On the occasion of the 15th day of Lidl Starligue, the HBC Nantes received at the H Arena, the Istres team.
In his cages, Arnaud Tabarand set the tone from the start of the match. It was Olivier Nyokas who managed to counter him for the first time (3 ‘1-4). In difficulty in attack, the Nantes went through the defense, orchestrated by Rock Feliho and Dragan Pechmalbec. Little by little, the “H” stuck to the score and Adria Figueras passed her team in front (10 ‘7-6). With his shot from the hip, Rok Ovnicek managed to unblock situations.
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The duels are getting tougher around here. On the Nantes side, Ovni ‘is illustrated with a perfectly executed hip shot. (????-????)#HBCNIPHB pic.twitter.com/dRmJKO2sBG
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In the lead, the Slovenian center-half went up the ball and served his partners. The “H” continued to lead the race, without however detaching, the fault of a team from Istres catchy and well in place (19 ’10-9). Impeccable on 7-meter throws, Valero Rivera kept his teammates to 3 goals while the changes were made on the floor. Kiril Lazarov, entered to replace Gurbindo, cleaned the opposing skylight and Alexandre Cavalcanti, caused a penalty, well concluded by Rivera (25 ’15-11). Just before the break, Nantes made the hole, thanks to an efficient defense and goals in the counter-attack (27 ’18-11).
Two more points on the clock ✅#HBCBIPHB pic.twitter.com/wYsiWBLq0k
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The second act began with a parade by Emil Nielsen. In front of him, the defense of Feliho and Monar paid (32 ’20-14). The Istréens took advantage of some Nantes mistakes to return to 5 goals, the moment for Alberto Entrerríos to put down a time-out (39 ’23-18). Thanks to a good pass from Ovnicek, Théo Monar once again stood out against goal (41 ’25-19). With an 8-goal lead, Milan Milic entered the field and let go of his left arm to send a missile into the opposing goal.
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It defends well on the purple side. The Monar-Feliho tandem is tough! (????????-????????)#HBCNIPHB pic.twitter.com/YZrvDdM6o0
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The “H” took 10 steps ahead (50 ’32-22). Entered for the last 10 minutes of play, Cyril Dumoulin was already making a parade (52 ’34-24). The efficient “H” defense made the job easier for Dumoulin behind and allowed Aymeric Minne to serve Figueras against who finished (56 ’36-26).
After a serious game, HBC Nantes won 38-27 in this game.
Two more points on the clock ✅#HBCBIPHB pic.twitter.com/wYsiWBLq0k
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The next game is Wednesday at the H Arena. Nantes will host Aalborg in the Champions League.
The stats:
HBC Nantes: Cyril DUMOULIN (3/8), Emil NIELSEN (12/33), Baptiste DAMATRIN (1/2), Rok OVNICEK (2/5), Milan MILIC (2/2), Olivier NYOAKS (3/4), Valero RIVERA (9/9), Alexandre CAVALCANTI (1/2), Dragan PECHMALBEC (0/1), Adria FIGUERAS (6/6), Rock FELIHO, Aymeric MINNE (3/5), Kiril LAZAROV (2/4), Eduardo GURBINDO (1/1), David BALAGUER (5/7), Théo MONAR (3/3)
Istres : Arnaud TABARAND (4/22), Clément GAUDIN (5/25), Risto VUJACIC (4/6), Torben PETERSEN (3/9), Thomas CAVIGLIA (1/1), Rasmus NIELSEN (7/8), Guillaume CREPAIN (3/6), Jotham MANDIANGO (0/3) José FERNANDEZ (1/3),, Louis ROCHE, Alex GERIN, Andrea GUILLAUME (2/3), Hichem DAOUD (4/6)
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