A victory of ten points (65-55), thus erasing the defeat of the first leg (67-59), and a third place, alone, with Reims, one length behind the runner-up, Mondeville. The 19th day smiled at the Chartres and coach Benoît Marty could be satisfied…
Benoît Marty, did you carry out a good accounting operation on this day?
Indeed. The first objective was to win, and it was not easy, and then to make up the deficit of 8 points in the first leg. That’s what we did and we’re very happy…
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However, the first period was not easy…
It was not easy the whole match because we stammered our basketball in attack because we lost too many balls (33 against 24 at the SIG!). I found the girls tense in the first half, we took time to control the ball, we did not play in the right timing, and we sometimes played stopped.
“A lot of energy defensively”
Fortunately, it was better in the second half…
Yes, even if everything has not been completely mastered. On the other hand, we can congratulate the players on the level of commitment. We dominated the rebound by taking twenty balls more than the opponent (44 to 23), including 17 offensive! And, defensively, we put a lot of energy, we really embarrassed them.
Did you scare yourself at the end of the match when Strasbourg came back to 10 lengths, the point-average was then in danger?
We lost silly balloons on recovery, we lacked control at that time. However, we have to bend the match, we could have won with a much wider point-average (note: the CCBF led by +18 with three minutes remaining). Well, we are not going to spit in the soup because two of our direct opponents lost, which means that there is no easy game. Everyone has an interest at the end of the season, apart from La Glacerie which is already condemned.
Marine Debaut returns to Strasbourg
There are three matches left, including two at home, do you have the cards in hand to be on the podium before the play-offs?
We had them before this match that we had to win. We can even claim 2nd place, with the defeat of Mondeville against Toulouse, but that is not up to us. Third place, yes!
The trickiest match will surely be the trip to Montbrison?
I don’t think so, the trickiest thing will be to put the necessary energy into each match and to be in control. And the next one will be the reception of Nantes on Saturday, and I hope that we will have a little memory because, in the first leg, we were really pushed around (note: defeat 65-59)!
Jean-Andre Provost
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