All the time, Guillaume Gilles was waiting for Dika Mem, he did not want to transfer Nedimo Remili to the position of right back, because he was convinced that the ace of Barcelona would work. And he met him when it was most important - Mem scored two goals in the second five-minute overtime and paved the way for France to win over Denmark (33:31) in the final of the European Championship.
The point was put by Eloim Prandi, who scored 33 seconds before the end for an unattainable 32:30, which made the "experts" champions of Europe after 10 years of waiting.
The French started the match better, leading 6:4, but the three-time consecutive world champion turned it around to 9:6 thanks to the phenomenal goalkeeper Emil Nielsen.
Nikola Karatabatic and his friends took the lead 11:10, and it turned out to be their last lead until the 55th minute, when Kentan Mae used a seven-pointer for 25:24.
Then Nikolaj Jakobsen took a time-out and decided to play seven on six, which Mikel Hansen took advantage of and brought a new advantage to his team with two goals.
Mae and Ludovic Fabregas twice brought things back to zero, and after time expired, Hansen could not transfer the high French block and bring the trophy to the Danes from a free throw.
For this reason, two overtimes of five minutes each were "scheduled". The team from the north of Europe led twice, but Remili and Fabregas canceled it out, and it was Mem who completed the series 3:0 for a 31:29 lead with two goals.
Hansen regained hope from the seven, but Prandi, who in the semi-final scored an unforgettable, albeit irregular goal for overtime against Sweden, broke through the rival's defense and solved all dilemmas with a little more than half a minute left.
With this, the French won the first title of European champion after 10 years.
Fabregas scored eight goals, Remila five, and the hero Mem only two, and that after missing the first five shots.
In the defeated team, the most effective were Hansen with nine (sevens 7-7) and Matias Gidsel with eight goals, while the player of the match was Nilsen with 15 saves.
Niklas Landin-Jakobsen had three, and on the other side, Samir Belasen only nine.
Bronze and a visa for the Olympic Games were taken by Sweden, which defeated Germany 34:31.
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