On the move on the Saint-Raphaël floor, Montpellier waited the last 20 minutes to stand out on the scoreboard and sign a fourth victory in a row in the Liqui Moly StarLigue (34-38).
Montpellier does not release the pressure on the PSG. While the club from the capital will go to Chambéry this Sunday, the Héraultais have once again temporarily taken a two-point lead. In effect, Patrice Canayer’s players went for a victory on the Saint-Raphaël floor at the start of the 19th day of the championship.
However, it was the Varois who got off to the best start. After a crossover during the first twelve minutes, Johannes Marescot (6 goals on 6 shots), Benjamin Bataille (3 goals on 6 shots) and Drevy Paschal (8 goals on 9 shots) inflicted on the MHB a 3-0 in one just under three minutes to widen the first significant gap of the meeting. The Héraultais could not respond until the last ten minutes of the first act approached. Yanis Lenne (5 goals on 6 shots) and Veron Nacinovic (6 goals on 6 shots) did what was necessary to allow their formation to return to the heights. The two teams went blow for blow before returning to the locker room.
[#LiquiMolyStarLigue – J19]
🔥 Two more points! The MHB won in the Var at Saint-Raphaël, its 17th success in 19 games.
🔚 @SRVHB 🆚 @mhbofficiel : 34-38 pic.twitter.com/b9hDRY54XL
— Montpellier Handball (@mhbofficiel) March 3, 2023
Montpellier wear and tear
Drevy Paschal then allowed SRVHB to return to a length at the buzzer. The start of the second period had the same characteristics. Indeed, each of the two teams was able to take control of the score but without managing to count more than one goal in advance. The situation settled down as the last 20 minutes of the match approached. Andreas Holst Jensen (7 goals from 8 shots) and Stas Skube (4 goals from 4 shots) then allowed the MHB to make the break again.
The gap reached three lengths nine minutes from the end of the meeting and proved to be final. Karl Konan (2 goals on 2 shots) believed to give even more scope to this success but Johannes Marescot had the last word for Saint-Raphaël. Montpellier won by four lengths (34-38) and signed a fourth success in a row in the Liqui Moly StarLigue. Before the PSG match, the Hérault club regains a two-point lead and will undoubtedly be behind Chambéry this Sunday. Saint-Raphaël, after two successes in a row, falls back into his failings.