Paris Saint Germain stayed in the Championship race since Mikkel Hansen and his team-mates beat Montpellier in away match – 32:28 (17:12). The Danish maestro scored 10 goals, five more than “Air France” Daniel Narcisse and Luc Abalo who netted five goals. Even 20 saves of Montpellier goalie Siffert werent’ enough for the LNH leader in which squad Guigou netted seven goals in total.
Four matches before the end, Montpellier have only a point advantage…
STANDINGS:
| 1. | Montpellier | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 671:576 | 38 | |
| 2. | Paris SG | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 730:579 | 37 | |
| 3. | Dunkerque | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 571:542 | 30 | |
| 4. | St. Raphael | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 669:653 | 29 | |
| 5. | Chambery Savoie | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 587:579 | 27 | |
| 6. | Nantes | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 606:592 | 23 | |
| 7. | Cesson Rennes | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 549:569 | 21 | |
| 8. | Tremblay | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 605:624 | 20 | |
| 9. | Creteil | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 616:638 | 17 | |
| 10. | Aix | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 618:644 | 17 | |
| 11. | Nimes | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 617:636 | 17 | |
| 12. | Toulouse | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 633:631 | 16 | |
| 13. | Selestat | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 573:669 | 10 | |
| 14. | Istres | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 575:688 | 6 |
