LIVESTREAM France: Asnieres Molosses @ La Courneuve Flash, March 29, 19:00 CET (7 pm, 2 pm ET)
The La Courneuve Flash (5-1) will host crosstown rivals in Paris, the Asnieres Molosses (4-2) Saturday, March 29 as the French D1 Elite league enters it seventh weekend of play.
The Flash defeated Asnieres 22-12 earlier in the season.
Following an opening day victory over the Thonon Black Panthers 6-5 La Courneuve then defeated the Molosses 22-12 in Week #2. The Flash then blanked the Rouen Leopards 34-0 before getting by the Diables Rouges 16-7. They then easily handled the Saint-Ouen Cougars 51-0 before suffering their first loss of the season, 17-0, to the Black Panthers.
Asnieres whipped the Leopards 33-6 to start the season but lost 22-12 to the Flash. They exacted some revenge a couple of weeks ago in whipping the Diables Rouges 33-7 and then blanked the Saint-Ouen Cougars 30-0. They were edged 28-27 by Thonon but rebounded last week with a 28-14 win over the Leopards.
For the Flash, Leo Cremades is likely behind center and has completed 48 of 88 passes for 586 yards and six touchdowns with his favorite target, Yannis Soummar having caught 10 passes for 161 yards and three touchdowns. Anyame Gemise-Fareauth has hauled in 11 passes for 148 yards and two scores. However, in the win over the Cougars, Paul Durand stepped in at quarterback and threw for 191 yards and three touchdowns. La Corneuve running back Jason Bofunda is the third leading running back in the league after having rushed for 371 yards and three scores.
For the Molosses, Brody Hahn has completed 47 of 95 passes for 829 yards and a league-leading 15 touchdowns, good for fourth overall in the league. Wide receiver Mahmoud Gharsallah has caught seven of those passes for 188 yards and three scores.
This is an interesting matchup. The Flash will be looking to redeem themselves after a poor offensive showing against Thonon in which they gained a total of 37 yards of offense. Asnieres will definitely be aiming to gain revenge for the loss to La Courneuve earlier n the season.