Handball (N1M) : Le Bordeaux Bruges Lormont Handball bat son dauphin Frontignan et se qualifie pour la finale du championnat de Nationale 1 – ARL
May 15, 2022
The BBL did not tremble this Saturday evening by beating their runner-up Frontignan in a boiling Jean Dauguet room and securing first place in their group synonymous with the final for the title of National 1 champion.
It was the shock of this elite hen of National 1 between two teams guaranteed to play in the Proligue next year. Bordeaux Bruges Lormont Handball received Frontignan for a gala poster at the Jean Dauguet room from Bordeaux. The challenge was simple: a victory for the Girondins over their dolphin for their insurance first place in the standings even before the end of the championship.
And the more than 30° displayed on the mercury this Saturday at the start of the evening on the Right Bank did not scare the public place in number fill the Bordeaux enclosure which in the past has seen the girls of the Union Mios-Biganos Bègles or the men of the Girondins de Bordeaux shine.
The solid BBL from start to finish
The kick-off was given by Jérôme Fernandezformer legendary player of the France team and who started at the Girondins.
The first quarter of an hour is balanced. An observation lap where the BBL will only have been behind in the score twice. We have to wait for a first timeout requested by Philippe Gardent to see the Girondins come away slightly on the scoreboard. An awakening which is confirmed in the second part of the first half with a widening gap bis. +4, +5, +6… Thanks to its markers and a sparkling Ivan Vekic in the goals, the blacks & whites are jointly in front of half-time (20-13) having achieved 30 good minutes.
If Frontignan hangs on, the premises are solid on all fronts. At the fourth, the BBL takes off until they have a lead of 10 goals (27-17). Then comes a breath of fresh air for a few minutes for the people of Aquitaine who see their opponents nibble goals and come back to score. Fortunately, Benoit Peyrabout’s players, not shaking and remains in the lead (30-24). The last quarter of an hour is marked by a festival of Ivan Vekic which connects the stops with great class. On the other side of the field, Nicolas Minne (the game’s leading scorer with 10 goals) scored twice in the last three minutes, further disgusting the southerners. Two last pawns of Clément Bos confirm the precious success of BBL 36 to 30.
A victory that allows the entity born in the summer of 2021 to be certain to finish at the top of the classification and thus to qualify for the final of the National 1 championship.
The high level back in Bordeaux
Right Bank players will challenge either Lanester Hazebrouck or Vesoul (or Belfort) or Martigues (or Montpellier) in early June. ” We achieved our goal which was the climb and the first place ” welcomes smiling at the end of the meeting with captain Xavier Moreau, particularly in the legs this Saturday (9 shots, 6 goals). Formed in Bruges almost 15 years ago, the back can indeed be happy, he who was charmed by the BBL project after playing many years at Proligue level. ” I hope people will follow us in the second division he adds, turning towards the stands of Dauguet which will have vibrated for more than an hour.
Xavier Moreau
” You need a high-level club in Bordeauxand I hope we’ll be the one “comments his side Philippe Gardent, proud, happy manager and above all cornerstone of this perfect season. ” A big hat to this group… on one fact the match that was neededloose the old “Barjots”. It’s been great all year. When you have people where humanly they are good and healthy, it’s really nice! I love the competition, the fight but I like the human relations “.
Philip Garden
Before playing its final, the BBL will have one last match on his agenda, Saturday in Annecy, current fourth. Philippe Gardent expects a ” complicated match against a team that will play its luck but we will play hard “.
Until then, the Girondins savor this performance with a bit of moderation. “ We’re going to have a few drinks, but we’re going to drink small shots. We’ll party when we’re N1 champions promises Xavier Moreau.
[Jérôme Martin-Castéra – photo : J.M.C.]