The injury of Wesley Pardin, the goalkeeper of the French men's handball team who hit a knee against Switzerland on Monday at the World Cup in Egypt, seems “serious”, coach Guillaume Gille said after the French success (25-24 ) in the suburbs of Cairo.
“It looks like a serious injury.
It does not smell good, ”said the coach of the Blues who was waiting for medical news.
Visibly affected in a knee as well as in a hand during contact with Swiss winger Cedric Tynowski in the first period, the Aix-en-Provence goalkeeper, chosen to start the match, gave way to Vincent Gérard .
His package for the rest of the World Cup, the final of which will take place on January 31, would be a blow to France as the Martiniquais shines in recent months with Aix as in the opening match against Norway (28-24).
A surprise holder in place of Gérard, he was named man of the match after having discouraged the Scandinavian assaults with 18 saves.
The Blues can count on a third goalkeeper present in Cairo, Yann Genty, who pairs up with Gérard at Paris SG.
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