The girls made a splash in Waasland during their 2nd International Tournament of the season, securing a third-place finish that allowed them to step onto the podium for the first time in their and the club’s history!
The boys confirmed their rise among the national elite for the upcoming season by also stepping onto the podium in this international tournament. The group, composed of Sandrine Filippini, Emma Barros Cumba, Angรฉlique Leal, Laurence Bertrand, suffered the withdrawal of Marielle Sauvan who had to forfeit due to an eye infection. Additionally, the coach Mikaรชl Maunier was absent due to a professional trip.
A depleted team, yes and no, because the girls received reinforcement on the bench from the boys’ coach: Karolina Lazarewicz.
5 teams and 8 matches, as the teams would meet each other twice, a very interesting level to play and excellent preparation!
Nice began the day in the best way by winning their first match 7-2 against Waassland, then drawing 2-2 against Gent after leading 2-0 and cracking at the end… But they followed up with another draw against Glarus 4-4, equalizing at the last moment this time!
High morale, a well-bonded team… but the girls of A.N.I.C.E.S would go through a dark patch! They went on to lose 4 consecutive matches… 1-4 against Graz, then 3-5 against Waassland, 2-5 against Gent, and another heavy defeat 1-6 against Glarus.
Mission accomplished, they put on an outstanding match and inflicted a heavy 9-2 defeat on Graz, which allowed them, in a very tight tournament where none of the teams wanted to give up, to claim a splendid 3rd place!
For the men, the team was small in number and composed of only 3 players: Bernard Berger, Cรฉdric Bouchet, and Sรฉbastien Filippini, all without a coach…!
The people from Nice started strong this morning by convincingly beating Glarus 4-0 and Brussels 3-0. But they would meet the European Champion Waassland 1 and had to concede in the last minute 2-3, what a pity!
Nice rebounded against Teramo without holding back, 7-2 but faltered against Waassland’s 2nd team: 1-4, with violent shots and precision getting the better of our team from Nice!
A draw against Magdeburg 1-1 in a tight and tactical match, but it was the last misstep of the day… because the Nice team came back to construct, wanting to finish a very beautiful tournament and strung together 3 consecutive victories: 6-2 against Graz, 4-2 against Berlin, and, under the encouragement of the girls who had finished their day, completed the job against Dortmund 5-2.
