During this Halloween period, it’s (again) the time for the big thrill for La Barre supporters… For many weeks, the Angloys of Stéphane Barin (10th/13 pts) have been victims of such an elusive spirit than a joker, that of defeat. And even his trio of attackers – Vincent Deslauriers (16 points); Fabien Kazarine (15 points) and Craig Puffer (12 points) – failed to put him out of harm’s way against Chamonix.
Real strategy or black magic, the start of the match surprises with its intensity with a team from Chamonix which carries out a lot of pressure from the start. Despite everything, it is defender James Eyre who will have the first opportunity of the match with a missed face-to-face. And then that’s it. The constructions are in their infancy, the neutral zone is crisscrossed by opposing defenders. Their passes are more precise and gaps are created. It is these delays which even cause two numerical inferiorities (1st and 5th) annihilated thanks to Dylan Saint-Cyr, already hot (13 saves). Before each engagement in the offensive zone, discussions take place between Puffer, Polodyan and Rychagov to provoke a start. Apart from a single powerplay (18th), the Chamonix physical impact makes the difference…
Saint-Cyr recites then breaks down
Returning from the locker room, the battle is fierce… the fights pile up. Anglet wants to regain control of the puck by stretching the game a little more but on the Chamonix side, we are not changing a winning strategy. On the other hand, Kazarine knows how to take advantage of a few missed clearances when Saint-Cyr continues his recital (27 saves).
In the final third, Anglet regains energy but is also exposed to counterattacks. The sum of all these efforts allows them to obtain a second powerplay of this game (44th), the Anglo sticks heat up on Chamonix rebounds, without scoring. It’s a battle of attrition between the two teams.
After five minutes in overtime, it was Chamonix who scored through Malo Ville (0-1.62nd)
This Sunday, Hormadi will try to react to Bordeaux… in a new derby which promises to be hot.
