The Burdis were better managed in Calais
Guillaume Condamin, the Bordeaux coach, did not make a big deal out of it: “When we take risks, we make mistakes but we managed the end of the set well, when the score was tight. We expected a tough match. He was”. Within a close-knit collective where each player knows her score in defense, Henyo, the former resident of the IFVB has particularly stood out.
Stronger nerves
The Stellistes have yet made a choice start (6/2). Aggressive face-offs from Seguin and Lanimarac, efficiency from Pandulli and Stankulova had a lot to do with it. La Stella keeps the advantage until the Bordeaux women in turn make the powder speak at the face-off with Chereau and Hanquiez. First joined 9-9, the Calaisiennes were condemned to tread water when opposite Henyo began to chain to the net 12/16.
The Stella resurfaced again thanks to a good pass from Lanimarac on the baseline. The two teams then went blow for blow and the ties went by. La Stella took the bet on a furious attack from Pandulli 25/23. In the second set, Stankulova put on a show from the baseline 18/15. Opposite, in the same exercise, Szafraniec returned the favor and more. The Stella does not recover from it on 21/25.