European Handball - Neptune ladies not always on song in Romania

 

Baia Mare – Neptunes de Nantes

14-13 at half time

Bizarre match where Mare got to a difficult start then inflicted a 4-0.

A couple of turnovers. Not many saves by the respective keepers. Some odd decisions from the refs especially one on minute 29’

Guillaume Saurina ladies suffering despite Ondona and Stromberg

Hagman was fairly quiet and sparingly used to be fair.

Both teams not using the wing play as much as I would like them to.

My wishes getting heard at the restart as wing play initiated by Neptune but Pandzic cut it short

Lovely wing goal by Fujota from Baia 15-13 32’

Both coaches needing mineral water to cool down

Finstad Bergum low shot and Sandra responded well

Tirle double miss and the keepers are making themselves heard

Finally, the first two minutes.

Two in a row and Naemi Ardouin drawing it level 16-16 36’

Hagman on the counter as Baia are short-handed 16-17 37’

18-18 40’

Hagman responds to Laslo but Baia still ahead 20-19 43’

How can it be Neptunes ball?

Carin Stromberg makes the most of it with a powerful shot 20-20 a minute later

Naemi finds a beautiful angle leading to a time out by Minaur 20-21 45’

Carin keeps Neptune ladies afloat 23-23 49’

Raluca Petrus almost on an offensive foul scores an easy one 24-23

André starts to improve her saving stats and this makes things much simpler.

Good Baia steal but to no effect.

The horrible empty goal strategy now rules.

Enache makes a decent save and its all square 25-25 52’

Two Laslo goals. On the same spot 26-25 53’

Devastating counter by Laslo. Her third in a row within seconds.

27-25 26’

Good Naemi goal on the wing to keep hopes alive.

Vital goal as Baia missed an easy chance to get two up.

Yago on the left with 45 seconds left. But Naemi never got the ball.

Thirty seconds left and why six seconds later the ball back to Enache?

Individual marking and yet defeat  instead of a hard-fought draw 28-26.

Have a safe trip home ladies and Guillaume.