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On the road to Chalosse (Landes) Saturday evening at 8 p.m., the ESG Basket will defend its 5th place in the ranking. A challenge to take up for the last game of the season.
In appearance, this last confrontation of the national championship season 2 does not appear to be a crucial match for the two protagonists from a sporting point of view. After 21 matches played, Gimont is 5ᵉ in the classification and Chalosse 6ᵉ with the same number of points, because each of the teams has scored 12 victories for 9 defeats.
If Gimont is ahead of Chalosse in the standings, it is thanks to a more favorable goal-awkward. Indeed, Gimont has a difference between the marked baskets and the baskets collected more favorable than Chalosse. We can also add that the result in the classification to date of the two teams is logical and just, Gimont having beat his opponent during the first leg at home 84 to 63.
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In addition, this match has no stake vis-à-vis next season, the maintenance in the National Nationale 2 being already ensured for the two teams, whatever the results of this last day of the championship.
Of the show to be expected
To finish and be complete, neither of the two protagonists of this match will be able to seek in the ranking on the 4ᵉ, Basket Landes, or can be caught by the 7ᵉ, Garonne Avenir Basket du Marmandais. So, whatever happens in this last day of the championship, and whatever the results of the other teams, Gimont and Chalosse will compete for the 5ᵉ and the 6ᵉ place in the ranking during this confrontation. The winning team will be 5ᵉ in the final classification and the other, 6ᵉ.
And it is on this point that this match brings an issue and an importance worthy of a final of the Coupe de France, because each of the two teams has a competitive spirit and a thirst to get out of the other who will give this match a very strong intensity. The forces involved are equivalent, the records as honorable as each other, and the confrontations passed, if they were slightly to the advantage of Gimont, do not demonstrate any notable differences between the two opponents.
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However, the regional dimension of this match, almost a derby, the practice of a very physically committed basketball both on the Gers side and on the Landes side, suggest a physical match, rough and whose outcome is not certain. We bet that each team will be keen to offer a beautiful spectacle, with mutual sporting respect and at the height of their reputations.
