PLaughing this Wednesday, April 30, around 7:45 p.m. The rays of the sun declining the cute small town surrounded by vines, under the protection of the rock of Solutré. By crossing it, it is difficult to believe that in a big hour, a semi-final of the female league will argue here. But where, by the way? Ah, here is the municipal hall which appears on the right, announced by the anarchic car park of cars all around and, above all, by the inscription in white letters, inevitable. A niche between two studs, along the road, imitation with an already long line of vehicles, will do the trick.
“Do not worry, even the gendarmes are in the match,” we laugh at the entrance to the gymnasium of 1,300 places, the famous, the one where eight teams, including Basket Landes, and even Bourges, fell in the league. Inside, the atmosphere is tropical: flashy pink everywhere, temperature felt 45 degrees (at least), humidity rate 90 %, that the banging crowd at the refreshment bar, difficult to access. To eat, on the other hand, we will go back: plus a single sandwich and a half hour expectation for a part of pizza. “We only have chips. »»
Host committee
Too bad, a high seat will allow you to follow the meeting from a mezzanine flanked by unexpected posts. WiFi is more than alternating. “When TV comes, we have worries, we don’t know why,” we apologize very kindly. Because one thing is certain: we are very well received in Charnay, sorry, Prissé, while waiting for the delivery of a room more suited to the jousts from the top of the female league in the neighboring town, at the gates of Mâcon. Basket Landes will surely not be able to say something else: the reception committee was at the cleat. In the stands, architecture, and on the prosecution, where Maëva Djaldi-Tabdi best assessment of the match with 19), Shakayla Thomas, Elizabeth Balogun and her left knee Strappé (respectively 16 and 17 points marked) and company intention to make people forget that their two best players were not there: Monique Akoa Makani left in the United States, Coralie Chabrier.
M. Q.
What did the Burgundians do, some that Landes would immediately impose their physical impact on them? They responded even stronger. Or, more precisely, they dictated their tempo, and imposed their percussion. If, in Basket Landes, we got into the habit, this season, to be carried out at least until half-time, sometimes until the entrance to the money-time, the blue and white have this time never managed to regain the hand of a meeting not so far, the gap never exceeded 12 points (at 56-44), but not close either. It is not complicated: they were in front of 1’02”Sur the entire game, at the start of the match.
-3 -point waste
Haid very high, the partners of Kourtney Treffers, best assessment on the Landes side (14, and 12 points registered at 71.4 % of success), paid dearly for their indiscipline: Charnay managed to launches granted (17 out of 21, far ahead of 4 out of 8 in Aquitaines). They were also hit on the fingers for wanting to insist far from the circle: 5 awarded shots succeeded only on 26 attempts, including a very small 1/11 for the only Destiny Slocum, yet expert in the matter. But it was one day without for the American leader (5 points and a negative assessment at -6).
M. Q.
This is what has the most disabled Basket Landes in the Rhone tuffeur: his executive players have not been, or not enough anyway, at the event of the event. Luisa Geiselsöder, who found the respondent in front of her, did not have her usual return and tended to force her shots (none at 3 points, 20 % success in total). Leïla Lacan, she found a little going (9 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and as many interceptions, for 13 of evaluation) but is not currently the top score that she has often been on the second part of the season. She also sought to distribute than to shoot herself, a sign that confidence is not completely there at the moment.
If the trio Marie Pardon, Yohana Ewodo and Louise Bussière has fulfilled his share, and brought movements and offsets, he just made it possible to limit the breakage in the face of a formation pushed by a furious room. At the exit, the gap was contained at -4, nothing unacceptable for Landes who will in turn benefit from the support of their cauldron, and that of Mitterrand is twice as large, Sunday (5:30 p.m.), for the return round. However, they will have to manage to instill very quickly, and permanently, doubt in a group that convinced itself that it could go after its dreams. And do not get lost by confusing speed and precipitation, forgetting the rigor to want to pack the debates too much. The path to the final will pass by. By the way, no PV collected in Saône-et-Loire. We will nevertheless park better next time. No need to take unnecessary risks.
