DIRECT. Starligue: MHB leads by six goals at half-time against Usam Nîmes at Parnasse, the derby to follow live

Yanis Lenne et les Montpelliérains mènent au Parnasse contre Nîmes à la mi-temps. Midi Libre – Alexis BETHUNE

Usam Nîmes hosts Montpellier Handball during the derby counting for the 23rd day of Starligue this Sunday, March 3 at Parnasse, the opportunity for the Gardois to win for the first time since 2019 while the Héraultais want to bounce back after three consecutive defeats.

  

6:40 p.m.< h2 class="live-post__title">What you need to know about the derby

Usam Nîmes Gard hosts its neighbor Montpellier during a derby at the top for the 23rd day of Starligue. The Gardois are looking for a victory which has eluded them since September 2019 (25-24) and are currently seventh in the championship. For this meeting, Yann Balmossière will have to do without his pivots Hugo Kamtchop Baril and Boïba Sissoko, both injured in the knee.

The MHB remains on a series of three consecutive defeats against Plock in the Ligue (22-18), the PSG in championship (26-31) then Veszprém this Thursday in C1 also (31-37). For this derby, Patrice Canayer also has to deal with a reduced squad due to more or less recent injuries to major players. Thus, Diego Simonet (ankle), Lucas Pellas (Achilles tendon), Diego Simonet (Achilles tendon) and Ahmed Hesham are absent. D

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7:36 p.m.

Half time, 9-15

Rebichon thinks to score the tenth goal for the Gardois, but the siren sounds just before the ball enters the goals. With a final long-distance goal from Kylian Prat after a period of refusal to play, Montpellier leads Parnasse by six goals, the biggest gap of the match. Patrice Canayer's men dominated those of Yann Balmossière thanks to impeccable defenses to launch their lethal fast game. Usam will have to multiply the stops and do better in attack to hope for better in this derby.

7:33 p.m.

28e, 9-14

A goal from Quentin Minel allows the Usamists came back to four goals before a timeout from Patrice Canayer, who launched Guigon at right-back. A magnificent cross move on the right side sends Skube to the goal which gives MHB a five-goal lead.

19h29.

27th, 8 -13

The Gardois can blame themselves: after a penalty save by Demaille, they missed a kung fu attempt. Porte punished the Nîmes in the next action by finding the outside interval to increase the number of goals between the two teams. But the captain is then sent off for two minutes for a big foul on Minel.

7:25 p.m.

25th, 7-12

After a second long-distance goal from Porte in a row and a counter-attack from Karlsson, the MHB keeps Nîmes at bay. The first changes are also made by the two coaches. Demaille replaces Baznik in goal, Mohab at right-back and Konradsson up front. On the Hérault side, Karlsson returned on the right wing and Kylian Prat on the back base.

7:23 p.m.

21e, 6-9

Nîmes is doing pretty well for a few minutes. Yanis Lenne creates a counterattack, Acquevillo provokes Fernandez's two minutes and Sanad reduces the gap to three goals.

7:19 p.m.

17e , 5-9

Usam cannot reduce the gap to less than four goals despite a penalty from Sanad. The Balmossière players have all the trouble in the world during each attack while the Montpellier residents find solutions more easily for the moment.

7:17 p.m.

15th, 4-7

Usam reduces the gap after a good defensive stop and a goal from Gallego.

7:13 p.m.

11e, 2-6

Acquevillo stops the bleeding and Nîmes finally scores a second goal after more than nine minutes without scoring.

7:09 p.m.

9th, 1-6

A penalty from Jaime Fernandez allows the Montpellier team to increase the gap following a second failure from Poyet from six meters out. It's too much for Yann Balmossière who takes his first time out.

7:05 p.m.

5th, 1-4

Montpellier creates an initial gap thanks to good defenses, allowing the rapid play of MHB.

7:03 p.m.

The Nîmes holders

Rebichon , Minel, Acquevillo, Tobie, Sanad and Poyet in pivot. Baznik is in goal.

7:01 p.m.

The Montpellier holders

Fernandez, Monte, Skube, Porte, Y. Lenne and Nacinovic at the pivot position. Desbonnet is in goal while Konan comes into defense in place of Skube.

18h59.

The tribute to Patrice Canayer< /h2>

Like everywhere he has been this season, Patrice Canayer received a vibrant tribute from Usam. Born in Nîmes, the MHB coach for 30 years, and who will leave his post at the end of the season, was given a Nîmes jersey with his name and the number 30 written.

6:55 p.m.

The Montpellier team

MONTPELLIER: Desbonnet, Bolzinger. Karlsson, J. Fernandez, Panic, A. Lenne, Skube, Prat, Konan, Cornette, Guigon, Monte, (cap) Porte, Y. Lenne, Berthier, Nacinovic.

18h55.< h2 class="live-post__title">The Nîmes team

NÎMES:< /strong> Baznik, Demaille. Poyet, Gallego, Derisbourg, (cap) Rebichon, Konradsson, Dupuy, Vincent, Gibernon, Tobie, Acquevillo, Antic, Mine, Abdelhak, Sanad.

18h40.

Start of live

Hello everyone, welcome to this live commentary of the derby between Usam Nîmes and Montpellier Handball counting for the 23rd day of Starligue.