2023-11-16 17:30:39
“I remember scoring 4 goals in a row here, with the club’s reserve, but as a professional I don’t remember. It’s anecdotal but the real message is that we were able to defeat them when they implemented a different tactic,” laughed Rémi Desbonnet after his team’s victory against FC Porto (35-24) in Champions League. It’s true that it’s already rare to see a goalkeeper score a double, but all in less than a minute is probably unheard of in the history of handball. And yet, this is what the French international goalkeeper achieved in barely 35 seconds in the middle of the first half on two turnovers by the Portuguese team. Faced with an empty goal, the French goalkeeper aimed perfectly to allow his teammates to take 5 steps ahead, an advantage which will ultimately allow them to win.
Goalkeeper goals have multiplied in handball for several years and the appearance of 7-a-side attacks. Teams in position with the ball in the offensive phase can in fact choose to bring out their goalkeeper to bring in an outfield player and take advantage from a situation of numerical superiority. With the risk, obviously, that the cage will be empty if the ball is lost. Which therefore happened twice in quick succession in this meeting.
After this great victory, MHB is fifth in Group B of the EHF Champions League. The next match for the Héraultais will be the return match against FC Porto, in Portuguese territory.
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