Long led, the Blues take 30 to 29 against the Danes after a panting final. They will face the Sweden on Friday for a place in the final.
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Objective reached: France is in the semi-finals of the euro. The fourth and last game of the main tour, played Wednesday, January 26 against Denmark, has long resembled a real cross road for the blues. After being conducted for 56 minutes, the tricolors ended up winning a little goal (30-29), while a draw was enough for them to qualify. France finishes first of its group in front of its victim of the day.
In this same Dome MVM hall in Budapest, Hungary, she will face Sweden Friday, who qualified Tuesday in front of Norway, also in the last minutes of a suspense meeting. Despite their victory (34-24) against Montenegro a little earlier in the afternoon, Iceland is eliminated. The Icelanders had crushed the French (29-21) four days earlier.
“We have gone through all states. We clung to reversing the steam. So much we started, so much we showed a lot of soul in the second half. Our guard Vincent Gérard did The stops he needed in the last ten minutes “, summed up at the microphone of Bein Sports Erick Mathé, who replaces the coach Guillaume Gille, affected by the Cvid-19, on the Blue Bench.
“Many saw us lose quickly in this euro, but the goal is reached: we are in the last square. We missed our start of the match, but we did not let go. We stayed for a long time. From gap. We threw herself on all the balloons. We finish first of our group. I have the impression that something was born tonight, “Valentin completed door, the captain of the team of France.
In first period, the French caught in the throat
This victory of the Blues face the favorite of the competition must however be relativised because the Denmark being already qualified for the semi-finals, the coach Nikolaj Jacobsen had decided to leave at least three of his best players: the right back Mathias Gidsel, the Magnus Saugrup pivot and the left rear Mikkel Hansen, the usual custodian of the Danish game. French side, only lacked the call the pivot Nicolas Tournate, tested positive at CIVID-19, which joined the kentin mâhé leader and coach Guillaume Gille.
In first period, the Danes took the French to the throat. Playing released, they unfolded their handball. Everything was going too fast for the blues. In far shooting, the left rear Jacob Holm and the right back Niclas Kirkelokke have martyred French defense. As the Danish Defense, very mobile, managed to anesthetize the French attackers, the Blues have long seemed destitute, without solution in this match.
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