Marseille manages to down Nosy-le-Sec with a 7-goal split, while Pays d’Aix fortifies their top position with a draw. Titleholder Strasbourg’s negative run continues with a defeat from Lille.
French Elite League 2019/20, Round 6
Marseille closes the gap to Aix d’Pais
Victorious against Noisy-le-Sec in (10-17), Marseille kept a close eye on the Pays d’Aix’s game against Montpellier. Montpellier hoped to secure three points by taking the leade 30 seconds from the end (11-10) but the Pays d’Aix managed to equalize in the following attack (11-11). Both teams left on a logical draw and shared the points. Aix is still leading the standings with four points ahead of Marseille but also with one more match.
Noisy-le-Sec – Marseille 10:17 (1:2, 2:8, 3:4, 4:3)
Noisy-le-Sec: Petkovic 3, Peisson 2, Marzouki 2, Sterling 1, Bjorch 1, Q. Blary 1
Marseille: Vukicevic 6, Crousillat 2, Vernoux 2, Durdic 2, Camarasa 2, Vanpeperstraete 1, Izdinsky 1, R. Blary 1
Marseille: Vukicevic 6, Crousillat 2, Vernoux 2, Durdic 2, Camarasa 2, Vanpeperstraete 1, Izdinsky 1, R. Blary 1
Montpellier – Pays d’Aix 11:11 (0:2, 2:3, 5:2, 4:4)
Montpellier: Delas 3, D. Zivkovic 3, Kalinic 2, Mustur 1, Ivankovic 1, I. Zivkovic 1
Pays d’Aix: Tkac 3, Espanol 3, Gluahic 3, Monneret 2
Douai – Sete 10:8 (3:1, 2:0, 3:4, 2:3)
Douai: Bouet 3, Vandamme 2, Muller 2, Spooner 1, Rocchietta 1, Cannone 1
Sete: Chandieu 3, Furman 2, Mantion 1, Rustamov 1, Budurin 1
Nice – Reims 13:12 (3:3, 5:3, 3:3, 2:3)
Nice: Caumette 4, Butic 3, Bachelier 2, Bosazzi 2, Cakic 1, Cutovic 1
Reims: Balaz 4, Missy 2, De Bie 1, Dulin 1, Krivokapic 1, Caraj 1, Vix 1, Bielik 1
Lille secures important points against Strasbourg
Lille secures a precious victory against the double champion of France, Strasbourg, who continue their negative run of late. After a solid start (2-3 after six minutes of play), it was the Lille who took the game in their hands and took the lead. Although Strasbourg never trailed by a lot and did everything they could by equalizing mid-third period (8-8), it was not enough. Jonathan Ghesquiere and his players, well helped by their audience, were able to prevail and make the difference at the end of the game. Thanks to this new victory, Lille takes the third position.
Lille – Strasbourg 12:10 (4:3, 4:3, 2:3, 2:1)
Lille: Randic 5, Kujacic 4, Crosetti 1, Gurgurevic 1, Krisman 1
Strasbourg: Babic 3, Letica 2, Buden 2, Jablonski 1, Denux 1, Markovic 1
1 Pays D’Aix 6 – 16
2 Marseille 5 – 12
3 Lille 6 – 12
4 Noisy-le-Sec 5 – 12
5 Montpellier 5 – 10
6 Nice 6 – 9
7 Strasbourg 6 – 6
8 Reims 6 – 6
9 Douai 6 – 3
10 Sete 6 – 0
