“Fenix Toulouse Dominate Chartres to Keep European Hopes Alive”

Less than a week after dominating Créteil in Val-de-Marne (36-30), Fenix ​​Toulouse doubled the bet last night in front of their home crowd by inflicting a crushing defeat on Chartres (39-32) which makes it possible to stay in the game in the race for fifth place, still held by Nîmes, and which could offer a European ticket if the EHF were to issue a “wild card” to a French club.

Still, the Toulousains took the match by the right end even if they needed ten minutes to settle in control (8-6, 10th), before the Ilic-Pettersson duo shattered the Chartres defense (13-8, 18th), the Serbian winger with his flights and his precision on the 7m line, the Swedish pivot with his sense of placement and the gap which made the task of the opposing defenders very complicated.

Marmier in the red

In this match visibly turned towards the offensive and the fast game, the Toulousains seemed at ease, helped by the success of their scorers, the triplet Ilic-Pettersson-Vieira reaching half-time with a success rate of 100% for a total of 13 goals between them.

The only problem of this first period was the direct red card inflicted on Marmier (21st), author of a clumsy foul on Vanja Ilic (the brother of whom you know), who fell badly and was forced to leave the field definitively like… the behind Toulouse moreover.

Courageous but limited, no doubt confused by internal problems (their coach was dismissed at the beginning of the week), the Chartrains will never be able to hope for any comeback against Toulouse, sure of their strength who, without drawing on their reservations, sealed a clear and flawless success.