This long trip to Picardy before Christmas will have brought 2 points in the Boxers' basket. For this, they still left energy as in the fierce battle Friday against Marseille (4-3 after penalties). For their part, the Amiénois did not present themselves with good momentum, returning from Grenoble with an elimination in the Cup (2-4), a slap in the face in Magnus (0-6) and also injuries… The Bordelais also dominated the first third… But they lost it. A defensive oversight in the last minute immediately converted by Bergeron, well served in front of the cage. Perhaps disturbed by 5 minutes of Mariah Carey accompanying the pickup, the Boxers were very happy to see a shot from Maia hit the post in the final seconds.
The frustration must have been high in the locker room given the missed opportunities. Carry had a first break stopped irregularly, the superiority not doing much. Guidoux and Salonen also tried, coming up against Fouquerel, the former Boxers goalkeeper who had to call the doctor afterwards, after a shot from Lamarche on his chin. He finished this third but was replaced by Kozun at the start of the 2nd.
Papillon's great game
Inflated by this advantage then by a new inferiority easily killed, the Gothics attacked hard when they resumed. They came close to breaking several times, putting more speed into their attacks. Rambelo launched Guillaume who adjusted Kozun's top corner (1-1). The match then took a more closed and physical turn. Papillon produced a magnificent double save. Penalties weighed heavily in the final third. That suffered by Leborgne was annihilated by Papillon and his guard, except that the Bordeaux power-play remained ineffective. Poudrier had the best opportunity but Kozun remained solid, and in the process a Leborgne who went back to prison 6 minutes from the end. Papillon then pulled out all the stops to avoid an almost final goal.
“The players are worn out”
The Boxers even won the right to finish in superiority. In vain again and the match logically went into overtime. Additional time that Lamarche shortened to 27 seconds with a precise wrist shot. The delivery at the 35th Bordeaux shot. So it's time for Christmas but certainly no relaxation for Olivier Dimet's men who will have to contend with Grenoble (on the 28th) and Rouen (on the 30th) at Mériadeck. “It wasn't a great match, the players are worn out, we're only going to remember the victory,” concluded the Bordeaux manager. Our power play was not good but that can be explained by the waste in our game. The players will have 3 days off, let's hope that we will have more freshness for the future.
Amiens 1 – Bordeaux 2
Lieu Amiens (Coliseum ice rink) Spectators 3 200 Referees MM. Dehaen et Herrault Third-time : 1-0, 0-1, 0-0, a.p. 0-1. Penalties Amiens: 10 mins (2+ 2+ 6); Bordeaux: 4 min (0+ 2+ 2).
AMIENS Bergeron 19’25”ass. Plagnat, Matima.
Guardians Kozun (22 saves, 40’27”), Fouquerel (11 saves, 20 min).
BORDEAUX Guillaume 28'10″ is. Rambelo), Lamarche 60'27'' is. Poudrier, Bruche.
Guardian Papillon (17 saves, 60'27'').
