Two serious contenders for the Champions League

It was in an enthusiastic stadium that the clash between the 2nd and 3rd place in the D1 Women's ranking was contested.
The match starts and the two teams go for blow, as in the 3rd minute and the shot without the frame of the Brazilian Andressa Alves (MHSC) and less than 5 minutes later, the attempt of Camille Catala for Juvisy!

The technical waste and lack of control are numerous between the two clubs, who are struggling to build their game.

In the 15th minute, Diani dribbled the Montpellier formation to try a shot from 20 meters which will go well above the frame! Another attempt by Catala, who manages to pass not without difficulty the defense of Montpellier, but his shot is too crushed and does not worry the keeper of the MHSC, Laetitia Philippe. Attempt of Coleman, who tries to take the ball of a lobe to pass the guardian in vain. After ostensibly pressing Montpellier, the Paris club manages to find the flaw.

The first goal of the match will be signed Catala on a decisive pass from Bilbault in the 29th minute.

The fouls become commonplace over the minutes between the players. As if to prove her place in Team France and club, Thiney tries a powerful shot, which ends on the right angle of the keeper of Herault!

It is a very coveted spot for the Champions League, which is challenging between the two clubs and Juvisy for now shows more play than Montpellier.

The Montpellier combine in the 37th minute between Léger and Alves, but the two players lack realism and cut the golden opportunity to return to the score.

Jakobsson gets a good left Karchaoui ball in the 43rd minute. The Swedish placed between two juvésiennes, control of the thigh and horn Benameur to equalize (1-1)!

A balanced debate, with this draw between the two clubs of the women's D1. Highlights between the two teams, the first goal being on the side of Juvésien, who will not be able to retain Montpellier face this equalization.

"We will not go down in intensity," explains Catala at the microphone of Eurosport!

Montpellier pass the second gear in the beginning of the second period with a combined action in the penalty area and a shot from Asseyi, who does not manage his shot properly and goes largely out of goal!

The two opponents of the day put more intensity during their race, to try to take the advantage in the score. But it's good that Montpellier takes the advantage slightly, against a team of Juvisy down the pace ...

On the side of the Hérault, Marie Charlotte Léger did not stop surprising us, she proved once again her title and being called in Team France, Bergeroo does not know about this promising player. On an action from Jakobsson in the 59th minute, Léger recovers the ball in the feet of Tounkara and transmits in favor of Asseyi, who has only to steer the ball to shake the nets of Benameur against an apathetic defense .

After leading early in the game, Juvisy was caught and led to the score, but the players led by Gaëtane Thiney are not totally taken aback, trying to return to the score! It can be seen in the 66th minute, the hour of play, Jakobson strikes but the ball will be barely tackled by the experienced player Sandrine Dusang. Benameur deviates from his foot the ball that returns to Gadea, embarrassed in his attempt at the third goal of the game!

The entrance of Utsugi to the place of Torrent after an injury on the player just called in Team France in the 70th minute, will mark a highlight of the meeting, determining the intensity and importance of the match.

Juvisy does not lose hope to return to the score and tries to force Montpellier to the fault, to take the team of Gadea by surprise, with a Gaëtane Thiney very present for his team. Juvisy's team tries hard to build their game, but still lacks success in goal 20 minutes from the final whistle.

A hand of Toletti in the 85th which will not be whistle, allows the MHSC to keep his lead. The Montpellier remain on their support to parry the actions of Juvisy, in the final minutes of the confrontation.

Victory very important for Montpellier who takes the 2nd place of the podium, facing his direct competitor Juvisy, which goes down to the 4th place ex-aequo with Paris.

This being the case, the MHSC will have raised its game a notch above the OL, to be able to worry the nine-time French Champion. The team of Jean-Louis Saez only lacks a better fluidity in the midfield, to allow Jakobsson including easily register his goals!

While the place for the Champions League is getting closer to Montpellier, it is unequivocal the Cup final de France 2015, which has breathed new life into the Hérault club as the coach of the club testified. The strength of Montpellier can also emerge from this "mastered" mix orchestrated by the coach, while leaving the promising French players such as Sakina Karchaoui, Marie Charlotte Léger ...

The duo formed by Jean-Louis Saez and Patrice Lair also conditions this efficiency at the level of the players, who show more and more rigor in their game.Juvisy had started well, but lost in calm and realism from the end of the first period ... The players of Emmanuel Beauchet will now have to prove themselves against Olympique Lyonnais.

Source photos: Giovani Pablo