Handball journeys

EHF Champions League double night clashing with geopolitics delights and UEFA Europa League matches. Let's take it as it comes. Let's take it on the chin if we cannot have it tightened Time to rethink as the disappointment ebbs away

That's it the group stage draw for the EHF European League is at our fingertips with today's additional qualified teams in green Aguas Santas Milaneza - Belenenses  3 ahead on low scoring  Aguas should go through but not likely to be the most attractive match. A 12-goal win for Aguas Santas. Far too easy perhaps.   Kolstad - Irun  3 ahead on intermediate scoring Love Bidasoa Irun as I met so many players back in 2001 out of the blue of Erasmus days. They face a tough test to go through. Fingers crossed. I am often as excited as their fans. Expected to be tough and with 10 minutes to Bidasoa 24-22 trailing. 28-25 losing 12 seconds from the buzzer. Dramatic stuff.  Having won 30-27 the first le.g. Shoot out and various 7-meters missed and it finished 33-31 so Irun going through. Cool. FEJER Veszprem - Chambery 4 ahead and a win in Nimes were not a good combination to secure a group spot in the end as from a winning 16-15 Chambery lost 31-25 and it was 25-20...

It has to be a fairly Tuesday for a group stage bonanza. A couple of mouth-watering fixtures. Belenenses -  Aguas Santas Milaneza (reverse fixture) 3 ahead on low scoring Aguas should go through but not likely to be the most attractive match   Irun  - Kolstad   (reverse fixture) 3 ahead on intermediate scoring Love Bidasoa Irun as I met so many players back in 2001 out of the blue of Erasmus days. They face a tough test to go through. Fingers crossed. I am often as excited as their fans. Chambery  - FEJER Veszprem (reverse fixture) 4 ahead and a win in Nimes should be a good combination to secure a group spot. Sporting  - Silkeborg  Nordic (Danish)  (reverse fixture)  A nine goal deficit with a solid Sporting team. Nothing is impossible but it could be a massive upset if silky Silke were to overcome the deficit. Benidorm -  Zurich  (reverse fixture) I do not foresee Zurich coming back from 10 goals down but what do I know?...

  USAM 34 (18) - CHAMBERY  37 (18) Round 4 LNH  Friday 30 September 2022 Fig = Les combinaisons avec plus de grinta defensive et offensive As I got to the match with my Dad we bumped into Julien Rebichon and I said hi and shared my support. Then I acknowledged the team bus brivers from Chambery. After the match we went to the bistro from Nutile. It was very pleasant. I got home and did not have time to review my 500 odd pics. This morning it is a bit of a rush Basnik 15 saves in total Demaille 2 saves in total 2 Pharaon, 1 Tobie and 1 Kamtchop-Baril and 4-0 in 4 minutes Artur Anquetil deftly 4-2 5’ 6-4 8’ 7-5 10’   Peno by Richert What a save 9-7 15’ What a save 12-7 17’30 15-13 23’ Various from Richert and Skube plus one by Goni 16-14 on a successful counter 16-15 25’ 18-18 with a delicious brouzet goal. End of first half. As JJA comes back from injury the light will shine again. Sanad counter x 2 at the start Peno saved brilliantly and...

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....