would have been so unhappy had I travelled.

Cheeky number 11 by Jimenez 11-5 15’

Teodor cannot deny Lemos 12-6 16’

Quick fire reinstatement on the stats for Mr Salou !

Oh no Remi !

This empty goal thing is no good to us

13-8 19’

Another easy one by Mylonas

Mo is on 100% 4 of 4.

14-9 21’

A good steal and still trailing by four

Three USAM supporters. Raising their voices.

Damien gets first on the day 14-11 22’30

Mo giving the ball to Damien 14-12 now. Hence AEK time out




Good defence by AEK despite long range ball by Remi

A couple more than three supporters travelling with the team.

Juju drawing brilliantly 14-14 26’45

A good turnaround.

That was an easy Mo goal. I cannot believe. USAM leading now 14-15 27’30

Perhaps a more serious defence helps, doesn’t it.

And no more empty goal strategy.

The ball should be ours and yet given to AEK twice

Consequence they get the equalising goal. Typical. 15-15 with 45 seconds left before the interval

Yasuhira gets his first official goal for us

Mo gets 2 minutes.

15-16 at the break

Bizarre banner in French.

Already terrible start 18-17 32’

What happened during the interval?

Getting even worse 20-17 33’30

Hence a time out

We need to come back.

We do miss Jacobsen

No defence 21-18 a minute later

Nice one top corner 21-19

Not nice to ask for a 2-minute

Come on Teodor

Did he not move his feet?

Immediate punishment after Yahushira attacking foul 23-19 37’



Mo should be careful and he has his second 2-min.

24-21 still after 39’

How come its not passive play?

Now trailing by four. Worrying.

What about 2 mins with the foul on Quentin?

25-22 40’

Interesting 3 ahead in defence by AEK

Another sloppy goal scored by Ignacio 26-22 42’

Damien scores a lot of vital goals

But time to reduce the arrears.

What a goal by USAM, Remi to Damien. Mental.

Remi is incensed because of a turnover not given

28-25 46’

Good old school by Quentin 28-26 47’

He does not touch him

Justice as Remi saves.

Get back JU JU

There is ONE in it now.

Ah no silly one to concede 29-27 50’

And 2 minutes given to whom?!

Why Quentin gets two minutes?

After this bizarre handball sequence

30-27 now!

Scoring into empty net having cancelled Ju Ju goal

Trailing by five now. Time out of course 53’

Hurry up

Despite his save the ball went in 32-29 56’

Should be our ball

And instead, down by four. 33-29

Losing the second half by six!!! 34-29. 5-2 over the last ten minutes.

Loss 34-30. TERRIBLE.

AEK at the table against USAM. Still ahead of Pelister.


LEMGO - NANTES

Missed the first sixteen minutes of Lemgo – Nantes sadly. There were not many games kicking off at 19'45 GMT

I saw Dragan getting tow mins and Elisson scoring like at free will like in the euros

Five goals already for Elisson 11-12 17’30

Gedeon now plays for Lemgo and gets his Spanish team mate David a yellow card. Elisson scores from the subsequent 7-meter 12-12 all square on 19 minutes

Briet scores by getting ahead of the defenders

Change in keepers by Nantes

Simak scores a good line play goal



It is not a keepers’ day 15-17 after 23 mins

Too easy for Briet that he forgot that he was inside

Even Nielsen is not on song as he conceded a sloppy one 16-17

Quick pass and Valero does the rest 16-19 26’

No panic when you Valero on your side 17-20 28’40

Now keepers in fine form as Monar denied following a Robin long range pass after one save. Never too late.

 17-20 at the break with 83% conversion rate for the H players

Tim Suton gets Lemgo back within two 18-20 31’

Seven heaven for Elisson 19-20 32’35


Michael Robin got surprised by the deft shot 20-20 34’

Dragan scores schoolboy line play goal as the sublime pass gets to him 21-22 36’

Goals are coming quick and fast again as Valero hops to the wing in a  manner to a couple of matchs in Qatar.

 Zerbe punishes Michael and Lemgo now leading 24-23 37’45, hence the time out

Minne gets motivated by Elisson heroics to draw level 24-24 39’

Good steal and Valero punishes on the counter 24-26 40’20

Lemgo keepers stats are not brilliant but mind you those of Nantes are equally poor

Portela just got on and got two minutes. Time for Kili to come on?

Quick thinking and Robin disrupted the empty goal counter who ended up on the post. Impressive.

Ironically Nantes did well despite the man down 25-27 still 43’.

Monar scores having pushed legend GG.  

 


Suton suitably on the opposite post

Ovnicek injures himself as he falls awkwardly

This time Robin made a great save from GG

Elisson beats Robin following a 7-meter conceded by Dragan 28-29 46’





Robin is having marginally a bit more luck so to speak

29-32 49’40

The Lemgo are furious as they felt there could be an attacking foul 29-33 50’30

It should be a 7-meter and even GG laughs out of disbelief but Elisson with of course goal number 9 keeps the chase alive 30-33 51’30on end of it

Superb Minne goal

Lemgo’s manager is also getting agitated

Very confusing handball and strange way to the play continue. Carlsbogard on the end of it 31-34 53’

Robin gets punished and Elisson scores number 11, one third of his team’s goals

Briet gets two minutes as Lemgo are looking to get within one

Just over four minutes left now.

Elisson on his usual form and adds number 12 to the tally 34-35

Lemgo‘s keeper is waking up

Elisson’s party as he celebrates his drawing at 35-35 27’

Minne stops the onslaught 35-36 27’30

Elisson scores another beauty. Number 14 for him. Give to Eli and he will score.

Good Robin save to keep it at 36-37

Strange 7-meter? And Elisson scores a fabulous 15 out of 15.

22 seconds left 37-37. Yes very high scoring affair. Time out by Alberto.

Hablando en frances porsupuesto.

A draw in the end. A cool match to watch.





Alberto unhappy of course as Nantes was ahead of most of the match.

Safe journey home H and Lemgo players.



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