The Eagles of Nice experienced a cruel evening at the Jean-Bouin rink. Despite leading the score for most of the match, Nice suffered its fifth consecutive defeat in the Ligue Magnus.
Everything had started well in this game against Amiens, counting for the 5th day of the Ligue Magnus. In front of more than 800 supporters, the Eagles scored the first goal of the evening thanks to Yoan Salve (15’). It seemed that everything was going well, unlike Tuesday against Angers.
Coming back from the break, the match remained generally quite closed. Until the 29th minute, when a foul by Joseph Broutin allowed the Gothics to equalize on a power play by Gautier Gilbert (1-1). This did not unsettle the Maralpins, who reacted through the former Amiens player Taavi Tiala. The Finn, who recently arrived on the Côte d’Azur, scored his second goal of the season. Nice seemed to have the match under control and capable of responding at any moment.
Jasper Larinmaa crucifies his former teammates
During the third period, the match remained balanced. Amiens appeared relatively dangerous, and both teams created opportunities, but the goalkeepers remained vigilant. Until the 54th minute. Well assisted by Jasper Larinmaa, the young Noa Besson (17 years old) beat Raphaël Garnier and scored his first goal in Ligue Magnus.
Everything had to be redone for the Niçois, who didn’t seem particularly troubled until then. Unfortunately, the Eagles were pushed into overtime. Fatigue began to set in, and the Niçois couldn’t regain the lead. It went to a shootout. In this exercise, it was Amiens that came out on top. Nice failed to send the puck into the Amiens net even once. On the other hand, the visitors converted their chances twice, with Jasper Larinmaa scoring the second goal for his new team.
Nice was defeated for the fifth consecutive time (2-3) but still managed to bring back a single point from this home game. The Amiens team, in turn, took the temporary lead in the championship.
The Niçois will now have a week to recover and regroup before hosting Bordeaux next Friday, a crucial match to try to stay in the race for playoff places! Kick-off at 8 pm.
