Handball journeys

LNH CHAMPIONNAT 2022  JOURNEE 4  Et deja troisieme match au Parnasse ! Historiquement un match bouillant et intense les USAM - CHAMBERY ou CHAMBERY - USAM Par chance l'Eurostar fut a l'heure ou presque, je m'etais eclipse pour sortir vite apres avoir discute avec une dame allemande qui vit pres de Cologne. Apres un start pour 2am depuis Londres, heureusement le train put etre pris en Gare de Lyon! Grand soleil sur Paris mais le soleil perdit des couleurs dans le Morvan et le nord de Lyon. Dans quelques heures nous y sommes a Nemausus pour un long week-end en raison du match! Une pensee pour Marie-Laure, Dominique, Philippe et Lauren, Elise et Sylvain etc.  On y verra Laurent Theophile et peut-etre Stephane ! Stats actualisees ci-jointes Before their travel to Hugary how Chambery is going to fare? Chambery IVIC, HODZIC, TRAORE, TRITTA, PECINA , RICHERT, TREMEY, SKUBE, TISSOT, BROUZET, P PATUREL, FAUSTIN, COSTOYA, GONI , A ANQUETIL, RODRIGUES Entr. MATHE

EHF Champions League GROUP STAGE ROUND 3 29 September 2022 KIEL - SZEGED BARCA - CELJE NANTES - ELVERUM THW leading 6-5 12’ as I rushed back from the errands. THW's MRKVA 17 saves. Where was he playing previously? I may have seen play in a SEPA match a long time ago. Definitely Man of the Match Award. Weinhold at least 2 goals Wiencek at least 3 goals Reinkind at least 3 goals Rosta at least 4 goals 8-6 15’40 MRKVA almost saved the 7-meter. Bodgan at least 3 goals Zarabek at least 2 goals Wallinius at least 2 goals Imanol G at least 3 goals Gaber at least 1 goal Ekberg at least 2 goals What a save like a reverse penguin Czech Filip speaking in German so eloquently. As you expecet from him. Long throw missed and 11-9 21’ Empty goal strategy of no use as Alilovic scores 11-10 22’ Better defence by Pick. At the moment anyway. Overby  at least 4 goals Overby was given a great opportunity Bodo at least 1 goal Alilovic has more saves over the l...

Madgebourg – PSG  Round 3 Group Stage 28 September 2022 20h45 Madgebourg from Gueric Kervadec and so many legends as Place-forte du handball I am sure Emilie went. Green back where he was. O’Sullivan 1/1 Luka Karabatic 2/2 Sole 5/7 Magnusson 5/10 Kristopans 4/4 Green Saves 13/35 35% overall and roughly 50% in the first half 1-3   PSG 5’ Green hastily too eager for a beautiful clounter but he will show why Comedy of turnovers suddenly. Not for long I am sure. Weber 7/9  Weber athletically scores Keita 0/1 Thorgen 1/3 Prandi 5/7 Its all square 3-3 8’ But within 2 mins back to 2-goal advantage for Paris Kamil 5/7 Musche 1/3 Grebille 1/1 Paris reacting well after the Toulouse defeat. Who missed the penalty? I was getting my clothes out of the washing machine! 5-8 15’20 The fans were right as it was an attacking foul Kamil on fire. First home league title for Magde since 2001. Spot on. 6-10 17’30 Paris still well at it....

Got a very interesting task to do and then time flew so a bit late on watching and following the Men European League Round 2 qualifying this Tuesday. Not all the games can be watched but the live ticker to the rescue. Almost. Belenenses -  Aguas Santas Milaneza 20-23  Belenenses reduced the deficit in a tenacious second half to make it a more compelling game in a couple of days. Irun  - Kolstad  Nordic flair making it difficult for Bidasoa. Aupa Irunea works as a small goal difference is growing early in the second half.  Surely not the same refs as FTC ladies at home? Perhaps? Bergerud in goal is having more luck. And it is getting really tight as we get near the money time. Even drawing at 25 . Aupa Irunea is no longer working ! Azkue was doing his best as he got in the end  just over 90% (10 goals out of 11 attempts). Just over 4 minutes left and a ball for +3 failed with a turnover it would appear. Kolstad kindly gave the ball away ! Now +3. 30-27 ...

Ah ha miles away at times notably when French teams were involved !  But some Women Champions League predictions were very close ! FTC - Brest Bretagne      20-21    (prediction was 32 - 26)   Watched the game and 12-goal Jaukovic and Cleo silenced FTC Banik - Krim  29 - 42  (prediction was 22 - 29)   Clearly Krim on an easy ride but did not expect such a gap and so many goals obviously. Lokomotiva  Zagreb - Buducnost   24-25  (prediction was 28 - 29)  At least got the winner and goal difference right ! Gyori - Metz    24-28  (prediction was 40 - 26)  [Started watching the match and suprised how Gyori were weak and how the French team made Gyori look so ordinary. THAT WAS SO UNPREDICTABLE but miles away] Vipers - Odense   34-27  (prediction was 32 - 28) Vipers recruited well and are hot favourites again this season. This game must have been exciting to watch but did not make ...

 F TC – Brest Bretagne CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 24 SEPTEMBER 2022 Brest leading by a 7-meter conceded by Bea on PF Coralie on the wing making it 0-2 3’40 Darieux is on fire is having Malenstein in her pocket. Blank first five 0-4 Predictions far away Time out very logical Dubious 7-meter and Cleo saves it Marton gets the first for FTC 1-4 7’42. Great Greta. Jaukovic already on a 4/5 1-5 9’40 goal Clever Grbic Malenstein missed the counter due to the well covered post by Cleo 1-7 12’15. Another one Grbic. Why is number 8 not given. No idea ! Very strange but very authoritian refs Coralie should not have a 2-min. It could have been a 7-meter throw for Brest Bretagne ! Huge Janurik save but no effect as the pink wave is back. Unexpected scoreline. Must admit. 2-8 17’20 Marton doing the whipped cream thing and it worked 3-8 Only down by 4 through a 7-meter converted by Klujber 4-8 19’40 But Jaukovic on 5/6 ensures the large lead is kept Cleo is well ...

Champions League gathering pace a couple of weeks before the trio of Slovenia, Montenegro and North Macedonia at the euro party. Let's get in the floral mood with a couple of predictions. Predictions for this week-end Saturday 24 Sept 22    3pm GMT  FTC - Brest Bretagne      32 - 26 Banik - Krim  22 - 29 5pm GMT Lokomotiva  Zagreb - Buducnost  28 - 29 Gyori - Metz    40 - 26 Vipers - Odense  32 - 28 Sunday 25 Sept 22 1pm GMT  Kastamonou - Rapid Bucharest 27 - 27 3pm GMT CSM Bucharest - Bietigheim  33 - 30 Esbjerg - Storhamar 36 - 27

NIMES SAINT RAPHAEL 23 September 2022 7pm  LNH France DAY THREE Francoise taking some pics for us but only a limited number of pics as in excess of 800 GBP return well above my budget ! Will it be as stressful as Dunkerque? IT bug near the end almost. Usual standard?  Having finished later than usu al on a Friday, started watching as we were coming back. Because we had a bit of slip midway through the first half. Mathieu Salou not so good so far this season; My MOM is Demaille but Mo SANAD always delivers almost a 100% record but that is helped by his taking a lot of 7-meter throws. MR RELIABLE. Spanish Armada was hot outscoring then stalled. Vincent Gerard had a good spell but then Michael Robin did the business late on. Many more goals in the 2nd half. And fortunately the 10-goal advantage with just under 10 mins to go was enough to secure a win. Once upon a time a time out a good idea…not in the short term oops 0-5 conceded and no goal for last 6 mins. Brings ...

Whilst Legend Talant has his two sons playing for him Melvin has on his shoulder legendary Daddy's reputation. This game is the battle of Legends on each and every single angle and each and every role. Kwanne is pure gold and the Palau will enjoy his magic. But let's start our review of Round 2 in the Champions League with Nantes surprising win.   NANTES - SZEGED ROUND 2 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Group Stage 22 September 2022 3-3 4’20 Tonnesen already half of Szeged goals 3-5 6’45 Speedy recovery 6-6 11’ Szeged in Argentine outfit Mikler happy to move to Szeged Nice Schwenker by Bodo 6-7 13’20 Not twice missing the opportunity? Bizarre match Ruben Marchan avoids the combination 8-9 19’ Not high scoring 9-9 20’40 Sans Persson point de salut 11-11 22’30 Spanish Pick manager is not the happiest on the planet Persee ad could do it for us Persson getting 2 mins, not a good omen for the H 13-11 24’ Two players down due to Kauldi. A bit harsh Low scoring in ...

J'etais pret, la devant les portiques de la gare de St Pancras International, pour partir vers Lille puis Dunkerque mais comment revenir sur Lille sans moyen commode de locomotion. Et puis le tarif prohibitif de ce voyage n'atteint pas le montant honteux de vendredi prochain lesquels m'obligent aussi a m'abstenir. Le match etait stressant mais l'ambiance devait etre sympa. Le match etant sur Bein je ne pouvais le voir sur handball tv laquelle n'est meme pas completement disponible sans payer. Toujours et encore payer.  Hesham et JJA ont mis la moitie de nos buts. Quelle aubaine !  Une victoire utile pour remonter avant la fin de Day 2 du championnat !

Veszprem - PSG New festive Champions League is on but let me tell you I thought the new branding was an April fool's joke but it is true and this is sickening.   Having worked at home and not travelled like Em ad Marie L did only caught up the second half live In one of the best arenas in European handball ! Where fans can be as exemplary as the players ! 17-17 half time Kentin Mahe gets 19-17 32’ Balaguer on the wing zig zag 19-18 32’40 Lauge surprises Palicka and two adrift a minute later Cupara saves towards his post against Kristopans Prandi reduces the arrears and gets Dragan two minutes 20-19 36’40 Keita makes the most of it Palicka scores in the empty net 20-20 38’ Cupara saves the penalty brilliantly just before min 40 so 22-21 Omar puts it to the sword 23-21 Another Cupara save 25-22 42’30 Cupara on fine another fine save on a missed penalty by PSG Handball Lauge adds number 26 and 27 And even in-form M. Grebille does not surprise Cupara ...