After seven days played, for most of the clubs, the championship enters its decisive phase. Fouras currently occupies fifth place in Pro B. He is ahead of the four teams to whom he lost, Bruille, Caen, Nice and Saint-Denis. The end of the group stage should be more favorable to the Maritimes who will be opposed to four opponents who are, for the moment, behind them. One thing is certain, the players of the peninsula have their destiny in their hands and their results in these last four matches will depend on whether or not they remain in the Top 6, synonymous with participation in the playoffs and a successful season.
Strengthened last week by a memorable success in Tours (2-3) and a solid performance in Caen (3-1), the Maritimes, until now more effective away from their bases (three victories for one defeat), seem able to achieve their first success of the season in their home arena. To do this, we will nevertheless have to overcome the formidable Le Havre promotion team, who are right behind them in sixth position, a length away.
Oya, the Japanese asset of Le Havre
“The Pro B championship is homogeneous this year and is proving more difficult,” explains coach Loïc Bobillier. There are surprising teams like Fréjus and Le Havre, in fact, who are doing very well and who we did not expect to perform as well. We must therefore remain humble and be wary. » Among the nice moves made by the Normans, the recruitment of the Japanese Oya, a very good player: “It’s rare to see a Japanese play in France. I know him, he won’t be easy to counter. »
The fact remains that the match is being played in Fouras and that the public is waiting for a victory on home soil. The local team, supervised by Loïc Bobillier, will line up in its usual composition: Andréa Landrieu (n°61), Marcos Madrid (n°101) and Paul Gauzy (n°102). They will face a Normandy team made up of the Italian Daniele Pinto (n°80), the Japanese Hidetoshi Oya (n°90), the Nigerian Taewo Mati (n°120) and Dylan Chaperon (n°149).
