Handball: in Dunkirk, the Fenix Toulouse so close, so far
The Fenix only chased after the score and failed to chain a third victory in a row.
The Hauts-Garonnais certainly had in mind to make the pass of three in this month of October, after their first success in the league in Chartres, followed by a qualification for the quarter-finals in the Coupe de France at the expense of Cesson-Rennes . This trip to Dunkirk, then a red lantern, seemed ideal to transform their wishes into reality. All this will remain fictitious with a defeat in the key (26-23).
“From the start of the match, we get into trouble on our own. Whether defensively or offensively, we do not meet the expectations of this event, ”said Danijel Andjelkovic, a technician pleasantly disappointed. Shortly before the quarter of an hour of play, the scoreboard was already five goals behind for his charges, yet in numerical superiority at that time (7-2, 14th). “From there, on a run after the score”. Or how to summarize the physiognomy of a meeting in a statement.
Toulousains too fair physically
It must be said, the Dunkirk in addition, with the ambition to go and glean their first points of the season. “We expected this kind of opposition, a game with a lot of duels.” It was seen on the floor, and Toulouse have never refused to go into battle, always having this hope of coming back to the score. As evidenced by an overwhelming 5-0 they inflicted between the 21st and 26th minutes, and this outnumbered. But today the Fenix was so close, so far away.
Too short also, with the sequence of meetings that was felt at the Stade des Flandres. The repeated breaths of a Gonçalo in lack of success (2/6 shooting) imagine the setbacks of the evening. This is good, the reception of Nantes is looming on October 16. Enough to give Toulouse residents time to recharge their batteries.