The derby between the two extremes in the standings promised to be unbalanced.
He hasn't been.
On the floor of Tremblay, red lantern, the PSG, leader of the championship, had to draw on its reserves to win its 7th victory in as many games in this match to be replayed counting for the 6th day.
With now 14 points in the standings, Raul Gonzalez's group logically widens the gap (5 points) with Limoges, his runner-up.
Tremblay always brings up the rear with only one point on the clock and two fewer games.
60 ': It's over at Tremblay!
Paris wins and continues its flawless @LidlStarligue!
More info to come!
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- PSG Handball (@psghand) November 11, 2020
What you must remember
When you play the team that outrageously dominates its championship, and that you are last in the standings, you have to rely on values that have nothing to do with technique or tactics.
For an hour, Joël Da Silva's players showed enormous willpower and unfailing humility.
Without competition for a month, the Tremblaysiens achieved the feat of never being left behind by more than three goals (10-13, 23rd).
The draw at the break (15-15) may seem flattering.
He is not.
Because PSG, which nevertheless remained on a demonstration against Limoges (42-20), was far from playing at the level we know it.
Ferran Sole's 8 goals in the first half were marred by too much vagueness and defensive mistakes.
Without the address of Nedim Remili after returning from the locker room (11 goals in total), the French champion was heading straight for his first defeat since May 12, 2019. It was in Saint-Raphaël, then trained by a certain… Joël Da Silva.
The player: Yosdany Rios
As nobody knew how to highlight the Parisian side, it is in Tremblay that we must look for the man of the match.
By virtue of his size (1 m 94, 129 kg), the 31-year-old Cuban is a rock.
He can also be agile, even aerial, whether in attack or defense.
His 6 goals are there to prove it.
The former Ivry and Limoges player, who arrived in Seine-Saint-Denis in February 2019, will be one of Tremblay's assets in the race for maintenance.
The number: 8
The number of consecutive victories of PSG on the land of Tremblays, since December 19, 2012 (27-26).
It is also the 17th victory for Paris against 9 defeats.
With 33 goals scored, it is also the worst score for Parisians in seven league matches!
MATCH SHEET
TREMBLAY - PSG: 30-33 (15-15).
Tremblay: Butorac (3 goals), Portela (3), Kopco (2), Sebetic (4), Siakam (3), Olsson (4), Mocquais (2), Soussi (1), Rios (6), Chouiref ( 2).
Entr.
: Da Silva
PSG: Keita (1), Kristopans (4), Kounkoud (2), Sole (8), Remili (11), L. Karabatic (1), Prandi (6).
Entr.
: Gonzalez.
