Lille MHC will contest both the French men’s and women’s championship finals as they defied the regular season rankings to win through their respective semi-finals.
Both had finished in fourth place in the league phase but they went on to defeat the top-ranked side over two legs last weekend, earning their place at the finals in Le Touquet in two weeks time.
For the women, they won the first leg on Saturday 3-2 with Floriana Calleja’s double proving the key difference against Saint Germain.
Saint Ger replied with a 2-1 win over Sunday, sending the tie to a shoot-out where Sixtine Aelion was the star with a series of saves to earn Lille the win.
Lille will now meet Polo Marcq-en-Barouel who edged out Cambrai in their semi-final.
On the men’s side, Yannis Hannoir’s single goal in their second leg was enough to defeat CAM 92 1-0 after the first leg had ended in a 2-2 draw.
In the final, they will come up against Racing Club de France who got the best of Saint Germain 4-3 over their two games over the weekend.