Handball. Caen held on, but ended up losing to the leader

This Thursday, May 2, Palais des Sports, which once again showed full, saw two teams battle each other who like to play fast forward. Sébastien Quintallet, the Caen HB coach had announced it: he hoped that his team maintains contact until late in the match. It was a given since the Vikings held their gaze until the last quarter (29-37).

In this type of balanced battle, the decision often comes down to details. In this meeting, this detail was called Cyril Dumoulin. Author of the end of the first imperial period where he only conceded one goalhe allowed his team to create a small gap, which he then helped maintain.

An almost perfect first half

The fast game was really in the spotlight from the start of the match. On both sides, the majority of possessions were cut short. If Caennais never led the scoring in the first half, However, they were on an equal footing with the leader. So much so that the two teams were tied after a quarter of an hour of play (9-9).

In the wake of Louis Tournellec who registered three goals in as many minutes after coming into play, Viking honored the crowd at the Palais des Sports. But Tremblay is not a leader for nothing. Unable to fool the opponent’s goalkeeper, Caen only scored one goal in the last five minutes of the first act, and the visitors returned to the dressing room with a three-goal lead (16-19, 30′).

A fatal last quarter

After the break, Louis Tournellec continued carry out the Viking attack with three goals in five minutes. Combined with a small positive series in defense with two opposing shots deflected by the uprights, Caen came back into contact with Tremblay (21-22, 36′). But in the minutes that followed, Viking once again found that they were unable to score for almost four minutes. Meanwhile, Tremblay found success again and took off again (21-24, 39′). The visitors widened the gap a little further, but Viking got closer (25-27, 46′) It was at this moment that Cyril Dumoulin realized again five stops in a row, so that the leader can take an almost definitive lead ten minutes after the end of the match (25-30, 50′). The last minutes were completely in favor of Tremblay, who put an end to Caen’s hopes (29-37, 60′).

At the end of the match, the club organized a ceremony to celebrate the departing players. Viking ends its season in Sélestat on Friday 17 May 2024. The last in a group that will be heavily revised next season.

Labeled :

CAEN: Géhin 6 saves, Kouassi 4 saves, Védie-Marconnès 1 goal, Allais 5, Mantz 4, Tournellec 9, Deschamps 3, Crepel 3, Pereira 1, Thuilier 1, Lakbi 2.

TREMBLAY: Dumoulin 18 saves, Hammouma 1 save, Léger 4 goals, Claire 3, Pirani 2, Fadhuile 6, Colman 4, Rocha 1, Bozic 7, Modeste 2, Cochery 6

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