Tourcoing and Pays d’Aix collected the points in the most interesting games of Day 2 of the French Men’s League.
Tourcoing defeated Strasbourg in the derby 12:9, while Pays d’Aix earned its first points with a 16:11 over Montpellier.
Marseille enjoyed an easy cruise and recorded a 12:6 victory over Reims.
Noisy-le-Sec beat Olympic Nice (13:9) in the last match of the round, played today
2022/23 French League, Day 2
Reims – Marseille 6:12 (0:4, 1:3, 3:3, 2:2)
Stade de Reims: Babic 3, Culina 1, Dubar 1, Bulat 1.
Marseille: Bouet 2, Bodegas 2, Vukicevic 2, Vanpeperstraete 2, Prlainovic 1, Izdinsky 1, Spaic 1, Olivon 1.
Pays d’Aix – Montpellier 16:11 (6:4, 4:4, 4:1, 2:2)
Pays d’Aix: Dino 3, Peisson 2, Rocchietta 2, Vrdoljak 2, Beteille 2, Bakircalir 2, Dunstan 1, Khasz 1, Drahe 1.
Montpellier: Kalinic 3, Piot 2, Dory 1, Mustur 1, Ivankovic 1, Vasin 1, Ben Romdhane 1, Spilliaert 1.
Tourcoing – Strasbourg 12:9 (5:4, 2:2, 3:2, 2:1)
Tourcoing: D.Zivkovic 4, Durik 3, Kujacic 2, Dasic 1, Gagulic 1.
Strasbourg: Buha 2, Petkovic 2, Canovas 2, Chion 1, Vitrant 1, Denux 1.
Noisy-le-Sec – Nice 13:9 (5:5, 4:2, 4:2, 0:0)
Noisy-le-Sec (Cercle 93): Petkovic 3, Gogov 2, Bowen 2, Krapic 1,Bjorch 1, Do Carmo 1, Caumette 1, Guerin 1.
Olympic Nice: Irmes 2, Carpentras 1, Cakic 1, Mathieu 1, Barsotelli 1, Streling 1, De Nardi 1.
Sete bye
Marseille demolished Reims in the first half with an opening 7:0 lead. After that, Reims’ comeback was a mission impossible. Marseille played without captain Ugo Crousillat. Newcomer Hannes Daube hasn’t debuted for Marseille yet.
Pays d’Aix opened the match against Montpellier excellently. The hosts built a 4-goal lead in the early stage of the game (4:0 and 5:1). However, Montpellier was able to get back into the game. It cut the deficit to one in the second quarter (5:6, 6:6, 7:8) and even equalized in the 14th minute (8:8). But, Pays d’Aix scored the last two goals in the first half for a 10:8 lead and dominated in the third period. Before the final quarter, Aix had a 5-goal advantage (14:9) and maintained the difference until the end.
Tourcoing and Strasbourg ran a neck-and-neck race. Everything was open until the first period. After a few turns, Tourcoing led 7:6 at halftime. Strasbourg’s Buha opened the third quarter and the visitors leveled at 7:7. But Tourcoing responded with three goals and three goals separated the rivals for the first time – 10:7, which proved vital for their win.
Noisy-le-Sec (Cercle 93) needed a lot of time to secure the victory over Nice. The visitors kept up with the favorites for two quarters and a half. Moreover, Nice led 3:2 and 4:3 in the opening minutes. The teams were tied at 4:4 at the first break. Noisy built a 7:5 lead, but Nice caught up with the hosts (7:7). But, Noisy went to 12:8 in the third period and maintained the difference until the last break. There were no goals in the last eight minutes.
1.Marseille 2 – 6
2.Tourcoing 2 – 6
3. Noisy-le-Sec 2 – 6
4. Pays d’Aix 2 – 3
5. Strasbourg 2 – 3
6. Montpellier 1 – 0
7.Sete 1 – 0
8. Nice 2 – 0
9. Reims 2 – 0
