the 3rd in the Hungarian Championship of women’s handball – considered to be the best in Europe – has therefore subdued the current 5th in the French championship (D1 / Ligue Butagaz Energie) … Mosonmagyarovari, who is discovering continental games this season for the first time in its history, clearly imposed (38-30) on his Hungarian territory against ESBF this Sunday afternoon, during the first of six days of the European League Group Stage (Top 16 of the competition).
Seven goals behind at half-time for ESBF
After first ten minutes fairly balanced (4-4, 10 ‘), the Bisontines were already seven goals behind at half-time (20-13) … Back to four lengths (27-23, 46’) on the scoreboard, they have then lived a last quarter of an hour of very complicated play again, to finally leave Hungary with a painful -8 in their suitcases.
Very bad start, obviously, in this Group A. But nothing is lost to hope to win one of the first two qualifying places for the quarter-finals of the European League.
The next two days Go will be played at home for the ESBF in its Besançon Sports Palace : against the Norwegians of Sola (January 15, 6 p.m.), then to the Croats of Lokomotiva Zagreb (January 22, 8 p.m.). Two opponents who are not faced, as initially scheduled this Sunday: several players of the leader of the Croatian championship are positive for Covid.