The Cavigal handball players are unstoppable. Yesterday, the 15th day of the National 1 championship was played, with a new victory for the Nice team.
Ten. That’s the number of victories gathered by the Cavigal handball players for their promotion to National 1. A nice record after 15 championship games, allowing Cyril Parmentelot’s team to regain the podium with only seven matches remaining in the championship.
To achieve this, the Nice team overcame the Annecy handball club (11th) in their venue. A great victory achieved thanks to a solid team performance. First, in attack with the trio Kristian Vassilev (8 goals), Alexis Bon (6 goals), and Florian Graglia (4 goals), who were very inspired this evening. But not everything was easy. Even though the players from the Alpes-Maritimes won by a five-goal margin, it was Annecy who led for a long time. Until the 36th minute precisely. It was at that moment that the sharp shooters from Nice kicked into action.
The Cavigal defense makes the difference
This was coupled with a solid performance by Maxime Aicardi (7 saves) in the first half and Eden Speno (9 saves) in the second half. On the opposite side, the top scorer for the Savoy region, Ugo Scotto Di Pompeo (79 goals), was well contained by the defense from the French Riviera. The former professional player scored only three goals out of nine attempts. A ratio far from his standards and certainly the key to this match.
For Nice, notable performances also included Romain Boveron with four goals and John Nkonda who scored three goals with 100% shooting accuracy.
With this victory, Cavigal handball temporarily climbs to second place before Montpellier’s game this afternoon. The next match for Nice is on Saturday, March 22, at home against CSAV Annecy (5th). A crucial match in the context of the end of the season.
