After his heavy defeat against Iceland, the France team reassured by dominating Montenegro 36 to 27. To hope to access the semi-finals, the blues will have to do draw against Denmark on Wednesday.
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The France team can continue to dream. Severely beaten (21-29) Saturday by Iceland, the Blues reassured, Monday, January 24, carried it clearly against Montenegro 36 to 27. They can believe a qualification for the semifinals. The Montenegrins, suffocated by the French defense, never seemed able to win this meeting.
The blues can now turn to their fourth and last match of the main tour. The Croats having beaten the Icelandic (22-23) Monday thanks to a goal at the buzzer, the French will be able to settle for a draw against the Danes on Wednesday to access the semifinals.
“We knew how to recover and show the true face of the France team, which does not let anything,” said Defender Karl Konan after meeting at the microphone of Bein Sports. “This victory does good in the heads. Compared to the failed match against Iceland, we have put more pace and makes more passes, which has allowed us to find favorable shooting situations,” completed the Rear Dika MEM.
Private of the Dylan Nahi (flu) winger and the Kentin Mahé (COVID), the France team recorded the returns of its two pillars of the central hinge: Karl Konan and Ludovic Fabargas, which allowed him to regain his defensive strength. In attack, Dika MEM has also made a full match. If his start has been complicated, his shots from afar have often fly in the second half.
Two evictions in first period
In attack, the main satisfaction of the match, however, came from Nikola Karabatic, who brought his reading of the game to the game leader, and his sense of purpose. His association with Aymeric Minne, replaced left rear after a dull service against Iceland, was convincing.
Overall dominated by the French, the first period was marked by two expulsions. That of Captain Monténegrin Vasko Sevaljevic intervened in the 12th minute following a given blow to the face of Nikola Karabatic. A fact of a game that looked like a decisive turning point, but four minutes later, Vincent Gérard, the French guard, also received a red card.
On a long pass of his counterpart Martin Tomovski, he fruited the hand of striker Milos Vujovic at the time of reception. After consultation of the video, the referees logically expelled the keeper tricolor. In the wake, Montenegro managed to return to France (11-11 in the 21st minute).
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