09.05.2021, 07:40 FINAL REVIEW: With a superb attacking performance, Nantes Atlantique took their first European trophy after a 36:31 win against Siófok KC |
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In only their fifth season in European competitions, Nantes Atlantique Handball were unstoppable in the EHF Finals Women. In Sunday’s final, they secured their second win in as many days, 36:31 against Siófok KC, to lift the inaugural EHF European League Women trophy. After a 17-game unbeaten run in the competition, Siófok KC lost the chance to become only the second team ever to defend the trophy of the second-tier European competition, dropping their first game since 2019 in the final. FINAL
Outstanding Nantes make history for French handball They might have started the EHF European League a little under the radar, but what a sensational trip it has been for Nantes Atlantique Handball. Their season started last November, when Nantes faced Romanian side SCM Gloria Buzau and eked out a 44:43 aggregate win in qualification round 3, after almost dropping the group phase berth despite winning the first leg, 23:16. With a strong defence, based on the French discipline, but with a high-octane attack, led by Brazilian back Bruna de Paula, who scored 60 goals this season, Nantes dazzled and impressed throughout 2020/21, conceding only two losses. Yet they found their best groove exactly when it mattered, in the EHF Finals Women, where they disposed of hosts CS Minaur Baia Mare and the last EHF Cup champions, Siófok KC. Nantes scored 72 goals in two games and put on an outstanding display of brains and sheer will — the perfect recipe for the win. TEXT: EHF / Adrian Costeiu |
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