And two out of two for the French handball players! After their success at the start of the World Cup against Angola (30-20), Friday, Béatrice Edwige’s teammates were imperial, Sunday, December 5, against Slovenia (29-18).
Led offensively by Estelle Nze Minko (5/8) and Grâce Zaadi (4/5), elected MVP of the meeting, the French players sign a new victory in the competition for this first real test of the competition. The big start to the match – and the good management – of the Olympic champions spared them many chills in Granollers (Spain).
A solid victory for the Olympic champions in their second match against Slovenia. With care of the goal-average as a bonus.
18-29 #BlueberryProud #Sheloveshandball # Spain2021 #SLOFRA pic.twitter.com/g6Spwc5yyP
– French Handball teams (@FRAHandball) December 5, 2021
This Sunday, Olivier Krumbholz’s players built their success from the start of the game. For 13 minutes, they were imperial in defense, not conceding a single goal, while being impressive in attack (6-0).
Aggressive, especially on the Slovenian back Ana Gros (who plays in Brest), the Blue have gone into wall mode, with in particular a Laura Glauser, infallible in her goals. At the same time, Grâce Zaadi took advantage of ultra-fast ball returns in attack to inflate the bill. 20 minutes of high flight (8-1) from the French before, logically, to lower the foot before half-time (13-8). A small empty pass without consequence.
Back from the locker room, Estelle Nze Minko and her teammates left foot to the floor and managed their mattresses perfectly. In the goals, Cléopatre Darleux took over perfectly from Laura Glauser and chained the parades, enough to discourage once and for all Alja Varagic, all the same top scorer of the meeting (6/13), and his band. The only downside: the injury to Laura Flippes, victim of a sprain whose severity remains to be established.
“It’s positive but we can still do much better”
Olivier Krumbholzcoach of the French women’s handball team
Shortly after the meeting, the coach was satisfied with the microphone of beIN Sports but already pointed out, as a perfectionist, the points to be improved: “We were very present in the duels from the start of the match, very solid behind and we found solutions in the recovery of the ball. In terms of the attack placed, it remains to be improved, we missed some situations and we absolutely have to correct the situation for the next meetings (…) 29 goals scored, 30 against Angola, that’s good but we have to work to do better. The Slovenians have come back a little without ever worrying us more only that. But that’s good, we have regained defensive stability. “
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Olivier Krumbholz: “It is absolutely necessary to take care of the shooting” pic.twitter.com/VzGbUtlMRb– beIN SPORTS (@beinsports_FR) December 5, 2021