This Wednesday at 19:00, USAM Nîmes Gard hosts Limoges as part of the 15th day of Liqui Moly Starligue. One last match at Parnassus this year, festive entertainment around Christmas and potentially valuable points for not being caught up by direct competitors.
It’s now or never to take refuge before the truce for USAM. Ljubomir Vranjes’ men are currently 6th with 16 points, just two small units behind Chambéry, at the foot of the podium, and just one length behind Fenix Toulouse (5th), who steals a place from the Green Team after their victory in the end suspense against Montpellier yesterday (31-30). To stay in the game and not find themselves at the bottom of the table, USAM must win against Limoges (9th, 14 points) in a Parnassus that pulled out all the stops: several Christmas animations are installed and the Nîmes singer Manon Laelle will perform during the intermission.
Yann Balmossière, assistant coach, is eager to fight: “I can’t wait to play this last game, the players will want to do well in this last game before the break and do well like against Cesson-Rennes”. Remember that this first part of the season is quite positive for the club: “We would have liked to win more home games, maybe take a bit of an advantage, but where are we today. We have to win this last game of 2022, it’s always better to finish on a positive note”He explains.
A crucial element of the victory against Cesson-Rennes last weekend (22-23), Slovenian goalkeeper Jozé Baznik (17 saves, 50% success) awaits a serious confrontation: “It will be a difficult game, there are expert international players in Limoges, we will have to keep calm and continue to work well in defence”he says.
The group is complete, with the exception of Romain Tesio, Hugo Kamtchop-Baril and Boïba Sissoko, Luc Tobie is back.
