Basketball: Heroic, the Nyonnaises equalize against Elfic Friborg

Elfic Friborg is not yet Swiss champion. The formation of Saint-Léonard, which aims for the quadruple this season, missed a first match point this Wednesday in Nyon. Faced with the ogre of the championship, the Vaudoises, heroic, did more than defend themselves. By winning 70-65, at the end of a confrontation of great beauty, they gave themselves the right to go after their dream. Two to two in this final series. There will be a fifth game this Sunday in Saint-Léonard (at 4 p.m.) which once again promises these sparks.

An increasingly boiling ball and sweaty hands that start to shake. It was necessary to have the heart tight this Wednesday evening at the Rock. Question suspense, Hitchcock could not have done better. Between the two best teams of the regular season, we did not give each other any gifts, with coaches on the verge of apoplexy and the bleachers on fire. In the midst of this tension, wonderful actresses and a great advertisement for women’s basketball. With such a spectacle, we would have liked it never to end…

Laure Margot had promised at the end of act 3, Sunday at the Rock (56-63), that they would do everything to get a fifth meeting, yes everything! That this exciting and breathtaking series was far from over. That they could achieve the feat, as during the first act in Friborg where they had surprised the defending champions.

It’s a real final, with its share of emotions, lost balls and missed shots that the 800 spectators experienced. In an overheated room and an atmosphere of madness, the Nyonnaises were the first to take the lead. Like a successful Meline Francchina (4 out of 5 at two points), Hakim Salem’s players immediately knew how to stifle the borrowed Fribourgeoises and even more nervous than usual. When you’re so close to the title, it’s never easy to get the last point!

Relying on a thundering defense of a rare intensity in Switzerland, Jessica Loera and her comrades counted up to seven points before this fourth confrontation tightened, Elfic being able to count once again on an extraordinary Marielle Giroud. Then began a game of chess where the score played yo-yo until the end of the game. While Elfic believed to be getting closer to the Cup, Laure Margot did not have a shaking hand to overthrow the hourglass (63-62) before Jessica Loera, Miriam Uro-Nilie then Eva Ruga took care of the rest. Delirium in the room.

“Frankly, we can thank our public who really helped us at the end, dropped Meline Francina, still very moved. It’s been a while since Elfic had an opponent like us and we’re very proud. We still want to look for the last point. All these beautiful people will therefore meet on Sunday in Saint-Léonard. We are already looking forward to it.