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We note the return of Jalasvaara to the Grenoble ranks as well as the replacement of Howden by Quattrone. Suddenly the locals line up 21 players, a point of regulation must escape us since the referees start the match. You didn’t have to be late to see Makarov cheating on Stepanek on the first pitch of the game [0-1/0’40’’]. The Isérois take a little time to get into their game and have trouble creating serious chances. Like the day before Hardy opens the scoring after having mystified his vis-à-vis a splendid spinning top [1-1/7’17’’]. Like yesterday also, the first Grenoble power game was unproductive (9th) as was that of Mulhouse (13th and 15th) the second being generous since Fleury leaving prison was hit by a Mulhouse player and was penalized for obstruction. The international striker responds in the most beautiful way by scoring as soon as he returns to the ice [2-1/16’46’’]. The end of third in numerical superiority for Grenoble will not change anything once again.
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Still in superiority at the start of the second third, Deschamps misses the cage wide open. A little later Aubin finds himself in the same situation but sees his puck deflected by Papillon’s mitt coming out of nowhere. Fabre finally finds the fault between the leggings [3-1/24’27’’]. The game is gaining momentum, the organization and the speed are better on both sides but Mulhouse struggles to throw at the cage. Again in superiority Grenoble is countered like the day before but this time Stepanek comes out and steals the puck in a beautiful way from his opposite (30th). The locals chained the power games but did not settle, so Fabre offered himself a double on his own [4-1/34’27’’]. In turn, the Scorpions inherit a superiority and are countered by Fleury who fails on a solid Papillon. Aubin calls the blue puck, throws low to the ice for the 5th goal, the goalkeeper, masked, can’t do anything about it [5-1/37’55’’]. 40” from the mermaid Orysiuk violently charges Aurélien Dair who collapses, his brother Flavian avenges him and sends Orysiuk to ice with a nice hook. The 2 boxers will rest 5′ on the penalty bench.
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Fontaine replaces Papillon in the Mulhouse cage for the last period. Despite the large advantage in the score, Grenoble continues to deploy its game and solicits the young goalkeeper 12 times without managing to deceive him even during his only numerical superiority of the third. The Scorpions seem resigned and show a severe defeat.
Les Brûleurs De Loups showed a better image this evening even if the copy is far from perfect, especially with this goal taken on the first of the 12 shots of the Scorpions match. The power plays were still the weak point with too slow a circulation of the puck to find the shifts with, in the end, only one goal scored in this configuration on a personal exploit. We see Grenoble residents slowly finding their rhythm in the series, it will not be necessary to lose it to bend the quarters this weekend in Alsace where the Mulhousiens will not let go.
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