Les Bleus pull through against Switzerland
After consecutive wins over Norway and Austria, France had to fight right to the final seconds to get the better of a feisty Swiss side (25-24).
THE MATCH
[🎞️RESUME] 🏆🤾♂️ Handball - #Egypt2021
— beIN SPORTS (@beinsports_FR) January 18, 2021
🇫🇷🇨🇭 Les Bleus s'imposent difficilement face à la Suisse...
... mais font le plein avant le tour principal : 3 victoires en 3 matchs ! #HandAction #FRASUI https://t.co/0V8olntJZz
PARISIANS IN THE MATCH
In 16 minutes of court time, Nedim Remili managed to score a goal and provide an assist for pivot Luka Karabatic, who had scored two goals the previous night. Wesley Pardin's 20th-minute injury brought Vincent Gerard into the gamed the Parisian goalkeeper made a typically efficient 10 saves at a rate of 42%, including some particularly cubical ones towards the end of the match.
THE POST
Two crucial saves in the last 15 seconds of a mind-blowing game between France 🇫🇷 and Switzerland 🇨🇭! 🤯 #Egypt2021 pic.twitter.com/MibDudlD7S
— International Handball Federation (@ihf_info) January 18, 2021
COMING UP...
France now head into the main round in Group F and will prepare to take on Portugal, Iceland and Algeria. Their first main-round opponents will be Algeria, at 18:00 on Wednesday, before Friday's clash with Iceland (18:00) and Sunday's encounter with Portugal (20:30).
(Credits: S. Pillaud/FFHandball)