There hasn’t been a regular round on the schedule of the French League this weekend. But two matches have been held.
Noisy edged out Strasbourg in the derby of the ninth round 13:12, while Reims returned home with three points, as it beat Sete 12:9.
2020/21 French League
Day 6
Sete – Reims 9:12 (2:2, 2:5, 2:2, 3:3)
Sete: Mijuskovic 3, Alfonso Pozo 2, Furman 2, Lopinot 1, Porobic 1.
Reims: Calic 3, Caraj 3, Kovacic 2, Vix 2, Pesteric 1, De Bie 1.
Day 9
Noisy-le-Sec – Strasbourg 13:12 (3:4, 3:3, 3:3, 4:2)
Noisy-le-Sec: Marzouki 7, Bjorch 3, Do Carmo 1, Blary 1 Krapic 1.
Strasbourg: Markovic 3, Buha 2, Denux 2, Misic 1, Buden 1, Culina 1, Missy 1, Valentino 1.
Noisy defeated titleholder Strasbourg and continued its unbeaten run. The Parisians have recorded five wins and one draw since the beginning of the championships.
The match in the “Maurice Thorez” pool was a very thrilling derby. The teams fought a hard battle from the first until the last buzzer. Strasbourg led for most of the time. The visitors built a 3-goal lead in the middle of the second period (6:3), but they couldn’t keep the advantage. The hosts, led by Mehdi Marzouki, managed to come back with a 4:1 run. Noisy leveled the score in the 19th minute (7:7). However, Strasbourg was in front before the fourth period (10:9). Two minutes before the end, Strasbourg was still leading (12:11). Then, Marzouki, the French national team’s center-forward, scored his 6th goal for a new equalization. After that, Strasbourg failed to score with a man-up. Noisy forced a penalty 39 seconds from the end. Marzouki took all responsibility. He made no mistake from the 5m line for Noisy’s 13:12 victory.
Strasbourg suffered two losses in the season. Before Noisy, Marseille managed to overcome the titleholder. Two weeks ago, Marseille recorded a 12:8 victory over Strasbourg.
Reims earned its second win in the 122nd French Championship. In the middle of the second quarter, Reims jumped to a 9:4 lead and didn’t let Sete come back.
1.Marseille 8 – 24
2. Strasbourg 8 – 18
3. Noisy-le-Sec 6 – 16
4. Pays d’Aix 6 – 10
5. Montpellier 5 – 9
6. Douai 6 – 8
7. Tourcoing 6 – 7
8. Reims 7 – 6
9. Sete 6 – 3
10. Nice 6 – 1
11. Bordeaux 6 – 0
The next regular round (8th) of the French League is on November 28.
