Metz Handball continues its flawless performance in the LBE, while OGC Nice will have to wait a bit longer before securing their first victory of the season.
Fourth consecutive victory in the Ligue Butagaz Énergie for Metz, who won on Nice’s court at the opening of the fourth day (28-34). Challenged in the first half by an efficient Eagles team (16-17 at halftime), Ivana Kapitanovic’s teammates raised their game in the second half, led by an effective Méline Nocandy (6 goals).
Stronger in the defensive sector, the Messines capitalized on the decline of the home team to widen the score gap in the approach to the final quarter (21-27, 43′). Ehsan Abdelmalek and her team put up a good fight in this duel, but lacked the resources to compete for the entire sixty minutes against a solid Lorraine team.
