Team Strasbourg was tough

For the 4^e year in a row, the Coupe de France trophy was lifted by the Cercle des Nageurs de Marseille. No wonder the Phocaeans dominate French water polo.

Except that this Sunday in the Montpellier basin, the Marseillais had to fight hard against the tenacity of Strasbourg to sign a victory with three goals difference.

During their previous successes in this same competition, the men from Canebière had been between five and seven goals apart in the final.

This time, an uninhibited and well-prepared Team Strasbourg did…