That he was far away on -19 against Andrézieux (61-80) cashed two weeks earlier. On Saturday, we did not recognize the team that had shattered on the Loire cliff. On Saturday, the Chartrains achieved a benchmark match and made the Caen ogre fold for the second time this week, after the loss on Tuesday at home against Kaysersberg.
The fact of the match
It is true that it is in the third quarter that the CCBM produced its acceleration to break away inexorably, going from 39-41 (23 ‘) to 60-44 (30’) thanks to its captain Patrick Clerence and to a Federico Ucles out of his cage taking in his wake a Kévin Thalien released, too, by a 3 points and a lay-up. But it was undoubtedly before the spring started to give way on the Caen side. Normans who, in the second quarter, had taken a small lead (19-25, 14 ‘), before suffering a 16-7 (35-32, 20’). Of course, there was still a match at the break (35-35) but already a fault had opened up in the Calvadosian wall. It only remained for the Chartrains to rush into it once again. With a crash.
Chartres offers the ogre Caen
Man of the match
It was not one but ten men (even if Kabongo did not enter) who scored this match. Certainly, in the first period, Siegwarth, author of 16 points, allowed the CCBM to arrive intact at the break (35-35), but his teammates were fiery defensively, like the 6 rebounds of Ucles . The Spanish post 4 will eventually come out of its box in the second half, triggering two award-winning shots, causing faults with in particular an “and-one” definitively extinguishing a possible return of the Normans (74-60, 38 ‘). In his wake, he took Thalien, Mukuna and Bernaoui to the fight.
And Olivier Romain?
The neo-leader of Caen was expected in Cochet. And the supporters have not forgotten it. It was he who received the biggest ovation of all the players on the field when the announcer mentioned his name at kick-off. Like what, we do not forget anything on the side of the Bluefoxs and those who appreciated the player on and off the field. On the other hand, on the floor, the leader of the CBC was transparent. Touched by 3 faults in the first period, he had to give up his place at the time of the first revolt of the CCBM (26-30, 17 ‘). In the third quarter, he came back thirty seconds before bailing his 4th foul and leaving on the bench (25 ‘). Author of two throws in the last act (68-58, 35 ‘), he could not however thwart the ardor of Chartres. With 4 points, 2 assists, 1 rebound, 2 steals, 4 faults (3 provoked) for an artistic score of 4 in 21 minutes, Olivier Romain was one of the factors X of the defeat of the CBC. This does not detract from what he was able to do in Chartres during five seasons …
Jean-André Provost
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