28:12! An incredible defence and the collective play in attack brought les Bleus a beautiful victory over one of the favourites to a medal. It was their four consecutive win in the group A and they can go for a fifth one on Monday afternoon, against Poland.
This French team is a delight for the eyes and a blessing for the handball! They have everything that an Olympic Champion must have: a great goalkeeper, an incredible strong and flexible defence leaded by some of the best defenders in the world, a lethal fastbreak, a perfect relation with the pivot and a back line composed of very powerfull and athletic players.
In these conditions, Spain were only once in front, 2:1 after 6 minutes, because the blue fury totally overrun them. It was 8:2/13., 9:3/16., 10:4/18., 12:6/21., for the French superstars, a consistent advantage that they took with in the dressing room in the half break (16:10).
The team coached by Juan Carlos Pastor started better in the second half, scoring three times in a row (16:13/34.), but their hopes died as fast as they were born. During 11 minutes, they scored not goal, the opponent made four and the scoreboard showed a categoric 20:13 for Nikola´ squad. A margin that brought France safety and in the end a well deserved victory, 28:21. It is clear that les Blues future in the Olympic tournament looks always brighter...
Statistics
France - Spain 28:21 (16:10)
France: Omeyer (13 saves), Karaboué (1/1 save) - Dinart, Burdet (2), G. Gille (2), B. Gille (6), Narcisse (5), Girault (1), Karabatic (5), Kempé, Abati, Abalo (3), Guigou (4/1), Paty.
Spain: Hombrados, Barrufet (13 saves) - A. EntrerrÃos (1), Rocas (1), R. EntrerrÃos (1), Garabaya (1), Prieto (2), Belaustegui (1), Lozano (1), Davis, GarcÃa (7/4), Romero (3), Malmagro (3), Tomás.
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