From the start, Alexey Polodyan won his entrance and was close to opening the scoring, after a good match from friend Anton Vasilyev, on the left of the circle. It was then the turn of Austin Glover and then of Thomas Decock to set fire to Cholet’s cage but Michael Luba resisted. After only four minutes of play, the Angloys dominate the game and already have eight shots on the scoreboard. But it is then that Matyas Zelingr collects a penalty and offers a powerplay to the Dogs. And Ricards Grinbergs surprises the Hormadi. On an acceleration on the left, the Latvian striker fired a wrist shot that fooled Mat Robson (1-0, 5th).
The Basque reaction comes quickly. On a shot by Olivier Dame-Malka’s blues, Anton Vasilyev equalized once again by deflecting the puck (1-1, 13th). But Anglet, who has the annoying habit of slowing down after a strong moment, still pays the price. Thirty-four seconds after the Basques equalized, the Choletais regain the advantage thanks to Alix Bouchy who uses a too loose Basque defense (2-1, 14th) and allows the locals to be ahead at the first rest.
The Hormadi got scared
In a difficult start up to the middle third, the visitors still kept control of the puck and managed to equalize in the middle of the game, thanks to his young shots. From the blue line, like Olivier Dame-Malka in the first goal, it is Théo Frémond who tries his luck from afar. The porter of the Dogs makes a stop but later it is another Théo who is shown. Larroque rebounds and scores his first goal of the season (2-2, 32 ‘). Pierrick Rézard’s men take control of the game, attacking Luba’s cage but remain frustrated at the end of the forty minutes.
