A derby won with flying colours
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Just three days after their EHF Champions League win over Danish club Gudme Oure Gudbjerg Handball (GOG), Paris Saint-Germain Handball travelled to face regional rivals US Ivry Handball in Liqui Moly StarLigue Round 12. The Parisians were up against the 14th-placed side at the Auguste Delaune gym, which was also the occasion to meet up with former Rouge et Bleu pivot Robin Dourte, a Paris Saint-Germain Handball academy graduate.
In a festive atmosphere, the two teams put on a show from the start as they went at it hot for shot (5': 3-3). Efficient on the counter, the Parisians progressively pulled ahead of the feisty locals (10': 7-8). Several saves from Andreas Palicka allowed Les Rouge et Bleu to still have the lead at the end of the first quarter (16': 11-12).
With Luc Steins at the helm, the capital club managed to carve out a break (22': 12-15) and the trend was confirmed by an excellent David Balaguer, who bagged four goals in less than 5 minutes (27': 13-19)! At the break, our team was in the lead and looking good!
30' : Solide dans tous les secteurs, Paris mène au repos sur le terrain d'Ivry ! #IVRYPSG pic.twitter.com/D59ggfnb8m
— PSG Handball (@psghand) December 3, 2022
In the second act, Parisian captain Luka Karabatic guided his team well and his sixth goal of the evening confirmed their clear domination (36': 16-26). A magnificent stop from Andreas, followed by a goal from our Latvian behemoth Dainis Kristopans, allowed Les Rouge et Bleu to establish their advantage (45': 20-30).
Ferran Solé Sala (5 from 5) also played apart in the Parisians' excellent performance (50': 23-31). Thereafter, several decisive interventions from Jannick Green allowed Paris to approach the end of the match with serenity (55': 24-35). Youngster Gautier Loredon then sealed the capital club's solid win on Ivry's home turf and Paris Saint-Germain Handball returned to the capital still in control of the league standings.
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REACTIONS FROM RAUL GONZALEZ, HENRIK TOFT HANSEN AND DAVID BALAGUER:
🎙️ Après la victoire lors de #IVRYPSG (26-39), découvrez les réactions de Raul #Gonzalez, @HansenToft & @Balaguer14 ! pic.twitter.com/esGgRwXLH1
— PSG Handball (@psghand) December 3, 2022
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