Handball. France loses by a small point against Spain and does not reassure before the Euro

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“We lacked depth and aggression”

“We came across a willing Spanish team who knew how to play to their strengths. We lacked depth and aggression. We will have to analyze this match and react,” said Sébastien Gardillou, coach of the Bleues.

“It started with defense”

Captain Estelle Nze Minko returned to Les Bleues' defeat. “Spain showed more envy and anger than us. It is essential to learn lessons from this match. It started with defense. We let ourselves be fooled by the start of the match because Laura made a lot of saves. We have work to do. »

France loses to Spain

The Blues cannot do it. Faced with a very good Spanish team, France lost (27-28).

Penalty to go ahead (27-27)

Pauleta Foppa gets a good throw from seven meters. It's missed by Tamara Horacek.

It’s money time in Saint-Chamond (27-27)

Everything is possible at this end of the match. The French are a little better!

THE BLUE EQUALIZE (26-26)

Come on !!! Thanks to a great Laura Glauser, the Blues are back on track.

Coralie Lassource excluded (25-26)

France must come back but will have to do so numerically inferior.

Spain goes in front (23-24)

The Blues are conceding too many goals. Too crumbly since the Spanish start, the French cannot do it.

Time out for Sébastien Gardillou (22-22)

First time out for the new coach of the France team. France must pull itself together to hope to win.

Spain equalizes (21-21)

France has definitely not been able to do it since returning from the locker room. The Spaniards managed to gradually close their gap. Everything has to be redone.

Tamara Horacek gets a power play

France will be able to benefit from two minutes of numerical superiority.

Spain back to a small goal (18-17)

It was hanging in the face of the French women after several attacks without goals, the Spanish women are almost back.

France takes a three-goal lead (18-15)

The Spanish had several -1 balls but failed to find the best on defense and Hatadou Sako.

It's back to Saint-Chamond

The ball is given to the Spanish. Hatadou Sako replaces Laura Glauser in the French cages.

It's halftime (15-13)

Spain gave in at the start of the match but came back at the end. Watch out for the Blues who will have to close ranks in defense.

Spain has a ball of -2 (15-12)

Be careful for the Blues, the Spanish coach sets a timeout for the last offensive with a potential return to -2.

France fails to widen the gap (15-11)

Still between four and five goals ahead for the Blues. Spain continues its profitable offensives.

Another penalty saved!

3/3 for Laura Glauser, she is uncompromising on seven meter jets!!!

Grace Zaadi excluded for two minutes

The Frenchwoman is excluded in turn for a hand in the face.

Still five goals ahead (10-5)

The Blues are diligent in attack. Spain has found the key in attack but cannot lock in behind for the moment.

France maintains the distance (8-3)

Always a comfortable mattress for the Blues, Spain managed to score two goals but the French are solid in attack.

First Spanish timeout

We must stop the bleeding for Spain. Trailing 6-1, the visitors took on water at the start of the match.

France punishes Spanish mistakes

It took four minutes to launch the offensive machine. In defense, the referee whistles another penalty but Laura Glauser is still there to stop it.

The Blues do not give in to inferiority

For the moment the Blues are not giving up anything to the Spanish. Laura Glauser even saves herself from the penalty spot.

Pauline Coatanea excluded for two minutes

On the Spanish attack which followed the opening score, illegal surrounding of the Frenchwoman who is logically excluded.

The Blues open the scoring

After an unsuccessful start to the match, with a lot of turnovers on both sides, it was finally Chloé Valentini who opened the scoring for France.

Let's go to Saint-Chamond

The Blues kick off.

The teams return to the field

In a beautiful atmosphere, France and Spain return to the floor of the Arena Saint-Etienne Métropole in Saint-Chamond for the anthems.

Rehearsal before the Euro

Largely reworked since the Olympic Games, Spain has embarked on a new cycle and will be in the Blue group at the Euro.

Last moment of concentration for the Spanish

France advantage in the confrontation

Spain is an opponent who performs well for Les Bleues (16 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats). The last confrontation dates back to the Paris Olympics, France won 32-24.

Relive the arrival of the Spanish players

The composition of the Blues

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