handball news, dec 11 2007
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HANDBALL NEWSEnglish edition 14, December 18 2007
MANCHESTER SURVIVE BOLT
TEAM P W L D F A Diff Pt
Manchester U 9 9 0 0 266 159 107 18
Manchester 8 7 1 0 225 190 35 14
Liverpool 9 4 4 1 237 214 23 9
Bolton 8 4 3 1 257 243 14 9
Haslingden 7 2 5 0 155 181 -26 4
Wirral 9 1 8 0 156 226 -70 2
Liverpool SG 8 1 7 0 123 209 -86 2
TEAM P W L D F A Diff Pt
Cambridge 8 7 1 0 262 194 68 14
Oxford Univ 8 5 2 1 223 193 30 11
Great Dane 6 6 0 0 153 86 66 12
Olympia 7 3 4 0 177 186 -9 6
Ruislip 7 2 4 1 180 209 -29 5
Southampton 6 0 6 0 126 173 -47 0
Nottingham U 6 0 6 0 116 196 -80 0
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FROM THE BLUE
Men's National Lge Division One (North)
Men's National Lge Division One (South)
Manchester's Aurelien Bouche gets some close attention
from Bolton's Adrian Hoxha. Pic: Shaun Criscuolo.
RESULTS, December 16
Men's National Div One North (Bellevue):
Manchester Univ 30 Wirral 24, Manchester 32 Bolton
31, Liverpool 30 Liverpool SG 25.
Men's National Div One South (Leyton): Great Dane
23 Olympia 12, Cambridge 32 Nottingham Univ 21
MANCHESTER kept
alive their title hopes
with a one-goal victory
over rivals Bolton at
Bellevue, but they had
to fight for every last
score against a superb
Bolton side.
With several victories
under their belts this
season Bolton were
determined not to let
this match go, and were
out for revenge following
an eight-goal defeat
earlier in the season at
the hands of Sunday’s
opponents.
From the first minute
the game was played at
a fast pace, but neither
side gained more than
one goal’s lead before
the other team came
battling back.
Goals from
Manchester's Tomas
Lasek were quickly
countered by Bolton's
Andre Kafack and
Patryk Jankowiak.
When Manchester's
strong defence
managed to stop the
Bolton half backs some
nifty passes were met
with well taken goals by
Bolton's Dave Brookes
on the line.
However, the real
heroes of the day were
the two goalkeepers.
Manchester’s keeper
Fabien Lauret kept them
from going behind on
numerous occasions
with superb saves from
close range shots by
Kafack, Jankowiak and
Brookes. And the Bolton
Keeper, Sam Hanvey,
likewise kept the scores
tight with a number of
critical saves.
Going into the last
minute of the game
Manchester held a
crucial one goal lead.
Despite a last ditch
assault by the Bolton
team, another vital save
by the Manchester
keeper ensured that
they ended up
victorious.
Meanwhile leaders
Manchester University
had to battle before
beating Wirral 30-24.
Liverpool go third, but
only after tough clashLIVERPOOL moved up to
third in the table after
beating fellow Merseyside
club Liverpool Speke
Garston 30-25, but were
made to work hard by their
rapidly-improving rivals.
After being outfought in
their last encounter the
newcomers to Division
One were determined to
not to suffer the same fate,
and they came psyched up
for the clash.
In the early exchanges
Liverpool SG threatened
first with numerous
chances. However, a
clinical Liverpool scored
freely with Phil Church, a
stalwart for Liverpool for
many years, helped
himself to a hatful of goals
including five penalties.
Liverpool SG lacked their
usual fluency in attack and
could not break down a
determined Liverpool defence.
James Smith, on his return to
the LSG team, brought back
an attacking bite to the side
with nine goals, aided by
Peter Haider and Colin
Radcliffe, and the score was
an even 14-12 at the break.
Liverpool's French left
winger Boucher was in
devastating form and scored
eight of his side’s goals to
equal Phil Church’s tally, and
in the final reckoning it was
this combination that finally
outwitted their rivals.
And as well as the
disappointment of defeat,
Liverpool SG's Andrew Kinsey
dislocated a shoulder. But the
final score of 30-25 was much
closer than many would have
predicted.
GREAT Dane maintained
their push for top spot in the
Southern Division after
scoring a comfortable 23-12
win over Olympia at Leyton,
London, on Sunday.
Despite being without many
first team players and only
having nine names on the
game sheet, Great Dane hit
the ground running with three
early goals. Although Olympia
hit back with three of their
own, Great Dane looked calm
and collected throughout.
But they remain two points
behind leaders Cambridge,
who were playing bottom of
the table Nottingham
University and ran out 32-21
winners.
However, with their goal
difference just seven apart,
much will be decided when
the Cambridge and Great
Dane meet on January 20.
Great Dane keep
the pressure on
Cambridge