Handball: in women's Division 2, Bouillargues came close to the feat against Pessac

Malgré les 10 buts de Lacroix et les 14 arrêts de Bertrand, Bouillargues a fini par lâcher prise face à Pessac. Midi Libre

Division 2 féminine/21e journée. Bouillargues, qui a longtemps fait la course en tête, n’était pas loin de faire tomber Pessac mais a craqué dans le money-time.

Infuriating! Against a team which had lost only one of its last fifteen matches and second in the championship, the BHNM did not come far from the feat on Saturday April 20.

The Gardoises were still in contact two minutes from the end (33-33, 58th). Baptiste Filipe's daughters won't have missed much to bring down the best attack in the Women's Division championship. "We lead +4 for 5-6 minutes but we have difficulty managing the relationship with the pivot, we have 2-3 ball losses", regretted the Bouillarguais coach.

The technical sheet

Bouillargues – Pessac: 34-35
Agora Gymnasium.
Half-time: 17-15.
Referees: Ms. Levy and Arce.
BOUILLARGUES:Bertrand (14 saves), Degermann. Perrault (1 goal on 3 shots), Rival (2/4), Lacroix (10/13), Pakel (2/4), Giustiniani (2/3), Guidani (9/13), Piq (0/1) , Janackovic (2/2), Semelier (6/6).
Two minutes at: Pakel (51st)
PESSAC: Tignon (7 stops). Borg (10 goals on 14 shots), Daquin (1/2), Desgrolard (3/6), Heure, Lahitte (0/1), Riffaud (1/1), Leroux (1/3), Maubon (2/5), Mendoza (3/4), Olivar (7/7), Segura Grau (2/3), Souvercaze (2/3), Tode (3/5),
Two minutes at: Tode (11th), Lahitte (54th).

Before that, an excellent first half had allowed the Gardoises to lead by two goals (17-15, 30th). An effective back base, embodied by Lacroix and Guidani, and a goalkeeper on fire, Axelle Bertrand, responded to Pessac's top scorer, Enola Borg.

Bouillargues scored 4 goals ahead

The return from the locker room was in line for the BHNM with Lacroix and Guidani still in steamroller mode. Baptiste Filipe's team thus took a four-goal lead thanks to to yet another goal from Léa Lacroix (23-19, 38th).

Yes but there you have it, the undermining work of the Girondines began to bend the Bouillarguaises who became less precise and less solid. Olivar and Borg took advantage of this to sound the charge and equalize six minutes later (24-24, 44th). The Gardoises resisted as best they could until money time which ultimately did not favor them.

"It comes down to details. We lost but the girls’s investment was very good, we had a great match. On to Lille and the last matches, we have our destiny in our hands, we have shown that we are largely capable of maintaining ourselves, concluded the Gard coach.

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