After a first quarter in the form of an observation round which saw the two formations remain back to back (16-16), the whites of AC2B would then gradually take the ascendancy, in particular by taking advantage of their most great mobility. Under the impetus of the young people of the reserve team, they were going to make life difficult for the Vabistes. In this little game, Bareille, Sulpice and Catarino showed that they were better than doubles and that we will have to count on them in the future.
One way game
Despite this, the VAB players did not admit defeat and always remained within reach of their opponents. However, they never had the opportunity to pass in front of AC2B who won with a 10-point lead (87-77) for a logical victory which gives hope for a continuation for the two Lot-et-Garonne teams.
“This defeat, I take it for myself, admitted William Ramadour, the VAB coach. We did a cooler training week to take the pressure off and that was surely a mistake. Then, I may have opened my bench too much again but the victory of AC2B this Saturday is logical. We must not hide behind arbitration. They hurt us very badly with their mobility. »
“Our victory is logical”
On the AC2B side, we could be satisfied with this victory, like coach Alexandre Tansini: “It was a choppy and tense game but our victory is logical. The youngsters were present on both sides of the field, as we saw with Bareille during the third quarter, then the striking entries of Catarino and Sulpice in the fourth quarter. I think that we have generally mastered the subject well. »
The two teams now have six championship matches to validate, hopefully, a maintenance in National 3.
