Three games were played in France this weekend. Douai defeated Nice 12:11, while Tourcoing and Noisy-le-Sec continued their winning streaks with away victories.
French League 2019/20, Day 13
Douai – Nice 12:11 (3:3, 2:3, 5:1, 2:4)
FNC Douai : Bouet 3, Vitraant 3, Canonne 3, Michel 1, Lepoint 1, Rocchietta 1.
Olympic Nice : Buric 7, Bachelier 2, Cakic 2.
Reims – Tourcoing 12:14 (2:3, 2:3, 5:4, 3:4)
Reims Natation : Balaz 5.Dulin 2, Caraj 2, Krivokapic 1, Andjelic 1, Vix 1,
EN Tourcoing Lille: Kujacic 4, Nispeling 3, Krisman 2, Randjic 2, Vincourt 1, Grgurevic 1, Koopman 1.
Sete – Noisy-le-Sec 11:13 (4:4, 4:2, 1:5, 2:2)
Sete Natation: Alfonso Pozo 4, Rustamov 4, Do Carmo 1, Chandieu 1
Noisy-le-Sec : Marzouki 4, Pliskevich 1, Bedo 1, Bjorch 2, Peisson 1, Petkovic 2, Pesteric 2.
Postponed
Montpellier – Strasbourg
Marseille – Pays d’Aix
Third-placed Tourcoing visited Reims. Tourcoing broke the rival in the fourth quarter.At halftime, Tourcoing led 6:4, while Reims managed to level the score twice during the third period (6:6, 7:7). Before the final quarter , Tourcoing had a slim advantage – 10:9. In the fourth period, the visitors regained a two-goal lead (11:9) and kept the distance until the end.
Noisy-le-Sec beat last-placed Sete, which controlled the game in the first half. After the second period, the hosts had a 2-goal advantage (8:6), but the Parisiens produced a 5:1 run in the third quarter. That proved crucial for the outcome. The visitors earned the points with a 13:11 victory.
Something similar happened in the encounter between Douai and Nice. The third quarter was decisive. Nice led 6:5 at halftime. But, after the middle break, Douai scored four goals in four minutes and went 9:6 up. The hosts maintained a 3-goal advantage until the middle of the last quarter (12:9). 81 seconds before the end, Nice reduced the gap (11:12), but it wasn’t able to equalize.
1 Pays d’Aix 12 – 31
2 Marseille 11 – 30
3 Tourcoing 12 – 27
4 Noisy-le-Sec 13 – 27
5 Strasbourg 12 – 18
6 Montpellier 9 – 16
7 Nice 12 – 10
8 Reims 13 – 9
9 Douai 13 – 9
10 Sete 13 – 1
