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Duel of Europeans cruelly lost by ESBF against Paris 92 in D1 Women’s handball

After its defeat at the ogre messin at the opening of the championship, this September 8, the ESBF had started its season well afterwards. Two consecutive victories: against Plan-de-Cuques (29-20) then at Chambray-Touraine (26-25 on the wire, thanks to the last goal of Clarisse Mairot 20 “from the end), already beaten last spring by the Bisontine handball players in the Round Trip final for 3rd place in the 2020-2021 French Championship.

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And this Saturday evening, after the Chambraisiennes, it’s a new duel between teams qualified for the European Cup this season which was on the menu of the Franc-Comtoises during the 4th day of D1 / Butagaz Energie League. And you even stronger, with the reception of the very ambitious Paris 92 who landed with his perfect start of three successes (Chambray-Touraine, Fleury-Loiret, Nantes) in as many matches in this new 2021-2022 financial year … A top-of-the-table shock that kept all its promises and cruelly lost by the ESBF in the end (25-26), despite an excellent start (3-0, 3 ‘/ 5-2, 7’ / 6-4, 11 ‘) and a last quarter of an hour of fire …

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A big burst just before half-time finally fatal …

In their boiling Palais des Sports, again well filled (around 2,300 spectators / supporters), the Bisontines made tremble the best defense of this start of the season. Only 21 goals conceded on average for the Franciliennes and their goalkeeper -franc-comtoise and des Bleues too- Cathy Gabriel, the former ESBF who turned at 10.3 saves per game (3rd record of the championship) but who had to settle for half (5) this Saturday night! While his ESBF counterpart, Roxanne Frank, continued on his excellent standards (9 more saves) before being voted best player of the game.

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But the big winners of the evening are the Parisiennes, who managed to dig a fairly significant gap in the last five minutes of the first period (7-9, 16′ / 11-12, 25′ / 11-16, half time)! And to keep it, until the end, on the wire, facing the thunderous reaction from Sébastien Mizoule’s players at the heart of the second act (17-22, 43 ‘/ 22-22, 50′ / 23-23, 53 ‘/ 23-26, 57’ / 25-26, 59 ‘) and until the last shot of Camille Aoustin deflected by Cathy Gabriel at the last second …

The classification of the D1 / LBE after the 4th day

Frustrating first loss of the season at home, so for theESBF still deprived of her two talented and experienced center-halves, Alizée Frécon-Demouge and Line Uno, whose returns to competition are expected during these months of October and November, after their respective knee problems. Despite everything, the Bisontines remain well established in the first half of the ranking, sharing 5th place with Nantes, Toulon and Mérignac. With still 4 points behind their next opponent (October 20), Bourg-de-Péage still surprising co-leader invincible alongside Paris 92 and Metz!

Under the eyes of the staff of the Blue Olympic champions in Tokyo before France – Czech Republic on October 6 in Besançon

So there was good people this Saturday at the Palais des Sports in Besançon. In the field : Parisian side with Catherine Gabriel or the Spanish Lara gonzalez, vice world champion 2019 and former ESBF captain last season (4 goals this Saturday). And on the bisontin side, too, with in particular Clarisse Mairot (20 years old) and Lucie Granier (22 years old), two of the small news summoned in the great team of France A which will play its first post-Olympics match this Wednesday, October 6 (9 p.m.) – against the Czech Republic in qualifying for Euro 2022 – in the same Besançon Sports Center where the coach Olivier Krumbholz and his staff of the Bleues were already present as informed spectators of this ESBF – Paris 92 this Saturday evening.

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On the eve of the start of the preparation course for the French selection in Bisontine soil, this Sunday. Nice reward and recognition for this historic stronghold of hexagonal (women’s) handball What is Besançon, than to welcome the return to competition of the 2021 Olympic gold medalists!

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