les Boxers de Bordeaux au bout du suspense à Briançon
Carried by their imperial goalkeeper Clément Fouquerel on his line, the Boxers knew how to bend their backs to offer themselves…
Carried by their imperial goalkeeper Clément Fouquerel on his line, the Boxers knew how to bend their backs to afford a small hold-up in Briançon, at the red lantern. It was a one-sided start to the match which saw the Boxers suffer and keep their heads above water thanks to Fouquerel’s multiple parries. But on the first prank in the Briançon enclave, Spinozzi discovered the flaw on the first Bordeaux throw of the evening (0-1, 6and). But Vasko victoriously took over a service from Ruel for the equalizer for the Devils (1-1, 7and).
Briançon thought he had done the hardest part by taking the lead on a power-play converted by Ruel just before the home stretch (2-1, 49and). Zahradnik even had the puck 3-1 at the end of the palette but the puck hit Fouquerel’s post (52and). Bordeaux threw its last strength into the battle in the money-time. The last cartridge would hit the target, Lesvesque setting the record straight 33 seconds from the buzzer (2-2, 60and). Barely the induced extension, it was Spinozzi, for a double, who offered victory to the Boxers (3-2, 61and).