National 1
“We go there squarely to win”: Metz Handball is revenge, after his first missed at home last week against Belfort (31-34). Expected on the field of Épinal this Saturday (8:30 p.m.), Jimmy Sibille’s teammates know the recipe. “More rigor and less lost balloons,” insists Captain Metz. “We weren’t that far last week against a great team from Belfort… We worked very seriously this week. “
Folschviller wants to confirm his success against Sélestat (28-16) last week. Place in the Lorraine derby in Villers-lès-Nancy this Saturday (9 p.m.) for the players of Pierrick Perignon. “The hardest part will be to adapt to the small room with an audience fairly close to the field,” notes the Moselle coach. “We will do everything we can to overcome this obstacle. “
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National 3
A long journey awaits Amnéville this Saturday (9 p.m.) to challenge Saint-Michel Sports. “We’re going to start early, it’s the only team that was in our pool three years ago. But she has surely changed since then. We will be a little diminished, two players will be absent, ”regrets the Moselle coach René Helf. “We had lost twice but never by much. »Amnéville got off to a bad start in his championship against the Entente du Thelle (30-23). “They were stronger than us, we made two good starts at half-time but we handled the strong and weak times badly. “
Thionville, for its part, started with a bang with success in Marckolsheim (27-23) and intends to confirm during the derby against the Bassin mussipontain on Sunday (4 p.m.). “We will have to put the same intensity in defense as in Alsace. We had started our match well. We have to impose our game, ”says coach Ambrosio Dos Santos.
The P2H Longwy , finally, will seek to find more “stability” during the reception of Gagny, after his initial victory on the ground of Pont-à-Mousson. “We have shown two sides, alternating the good and the less good,” admits coach Yann Farnier. This meeting will be a good indicator of our state of form, facing an always combative team. But we are quite calm about what we can do. The goal is victory! “
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National 2 women
Kœnigsmacker, who started the season strong at Chaumont (17-30), will seek to preserve his first place this Sunday at home against Bar-le-Duc.
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