The cries of joy and the hugs at the final whistle testify to the preposterous scenario. At the end of a suffocating and endless last minute during which the refereeing body sadly distinguished itself, the ASCH crucified Rezé on a free throw from Monfort while he remained…
The cries of joy and the hugs at the final whistle testify to the preposterous scenario. After a suffocating and endless last minute during which the refereeing body sadly distinguished itself, ASCH crucified Rezé on a free throw from Monfort with three seconds remaining.
A minute earlier, the visitors accused a disbursement of four units and had just taken an unsportsmanlike foul. But Monfort, already him, scored behind the arc and Rezé was weak on the line, Guillou missing his two shots. A loss of ball later and while the score indicated 76 everywhere, the best scorer of his formation had two opportunities to decide the fate of the meeting.
Montfort air conditioning
Before that, in the wake of a bleeding Monblanc, the Landais had logically dominated the first period. Taking advantage of the opposing defensive largesse, Billy-Diwongui’s men found solutions. But the mattress of six units (55-49, 20th) melted like snow in the sun on returning from the locker room, where Abdoul Sow sounded the revolt of Rezé.
At the start of the fourth quarter, Johan Papo allowed the Rezéens to take a 10-point lead for the first time (61-51, 31st). The passage in zone of the ASCH made it possible to cut the spiral with the approach of the money time. Before the Montfort air conditioning blow. A last success of the ASCH without consequence in the classification, since the ESMS qualified for the play-offs of NM2 by dominating Niort in its room (102-85). L’Avenir therefore validates its place on the podium after a successful season.
Reaction
Eric Billy-Diwongui (ASCH coach): “I am satisfied with the outcome, even if I share the frustration of Donald Chantreau (the coach of Rezé, editor’s note) on the arbitration. In an unfavorable context, we carried out a real hold-up, it’s the kind of away match that you have to be able to win. The gap rose to 12 points but we never let go. We are improving on defensive choices but there is still work to be done on the rebound, which remains our Trojan horse. We were embarrassed by the faults but we were able to compensate by finding solutions. We are now going to rest for the big week ahead of us. »
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