The Périgourdines took a good option in the final by beating La Brède away on Sunday afternoon. Jean-Baptiste Marty archives
If AOL will have to work on the return to make up for its defeat (76-73) on Saturday in Pau, Périgueux BC took an option on the final, by beating La Brède (63-52) on Sunday, in the semi-finals go.
Three points to make up on the return, next Saturday at Clos-Chassaing, it does not look like an impossible mission for the AOL players. However, it was still frustration that dominated the ranks on Saturday evening in Pau. “Because we were in front the whole match and even at +18”, explains Didier Guechoud, the coach of the AOL players who lost to the wire (76-73) in the semi-final first leg of R2, facing in the amateur section of Elan Béarnais.
“We’re losing control a little”
In front for three quarters, Othmane Jerboui’s teammates gradually lost control against the Béarnaise youth, while the whistles were against them. “We got crushed,” said the AOL coach. Three technical fouls and three of my players out for five fouls. Afterwards, we lose control a little, we talk too much, we get out of our game a little and we let them get back on track.” But nothing is lost for AOL, who will have the opportunity, on Saturday, to take their revenge and qualify for the final, if they make up for this three-point deficit. “The guys were stung in their pride and left with a real desire,” continues Didier Guechoud. For Sunday, we can consider that we are starting from scratch. »
Conversely, the Périgueux BC players are on favorable waivers before their return match. On Sunday, Hady Bass’ players won at La Brède (63-52), south of Bordeaux. Leading the score for most of the match, Sarah Elouar’s teammates, hampered by fouls, scared each other at the end of the match and it took a cool shot from Sabine Lopez to push back the Girondines who had closed to one possession. . ‘We play the match with seven, explains their coach. So physically it was hard… Especially since they were exerting pressure off-road… But we did what we had to do. We’ll see what squad we can field when we return.’
Antoine Sanchez-Opériol
2024-05-05 23:00:04
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