Started Thursday with the victory of Toulouse, continued the following day with the success of Nîmes, Dunkerque and Cesson-Rennes, the fifth day of the Liqui Moly Starligue continued on Saturday. Nantes and PSG both won against Chartres (34-28) and Istres (35-28) respectively.
Nantes continued their flawless run in the league, claiming their fifth victory in as many games played. They had already created a gap in the range (16-12). But Chartres managed to cancel part of his delay (20-18, 42nd) and remain dangerous (24-22, 48th). Nothing to fear, however, for the “H”, which began to widen the gap, to turn towards victory.
Valero Rivera, the Nantes winger, was the co-top scorer of the match, with seven goals, tied with Chartrain Adrian Figueras. Rok Ovnicek also contributed to the leader’s success, with his five successes. Of note are the 12 saves by Julien Meyer, the Chartres goalkeeper.
Syprzak and Palicka win PSG
In front of Istres, PSG is always ahead, breaking away immediately (7-2, 8th). The Istrians, on the other hand, return to score (13-12, 22nd). But in the break, Paris was back in the air (19-16). Upon returning from the locker room, after further resistance from the enemy, PSG detaches itself again (25-21, 44th) and no longer worries, even allowing itself to increase the score.
Kamil Syprzak, the Polish pivot, with his seven goals, and Andreas Palicka, the Swedish goalkeeper, author of 15 saves, were the main architects of the Parisian victory. For Istres, Messaoud Berkous was the top scorer of the evening, with eight goals. Paris are two points behind Nantes in the standings. Finally, on Saturday, Chambéry beat Aix-en-Provence (26-23).
