As every weekend, it’s time for the report on the Nice clubs. While some found success, such as the basketball players of Cavigal or the men’s water polo team, others saw red, like the OGCN players in Saint-Etienne.
The OGCN sees red at the Greens
After their victory against Reims, 2 goals to 0, the men traveled to the field of Saint-Étienne for what was one of the flagship matches of the 27th day of Ligue 1. But things went wrong for the Aiglons.
Valentin Eysseric was rightly sent off after a scandalous tackle on Jérémy Clément. The ASSE midfielder suffered an open fracture of the tibia and will be out until the end of the season. Already trailing 1-0 after a penalty by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Didier Digard’s teammates collapsed in the second half with goals from Yohan Mollo and a double by Brandão.
The Azurians leave Geoffroy Guichard with a severe 4-0 and lose their 4th place to… Saint-Étienne. They will have to lift their heads quickly on Saturday night, Sunday, at 2 PM, against Montpellier, who won on their field against Rennes and have been full of confidence for several matches.
The Niss’Angels Again
The Niss’Angels are unstoppable. Rachid Méziane’s girls left Dunkirk with a great victory, 67 to 47. Fabienne Constant once again weighed heavily in the balance with her 16 points. Also noteworthy is the great performance of Margaux Galliou-Loko and Jeanne Senghor-Sy with 13 and 11 points, respectively.
From the start of the match, the Cavigal girls showed aggressiveness and effectiveness both in attack and defense. They recorded their 19th victory in 20 days. They still retain their two-point lead (39 points) over Calais. The Niss’Angels will host Armentières in their Salle Leyrit, second-to-last of LF2. And what about the next trip? The Azuriennes will travel across France to Calais for a turning point in the Championship.
Nice-Volley couldn’t avoid mistakes against Cambrai
Nice-Volley was hosting Cambrai for the 21st day of Ligue B. Cristian Bartha’s teammates could have bounced back after two consecutive defeats against Canteleu and Plessis-Robinson. But things didn’t turn in favor of the Azurians, despite a very close match between the two teams.
The Northeners won the first two sets (25-23 / 29-27) before the Niçois, stung in their pride, responded and grabbed the third set (26-24). But Cambrai did not relent, and in a final set just as contested, they won 28-26!
The slim chance that the Azurians had for a play-off qualification has vanished with this defeat. Mladen Kasic’s players will travel
Handball: A narrow defeat in Nîmes
What a pity! The handball players of the OGCN missed a small feat in the hall of Nîmes, 3rd in LFH. Sébastien Gardillou’s players only lost by 4 points in the Gard (27-31). Unfortunately, the Azuriennes remain last in the Championship with 6 points, three points behind Dijon.
The match against Issy-Paris Hand is already the penultimate of the season. A defeat or a victory will not change much, OGCN HB will play a mini-tournament of 4 for relegation.
Hockey: Montpellier stronger than Nice
While Stan Sutor’s players were on two consecutive victories, they could have made it three this weekend in the Montpellier rink. Before the match, Jozef Slaninak’s teammates were 8th in the Championship, and Montpellier was 4th. The Héraultais supremacy was evident in this match.
Everything started badly for the Aiglons. In 5 minutes, they were already trailing 2-0 (Kevin Amon, Ryan Ellis). Nicolas Motreff’s goal at the end of the first period allowed the Niçois to stay in the game.
The second period was simply disastrous. 4 goals from Martin Slovak, a double from Petr Janecka and Ryan Ellis, allowed the Héraultais to take off at the dawn of the last period. Janne Kumpulainen managed to narrow the gap, but the Montpelliérains sealed the score with a final goal from Étienne Brodeur. Result, 7-2. A Saturday quickly forgotten for Nice-Hockey. The capital of the Azurean club will host Reims on Saturday night (7:15 PM).
Rugby: A 6th consecutive victory for Stade Niçois
For the 16th day of Fédérale 3, the players of Stade Niçois hosted the bottom of Group 9, Gap Hautes-Alpes, at Stade des Arboras. And the protégés did things grandly: 74 to 10. A true rugby lesson. The reserve team also crushed the Gap team, 104 to 3! The Azurians remain second in the Championship, with 58 points, three points behind the leader, Berre, who won in Aubagne (14-9).
The Niçois will travel on Sunday the 24th to the field of La Valette-du-Var, 3rd in the Pool.
Water polo: Beautiful victory against Sète
After their reverse against Montpellier, the men of ONN managed to defeat Sète, 3rd in the Championship, for the 13th day of Elite Water polo (11-6). With this victory, the players come back two points behind their evening opponents and remain 4th in the standings (22 points) but with one more match. They will travel this weekend to the North, to Douai.
