At the end of a tight and very indecisive match, the Marseille Spartans defeated the Amiens Gothiques in overtime. Amiens takes a point before going to Angers this Sunday at 5 p.m.
Already beaten twice last season at the Palais Omnisports Marseille Grand-Est, the third meeting almost was the right one, but the outcome of the match was finally decided at the start of extra time which turned in favor of the Marseille Spartans .
Even reduced and with a somewhat modified alignment, the Amiens Gothiques had taken this first third in the right direction and the first opportunity obtained by Julien Tessier bore witness to this, even if the Canadian missed the target. The goalkeepers had their say, Kozun intervened with his boot in front of Stolyarov, then later on Siraudin's throw. Steen, his Marseille counterpart, had had much more work: vigilant on Phelan's shot, he then put Tessier in check, then Lepage with the mitt. But the first to give in was the Amiens goalkeeper, who repelled Nsonsa's attempt in Siraudin's stick (1-0, 12’09). In a double numerical superiority phase, Magovac pierced the Spartan goalkeeper with a powerful wrist shot (1-1, 14’25). Josh Brittain, for his first, received two penalties in just a few minutes. The second cost the Phocéens' second goal scored by their top scorer Duffek, who deflected Bourgeois' throw to deceive Kozun two seconds from the end of the third (2-1, 19’58).
Jordan Lepage excluded at mid-match
In the second half, Steen was quickly called upon by Maïa, just like Kozun against Dufek. Better placed than their opponents, the Amiens lacked precision in the last gesture, like Phelan who failed to deceive the vigilance of the Spartans' goalkeeper. In a high-class collective action, with Dufek on the initiative, Salhany in relay and Stolaryov at the conclusion, it was a perfect throw which left Kozun no chance (3-1,25’25). Two minutes later, and after watching the video, Lavigne, served on a plate by Bergeron, reduced the gap after playing Stefensen (3-2, 27’28). Mid-match, Lepage, guilty of a high charge on Dair, was excluded from the match (29'32). After the faceoff, Kozun made two big saves in front of Machac, completely alone in the middle, then in front of Dufek. He also imposed himself with authority after a nice number from Joubert. Matima equalized for Amiens with a precise shot entering the area and left Steen helpless. At the end of the third, Gibert and Besson, following Marseille's loss of pucks in the neutral zone and Tessier one-on-one with the Swedish goalkeeper, missed the opportunity to give the Gothics the advantage.
Failing to score at the end of the period, the Gothiques did so from the start in the third period, Maïa scored the fourth goal on the rebound of Besson's attempt (3-4, 40’37). A short-lived advantage since the puck returned insistently to the edge of the cage. Already decisive, on two of the first three goals, Stolyarov and Dufek made the powder speak again and the first perfectly adjusted the Amiens goalkeeper after a lot of work from the second (4-4, 44’26). To regain control, the two teams on the ice had, consecutively, the opportunity to deliver, but they did not succeed, the fault of very solid goalkeepers since kick-off. Little in sight from the start, Gibert, the Amiens top scorer, was not far from deceiving Steen, who was pushing back with a reflex stop, and putting his team in a very good position just over two minutes from the lead. end of regulation time.
Having failed to decide between themselves after the first 60 minutes, Marseillais and Amiénois had to do so during extra time. After 33 seconds of play, Bjorkung found Kozun's top corner and gave the Spartans success. Amiens leaves the Marseille city with a point before traveling to Angers this Sunday at 5 p.m.
Magnus League, 20th day
Marseille – Amiens: 5-4 ap (2-1)(1-2)(1-1)
Buts pour Marseille : Paul Siraudin (1-0, 12'09) assist Nsonsa et Bjorkung ; Jan Dufek (2-1, 19'58) assist Bourgeois et Stolyarov SN ; Gennedy Stolyarov (3-1, 25'25) assist Salhany et Dufek; Gennedy Stolyarov (4-4, 44'26) assist Dufek et Ruusu ; Viktor Bjorkung (5-4, 60'33) assist Dufek et Salhany.
Goals for Amiens: Aleksandar Magovac (1-1, 14'25) assists Plagnat and Bergeron SN2; Zachary Lavigne (3-2, 27'28) assists Bergeron; Rudy Matima (3-3, 35'38) assists Brittain and Djemel; Bastien Maïa (3-4) assists Besson and Tessier.
César Willot
Photo credit: Kevin Devigne – Gazettesports.fr (archives)
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