Defeated in Chalon, the Roannais have one foot in Pro B. There are six matches left to get out of this situation. This seems difficult.
This trip to Chalon, this Saturday April 6, was not a last chance match but it looked like one. And the Choir lost it (105-86). “We couldn’t even get close,” said Yannis Morin, when it came to mentioning, just after the final whistle, a possible success in Saône-et-Loire.
His team held on for the first quarter since it was in front after ten minutes of play (26-27). And then ? “A defensive wreck,” says Marc Berjoan. “That was already the case in the first quarter but it was made up for by a prolific attack,” he said.
There are six days of championship left for La Chorale to escape the relegation zone. Mathematically, nothing is done since Gravelines-Dunkerque, the first non-relegation team, is just ahead, with one more victory. The setback in Chalon, on the other hand, caused the Roannais to lose ground against their evening opponent. Elan only had one success ahead before the match and now has two.
The point of playing hard until the end
The Betclic Elite championship is proving to be close and the continuation should concern four clubs (Chalon 14th, Gravelines-Dunkerque 15th, Roanne 16th, and Blois 17th). If we consider that the teams with twelve victories (Dijon, Le Mans, Limoges and Nancy) have almost validated their place for next year. “It’s not over but the noose is tightening,” summarizes Marc Berjoan.
To save its head, the Choir will have to string together victories. During the next two days, DJ Cooper’s teammates will host Cholet (7th) and Monaco, the undisputed leader of the division. Roanne has an interest in playing hard until the end and finishing with the best possible ranking since even if there is relegation at the end, a repechage is not excluded (in the event of financial incapacity of other teams).
Calendar
The schedule of teams ranked from 14th to 17th place. Boulogne-Levallois with only four victories already seems destined for Pro B.
14. Elan Chalon
Go to Boulogne-Levallois
Receives Nanterre
Go to Blois
Receives Paris
Receives Saint-Quentin
Go to Cholet
15. Gravelines-Dunkirk
Go to Strasbourg
Receives Roanne
Go to Limoges
Receives Bourg
Receives Boulogne-Levallois
Go to Nancy
16. Roanne
Receives Cholet
Receives Monaco
Go to Gravelines-Dunkerque
Go to Nancy
Go to Paris
Receives Lyon Villeurbanne
17. Blois
Going to Bourg (this Sunday April 7)
Receives Lyon-Villeurbanne
Go to Cholet
Receives Chalon
Go to Nanterre
Go to Strasbourg
Receives Monaco
2024-04-07 07:33:38
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