They did it! In a Toulousaine room heated to white and acquired at the local cause, the Albacians knew how to keep their heads cold to win 63-58 in vacuments, in a real cleaver match. The loser said goodbye to his dream dreams: it will not be the Alba.
However, the men of Houplain coach were not in the best dispositions. The absence of Maguette Dieng, Guillaume Deschodt decreased by a painful calf, Joshua Mountford playing with a fracture of a metacarpus, and Jean Weiler with a sprained wrist: the challenge seemed immense. Especially since the premises started the matching drums. But the Capdenacois knew how to let the storm pass, hang on, and gradually impose their experience. In a suspense match, where the two teams went back to blow, Terry Berdin shone again in the hot moments with 23 points on the clock. At the end of the match, Deschodt found three -point sight twice to switch the meeting, and a final rebound by Franck Delgado Silva was sealing the victory.
The Alba is now guaranteed to finish at least second, and will play the climb this Saturday at 8 p.m. against Quint-Fonsegrives, current leader. A real final for the accession to Regional 2 and the qualification in the Occitanie semi-finals, which the Capdenacian public is waiting impatiently.
But before this big meeting, another awaits them: the Aveyron Cup final this Thursday, May 8 at 8 p.m. in Rodez, against Martielie-Villeneuve-Villefranche. At 4 p.m., it will be the reserve team that will compete in the Committee Cup final against Basket Vallon.
