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French Open League – Le Puy-en-Velay : Experience win’s !

by
Christophe Hinneman

The XVIIth Tournoi du Velay, stage of the French Open League, has given its verdict. For those who did not follow the live broadcast on UWH News, we will summarize the second day of competition. A Sunday where the experience was more important than the youth!

Pool A

Fontenay keeps its title in the pool A ! The players from the Ile-de-France showed their muscles against the young guard from Moiran, led by Clément Grandamas and Maxime Piaser. At the end of a final that was slow to settle, the players of Fontenay scored the first goal at one minute from the end of the first half by Arnaud Laggabe. A goal that freed the teammates of Hervé Thaurus who have unfolded in the second half to finally win 4-0. Fontenay won the competition and the 20 points reserved for the winner of the More-Sport Open League point challenge.

The two finalists also received their qualifying tickets for the French Open League national final. A competition that will bring together the first two of the four stages of the league for a very high level weekend. It will take place in Sarcelles on April 23 and 24.

Pool B

In pool B also tickets for the national final were to be awarded. The golden ticket, reserved for the winner of the tournament, was won by Team More-Sport. The players coached by Guillaume Laurency dominated the competition until the final, not conceding any goals. It was only in the title match against Clermont that Team More-Sport’s defense broke down. The reigning D2 champions even led against this international armada including European champion Mert Doğan. The clermontois finally lost 3-1. They will still have made a very good competition since their only two games lost, were against the winner.

Pool C

As in pool A, the experience spoke ! The team of Le Chesnay, led by its Masters champions Nathalie Mathieu, Diane Lefranc et Gwenaelle Choisnard, triumphed over Moirans. The Moirans team and its international players such as Sophie Arnaud-Châtelain, Zoé Maurici or Amélie Blayo did not manage to keep up with the French team. The club of Moirans in good shape which saw its two teams in the final.