CLike last season, Basket Landes lost to Lyon after extra time. A year ago, Marine Johannès equalized at the last second at the Astroballe in Villeurbanne. Now, the Lyon team has changed a lot, its stars have left. But in the wake of Dominique Malonga (injured ankle in the 15th minute), Asvel, which has become a mixture of promising young players and experience, offered itself a prestigious and benchmark success (89-85). in his Mado-Bonnet gymnasium this Saturday.
“Lyon deserves this success throughout the match. The Lyonnaises showed a lot of heart and courage, especially after losing Malonga,” admitted Julie Barennes. And the Landes coach did not really appreciate the behavior of her team. “I say it again, Lyon deserves its victory but we could have done better. I am disappointed with the performance we produced, with the way we approached this match. Winning away from home is always complicated. In Hungary, we knew how to add the ingredients, which we were unable to do this (Saturday) evening. »
“We played backwards”
Victorious on Wednesday at Miskolc in the Euroleague (56-66), Basket Landes certainly left a lot of juice and influx. This was felt from the start (11-3, 4th; 27-18, 11th). “We are not going to look for excuses but it is certain that at the start of the match, we were not as we should be, to the standards we wanted. We didn't approach the match in the right way. » Marie Pardon and her teammates had to whip to come back, still leaving a little rubber. Which may have highlighted a lack of lucidity in the last possessions.
“I am disappointed with the result we produced, with the way we approached this match”
“We had the chances to win but we didn’t. In such a close match, it falls to one side or the other, it fell to theirs. We played backwards. Yes, we could perhaps have scored more points inside by taking advantage of Malonga's exit, but above all we should have defended better. The major problem was defensive. We weren't able to hold on to the duels, we suffered one on one with 29 free throws on their side. These are things that help the opponent score baskets more easily. »
Lacan was at the level
Despite the performance of Leïla Lacan (24 points at 8/15, 3 assists, 6 interceptions for 28 ratings in 35 minutes) – “she had a good match, it was she who allowed us to get back together” – and by Sam Fuehring (18 points, 10 rebounds), Basket Landes was unable to finish. “We are going to have a lot of travel and we are going to experience a lot of fatigue. This is where mentally, we must be much stronger, to be able to respond to the very high level and push certain limits,” affirmed Julie Barennes.
“We were able to win away in the Euroleague, that’s good, but we need to be able to reproduce it more often”
With a success in Lyon, the results before this international break – next match against the leader Angers on Sunday 17 in Mitterrand – “would have been very positive,” continues the Landes technician. This first block shows us some of our limits, what we must work on if we want to perform better. It’s up to us to quickly make the necessary adjustments. Especially on away matches where we have the most difficulties. Last season, we struggled to win away from home. We were able to do it in the Euroleague, that's good, but we need to be able to reproduce it more often as we should have done this evening in Lyon…” Despite everything, last season, the defeat in the Rhône did not prevent Basket Landes to have a magnificent season and reach the finals of the championship and the Coupe de France…
Asvel 89 – Basket Landes 85
Lieu Lyon (Mado-Bonnet gymnasium). Referees 2000 Lepercq, Yahia and Tabert. Quart-temps 25-18, 18-19, 17-21, 18-20. Prolongation 11-7. Half time 43-37.
ASVEL 28/65 successful shots including 9/21 at 3 pts, 24/29 free throws, 39 rebounds including 13 offensive, 15 assists, 23 lost balls, 16 fouls.
The scorers Pasa (6), Jocyte (14), Quevedo (17), Wojta (18), Malonga (6) and Cléante (8), Harris (13), Lucet (7).
BASKET LANDES 31/74 successful shots including 9/23 at 3 pts, 14/18 free throws, 41 rebounds including 16 offensive, 23 assists, 22 lost balls, 26 fouls.
The scorers Pardon (-), Slocum (7), Djekoundade (4), Djaldi-Tabdi (10), Geiselsoder (13) then Lacan (24), Bussière (3), Ewodo (-), Macquet (6), Fuehring (18 ).
