Applied the Blues have the Netherlands, Guillaume Gille's men will never have put themselves in danger in the meeting (28-35). With a 5/5, the France team is officially qualified for the quarter-finals, before their last match against North Macedonia on Saturday.
Except Dylan I wantwhich replaces Mathieu Grebil on the wing, the 7 remains the same: Rémi Desbonnet, Dylan Nahi, Thibaud Briet, Ludovic Fabregas, Dika Mem/Karl Konan, Nedim Remili and Benoît Kounkoud start the match.
Serious and diligent, the Blues dominate
Luc Steinson his first foray into the French defense, provokes a 7 m, transformed by the Dutch serial scorer, Rutger Ten Velde (1-0, 2’). Thibaud Brietdespite a blow to the face, shows that he is present at the start of the match with already two goals to his account (2-3, 6'). The Blues quickly got the upper hand on the Oranje defense, scoring goals with just a few passes (6-9, 12').
Dika Mem has been on cloud nine since the start of the match: all French attacks go through him (8-11, 17'). Nedim Remilihe has already received two 2-minute exclusions. As since the start of the competition, by containing the opposing offensives well, the Blues secure easier goals on the rise (10-14, 21').
As against the Hungary, Rémi Desbonnet gains momentum throughout the match, like the 7m pushback (11-17, 27'). Serious in this first act, with 79% shooting success, the Blues did not give the Netherlands hope (13-19, 30’).
The Blues finished the match without forcing
In the second half, a man appears: Charles Bolzingerwhich is illustrated directly with a “pastis” (14-19, 32'). At the start of this second period, the Oranges decide to defend very high on the blue backs. On the other side, Charles Bolzinger becomes impassable (16-23, 38').
Everything succeeds Dika Mem : even when he misses, the balls return to his hands (19-25, 43'). The Dutch defense is imploding in the face of the Blues' multiple offensives. Karl Konanin front of a group of supporters who came for him, shines once again with a superb counterattack (23-31, 49'). Melvyn Richardson is impeccable this evening at 7 m.
The Blues, despite the rotations, maintain their lead (25-32, 53'). Seeing the French advance, the Dutch coach, Staffan Olssondecides to leave his center half, Luc Steinsresting ahead of the qualifying match against Austria.
Head to the quarter-finals for the Blues, who win again without forcing in this World Cup and remain undefeated (28-35, score final).
The Netherlands :
-Coach : Staffan Olsson
Goalkeepers: Pol (3 saves / 19 shots including 0/3 penalties), Dorgelo (3 saves / 22 shots)
Stavast (2/6), Ten Velde (3/5 dont 2/3 pén), Schoenaker, Kooij (5/5), Geenen (2/2), Versteijnen (2/8), Kleijkers (1/1), Steins (3/3), J. Smits (0/3), K. Smits (1/4 dont 1/1 pén), Schmeits (2/2), Nagtegaal (1/3), Van Der Ban, Baijens (6/10)
Temporary exclusions: Stavast (22'), Kooij (39')
France :
Coach : Guillaume Gille
Goalkeepers: Bolzinger (6 saves / 21 shots), Desbonnet (6 saves / 19 shots including 1/4 penalty)
Minne (2/4), Rémili (4/4), Bos (1/1), Prandi (4/7), M. Richardson (7/7 including 3/3 pain), Mem (7/11), Tournat (2/3), Grébille, L. Karabatic (1/1), Fabregas (2/2), Kounkoud (1/2), Nahi (1/1), Konan, Briet (3/5)
Temporary exclusions: Remili (12’, 17’), Richardson (47’), Tournat (59’)
