18:33 – 28′ – Kanor hard-hitting (11-8)
Orlane Kanor shows off his power and efficiency with this intrusion into the Romanian zone, his shot leaves no chance for the opposing goalkeeper (11-8)
18:31 – 26′ – Gardillou gives some advice (10-8)
First time out for the French, Sébastien Gardillou asks his players to waste less time in ball conservation
18:27 – 24′ – Bazaliu shows his power (10-7)
Three beautiful shots from Bazaliu, two in the top corner and a cross allow Romania to come back to 10-8. While Bouktit scored his first goal.
18:25 – 23′ – Horacek opens his counter (9-5)
After two failed shots, Horacek managed to deceive Curment with a free throw. The gap stands at 4 points between France and Romania (9-5)
18:23 – 21′ – Foppa misses the ball by +4 (8-5)
While she seemed in a good position to score her second goal, Foppa missed the target. France leads 8-5
18:19 – 18′ – Magnificent save from Zaadi Deuna (7-5)
While Pauletta Foppa scored the seventh goal for the French, Zaadi Deuna made a magnificent save in the action that followed while Sara Glauser deserted her goal. 7-5 for France
18:18 – 16′ – fourth goal for Valentini (6-4)
His performance did not weaken, Valentini scored his fourth goal in 4 tries. 6-4 for the Bleueus
18:16 – 15′ – Kanor gives Les Bleues the lead (5-4)
While Necula tied the two teams, Kanor reacted well by being effective on the counter that followed to give France a short lead (5-4)
18:14 – 13 – Fifth save for Glauser (4-2)
The Blue goalkeeper had a very good start to the match with a fifth save in less than 12 minutes, but her partners were unable to take advantage of counter situations with a lot of ball losses.
18:12 – 11′ – Valentini impeccable (4-2)
Winger Valentini widens the gap for France with her 3rd goal from 3 attempts. 4-2 for Les Bleues and 100% success for Valentini
18:09 – 8′ – Nzé Minko misses a face-to-face
The Frenchwoman came up against a very good Romanian goalkeeper, Curment, who perfectly read the intentions of the Gyori player.
18:07 – 7′ – Stoica misses the equalizer (3-2)
Great breakthrough from Stoica who misses the target on her throw and the ball goes wide of Sara Glauser’s goal. 3-2 for France, but Sébastien Gardillou’s girls haven’t scored for 5 minutes
18:05 – 5′ – Strong passage from Laura Flippes (3-1)
While the Romanians reduced the score through Boiciuc, the Blues are now struggling offensively like this strong passage from Laura Flippes.
18:04 – 3′ – Valentini strikes again (3-0)
The Blues’ game often goes through the wings with another throw from Chloé Valentini which ends up in the Romanian cages. 3-0 for France
18:02 – 1- 2 goals ahead for France (2-0)
Very good start to the meeting for Les Bleues with already two achievements from Chloé Valentini and Estelle Nzé Minko (2-0)