Historic!
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On Wednesday evening, Paris Saint-Germain Handball hosted Créteil for Matchday 30 and the last match of the Liqui Moly StarLigue season. A derby that marked an evening that will forever remain etched in the history of French handball. The objective was clear: beat the neighbours in order to complete an historic Grand Slam with 30 wins in as many matches. An evening that also saw a final outing at the Coubertin for 5 Parisians: Mikkel Hansen, Benoit Kounkoud, Nedim Remili, Vincent Gerard and Yann Genty. An opportunity to pay tribute to these five players and to celebrate a ninth league title for Les Rouge et Bleu.
The start of the match went Paris’ way with Yann Genty finding the back of the net on three occasions andKamil Syprzak showed his accuracy from 7 metres out (5’ : 4-2). After some delightful play from Nikola Karabatic, the club from the capital maintained their two goal lead (10' : 7-5). Les Rouge et Bleu extended their lead to four during the first quarter of an hour, thanks to Adama Keita, who picked up his third goal from his wing (14’ : 11-7).
Despite several stops from the opposition’s keeper, Paris Saint-Germain stayed in front (20’ : 12-9). The two goalkeepers were inspired during the first period, with Yann Genty at 41% after the first twenty minutes. Mathieu Grebille scored a brace and Les Rouge et Bleu re-established their four goal lead with just a few minutes to go until the break (25’ : 17-13). An on-fire Nikola Karabatic brought the first period to a close in style with 6/6 and a 6 goals separating the two sides (30’ : 21-15).
Sur une ultime combinaison, Paris creuse un peu plus l'écart et inscrit 21ème but par l'entremise de @NKARABATIC #PSGCRE pic.twitter.com/2IPPieDIOe
— PSG Handball (@psghand) June 8, 2022
Les Parisiens didn’t drop off after the break with Luka Karabatic scoring two to extend their lead to eight (34’ : 25-17). Despite an numerical disadvantage, Paris Saint-Germain continued their push and Elohim Prandi’s effort from nine metres out allowed Les Rouge et Bleu to stay in front (40’ : 28-21). A magnificent stop from Vincent Gérard to deny an effort from 7 metres allowed Les Parisiens to maintain a comfortable lead (45’ : 32-25).
Vincent Gérard was in unbeatable form in his final outing at the Coubertin. Kamil Syprzak found the back of the net and took Les Rouge et Bleu to a nine goal lead (50’ : 35-26). The Paris stopper ensured it was mission accomplished keeping Créteil at arm’s length (56’ : 38-30). Paris Saint-Germain did it. Les Rouge et Bleu came out on top (38-33) and completed the Grand Slam with 30 wins in 30 matches during the 2021-2022 season. HISTORIC!
(Credits : Team Pics/PSG)