22:02
57′. France still in the game (28-29)
Hugo Descat transforms its 7 meters to the 7 meters, the Blues remain in touch.
22:01
56′. New save from Nielsen (27-29)
Briet’s attempt is stopped by the Danish goalkeeper. In the process, Pytlick scores.
21:58
55′. France in numerical superiority (27-27)
Rasmus Lauge is excluded for 2 minutes, France plays 7 against 6.
21:57
54′. Denmark regains the advantage (27-26)
Jakobsen, again, scores for the reigning Olympic champions.
21:56
54′. The match gets carried away (26-26)
The French lose the ball and Denmark takes the opportunity to come back to the level.
21:55
52′. Jakobsen scores his penalty
Rémi Desbonnet can do nothing about the Dane’s attempt. This end of the match is unbearable…
21:54
52′. Still 2 goals ahead for France (25-23)
4th goal for Thibaud Briet!
21:52
50′. 10 minutes left in this match (24-22)
The result is still very undecided…
21:51
48′. Jakobsen revives Denmark (23-22)
The player transforms his throw at 7 meters. Denmark is still in the game.
21:49
47′. Better for the French! (23-21)
Thanks to Briet and Nahi, the Blues are back in front. The Danish coach calls for a time out.
21:48
46′. Successful entry for Desbonnet (21-21)
The French goalkeeper replaces Charles Bozinger in goal and shines directly by stopping Hald’s attempt.
21:46
45′. France back on track (20-20)
Well served by Minne, Tournat equalizes for the Blues.
21:42
40′. Gille calls for a time out (17-19)
The Tricolores are going through a difficult period in this match.
21:41
40′. Plus two for Denmark (17-19)
The Blues struggle to find space against the Danish defense and lose the ball again. Gidsel deceives Bolzinger in the process.
21:40
39′. The Danes in front! (17-18)
Aymeric Minne equalizes but Pytlick immediately gives Denmark the lead again. With 5 goals, the player is doing a lot of harm to the Blues.
21:38
38′. Nielsen still slows down the Blues
The Danish goalkeeper stops Dika Mem’s attempt who had been well served by Thiabud Briet.
21:37
37′. Minne makes the difference (16-15)
The Nantes player is well found by Briet and allows France to get back in front.
21:35
36′. Hostage a shape (15-15)
The best handball player in the world in 2023 and 2024 is definitely back in his game. Thanks to his 5th goal, he allowed his team to equalize.
21:31
34′. Bolzinger s’impose (15-14)
The French goalkeeper repels Jakobsen’s penalty.
21:30
34′. New tie (14-14)
Briet misses his attempt unlike Kirkelokke which allows Denmark to come back to the level.
21:28
33′. France regains the advantage (14-12)
Aymeric Minne opens his counter. France is again two points ahead.
21:26
31′. It doesn’t work for Descat (12-12)
The Frenchman attempts a shot from a very tight angle. Denmark took the opportunity to equalize straight away thanks to Gidsel.
21:24
31′. It’s back to Hering!
Still thirty minutes to go for the Blues… Possession is for them.
21:11
Half-time: France 12 – 11 Denmark
It’s the break in Hering! The Blues showed themselves to be very diligent in this first period and led by a small goal… With three goals, Hugo Descat is for the moment the top French scorer.
21:10
29′. Bolzinger again! (12-11)
The French goalkeeper allows the Blues to stay in the lead in this tight encounter.
21:07
27′. Denmark remains in contact (11-10)
Pytlick deceives Bolzinger and already scores his 3rd goal of the match.
21:05
25′. Two goals ahead for France (10-8)
Thibaud Briet shifts Dylan Nahi to the left wing who scores powerfully.
21:01
24′. Bolzinger answers him! (9-8)
The French goalkeeper makes two stops.
21:00
22′. Nielsen en feu (9-8)
The Norwegian goalkeeper has already made four saves since the start of the match.
20:57
21′. Briet s illustre (9-8)
The player scores a magnificent goal, shot beyond 9 meters.
20:55
18′. France back in the lead (8-7)
Dika Mem allows the Blues to take control of the match.
20:48
12′. Denmark goes in front (4-5)
France successively loses two balls and the Danes take the opportunity to score three consecutive goals.
20:46
11′. The Danes are getting closer (4-3)
Hansen allows the Danes to return to 4-3 while France is outnumbered for 2 minutes.
20:43
10′. New save from Bolzinger (4-2)
The French goalkeeper made a good start to the match.
20:42
8′. The French are off to a good start (3-1)
After recovering the ball from the Danes, the Blues, through Yanis Lenne, score and lead by two goals.
20:40
6′. Hugo Descat, again! (2-1)
The French take the advantage thanks to this second goal from Hugo Descat.
20:39
6′. France in numerical superiority (1-1)
The Dane Saugstrup is excluded for 2 minutes.
20:37
5′. Hugo Descat equalizes (1-1)
The Frenchman succeeds in his throw at 7 meters.
20:35
2′. Bolzinger shines! (0-1)
The French goalkeeper stops Gidsel’s attempt. The Blues can get back together.
20:34
2′. Prandi’s attempt stopped (0-1)
The Frenchman clashes with the Danish goalkeeper. Already a +2 ball for the locals.
20:32
1′. The first goal is Danish (0-1)
Pytlick deceives Bolzinger and allows the Danes to lead.
20:31
1′. Let’s go for this main round shock!
The Danes have the first possession of the match.
20:23
Kickoff to come
The players enter the court at Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning, Denmark. Time for hymns!
20:21
“We have been warned” assures the coach
“The Danes have just had an experience that they don’t often have (defeat against Portugal). We have been warned. For us, it remains to be seen how we are able to continue our journey against this fantastic team. The group is doing well, there is a very good state of mind, a great chemistry is taking place,” assures the coach, Guillaume Gille, at the microphone of beIN Sports, before kick-off.
20:14
France – Denmark: a clash between two handball strongholds
Since 2008, France (10) and Denmark (8) have shared 18 of the 23 international trophies up for grabs! Only Spain (3), Germany (1) and Sweden (1) briefly interrupted their domination.
20:10
The seven of France
The departure composition concocted by the selector, William Gille is now known! Charles Bolzinger will be in the goals and accompanied by Ludovic Fabregas,
20:06
The obstacle course begins
Four big matches await the Blues in this main round. Beyond Denmark, reigning world champion and Olympic champion, the French will face Portugal, 4th in the 2025 World Cup, Germany and Spain, 2nd and 3rd respectively in the Paris Olympics. To find out more about this group of death, the first two of which will qualify for the semi-finals, do not hesitate to read this article!
20:04
A successful start for the French
19:58
Good evening everyone!
Welcome to this live commentary, dedicated to the first match of the Blues in this main round of the Euro, against Denmark. The kick-off of this shock is scheduled for this Thursday, January 22, at 8:30 p.m.!
Context
Entrance shock for the Blues in the main round
- Title holders, the French team challenges Denmark, the reigning Olympic champion, for its first match in the main round of the European handball championship.
- The Blues are in good shape. They passed the preliminary round without incident with three victories in as many matches against the Czech Republic, Ukraine and Norway.
- At home, the Danes, favorites of the competition, are under pressure after their surprise defeat against Portugal (31-29) on the last day of the preliminary round.
- As part of this main round, three confrontations still await the Blues, against Portugal (Saturday), Spain (Monday) and Germany (Wednesday).
Worth a look
