The MHB café emptied very quickly when the final whistle blew. Nearly 300 supporters had come to witness what they all hoped would be a qualification for the Final Four in Cologne. They left feeling bitter but above all very disappointed for coach Patrice Canayer for his last season.
They believed it for ten minutes during which the Montpellier players played like at the FDI stadium, their enthusiasm was cooled when the Kiel players, relying on their Czech goalkeeper, began to make the hole. At 17-12 for Kiel at half time, faces were closed but Virginie still believed in it. It will do it, I’m sure.“
At the restart, still 4 goals ahead, acquired in the first leg, the Blue Fox gave voice, before losing it while in Kiel, their team was marking time**, and above all could no longer manage to score.** Three minutes from the end of the match, the Germans had fallen behind and were ahead 31-30. A final attack for the Montpellier residents repelled by the German wall. A goal, the most goal scored by the Germans and which makes the difference. On the screen, the Kiel audience exults, at the MHB café it’s a cold shower, Greg, who had left his mascot costume behind, is on the verge of tears. Lots of bitterness for Virginie: “I have the impression that my final oven has been stolen from me.”
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