Chambray narrowly escapes against Saint-Amand

Chambray : 21
Saint-Amand: 19

This live feed was provided by journalists from the sports department of La Nouvelle République.

Second half

21-19. It clearly lacked serenity, but the CTHB won against Saint-Amand. He can thank his goalkeeper, Melinda Szikora (16 saves), and his managers, Laura van der Heijden (7 goals) and Jovana Stoilkovic (5).

20-18. Szikora again. The Chambraisienne will probably have the last word in the goalkeeper duel offered by this match. There are thirty seconds left and Chambray has possession.

19-17. Szikora stops Pascoal’s seven-meter throw. Van der Heijden scores his sixth goal. Chambray breathes a little better. There are three minutes left!

17-17. The fourth opportunity is the right one: Emma Puleri equalizes (54^e).

17-15. Saint-Amand has just missed three opportunities to equalize, notably due to Melinda Szikora’s saves. Vilma Matthijs Holmberg is relaunching the Chambraisiennes (50^e).

16-15. The CTHB only scored three small goals in a quarter of an hour. Hard, hard…

16-14. Ophélie Tonds, again and again… And with Pascoal’s goal, that’s only +2 for a struggling CTHB (44^e).

15-11. Goalkeeper Tonds continues her festival by stopping Lucie Modenel’s shot at the end of a counter-attack. Emma Hrvatin takes advantage from the other side of the room (38^e), while the game has been messy for a few minutes.

14-10. A goal everywhere to start this second period (31^e).

First half

13-9. It’s the break. Chambray is logically in the lead, but he may regret a poor shooting success. The opposing goalkeeper, Tonds, has already made ten saves! With eight saves, the Chambrais goalkeeper Szikora is not to be outdone.

12-8. Jovana Stoiljkovic does not tremble on a seven-meter throw and Chambray regains his distance (26^e).

10-8. The power of Pascoal brings Saint-Amand closer to the CTHB (24^e). Mathieu Lanfranchi takes his first time out.

8-4. Tonds’ new save is followed by Emma Puleri’s goal for Saint-Amand (18^e). On the other side of the field, winger Djenaba Sylla makes her comeback nicely (19^e).

7-3. Melvine Deba celebrates her birthday with a goal against, after two failures (15^e).

6-3. Laura « VDH » responds to Stelvia de Jesus Pascoal (14^e).

4-1. The two goalkeepers stand out, Ophélie Tonds on the Saint-Amand side, Melinda Szikora for the CTHB (8^e).

3-1. Laura van der Heijden, Lucie Modenel and Constance Mauny place the CTHB in the lead (3^e).

0-1. Let’s go to the Fontaine Blanche. The first goal is for Saint-Amand and Donna Bakker on the counter.

Pre-match

19 h 58. Just before the start of the match, Constance Mauny received her trophy for best player of the month for November, presented by former Chambraisienne Manon Houette.

19 h 55. Note that this is the first home match since the announcement of the future departure of coach Mathieu Lanfranchi and the formalization of the name of his successor from next summer, Camille Comte.

19 h 50. Until now, Chambray’s top scorer is Lucie Modenel (35 goals, 4.4 per match), Saint-Amand’s is Stelvia de Jesus Pascoal (44 goals, 5.5 average).

19 h 45. The CTHB is currently sixth in this first women’s division. Saint-Amand is much further away, in the penultimate place. “It’s a very combative team, which gives everything it has, we will have to hold out in defense,” However, warns Laura van der Heijden.

19 h 40. Before this meeting, we invite you to learn more about one of the “Conquerors” of Chambray Touraine Handball. In a collective that knows how to rely on the strengths of each individual, those of Laura van der Heijden lie in particular in her experience. Which will be precious again, this evening…

19 h 35. This is already the second match of the year for the Chambraisiennes. From January 3, they dominated Toulon in Var (23-27). Toulonnaises whom they will meet next Saturday in the Coupe de France, at the Fontaine Blanche (8 p.m.).

19 h 30. Good evening and welcome to this live stream to follow the LBE meeting between Chambray and Saint-Amand. Start of the match at 8 p.m., this Wednesday, January 8.