After a first point taken in Arsac-Le Pian on October 26 (2-2 having come close to victory) then a qualification for the regional cup after overthrowing (2-1) Argentat, a Regional 3 team, the Nontronnais hoped for a first success in the championship this Saturday evening, against Pessac Alouette. Especially since until then, in the ranking, the Pessacais also had only one point.
After the departure of Gilles Valadié and a transitional situation which saw president Vincent Thomas take his place on the bench, the ASNSP had also found a new coach in the person of Jacky Degroise. A coach who, according to our colleagues from South West, managed several clubs in the Paris region before arriving in Dordogne, where he officiated at Pays de Fénélon, Thenon-Limeyrat-Chancelade and, most recently, Chancelade-Marsac.
But this first was tarnished by a goal from Pessac Alouette in the second half, Saturday evening. The only one of the meeting since Nontron-Saint-Pardoux was unable to equalize. Same silence, in pool B, for the Chanceladais, traveling to Couzeix. The USCM conceded twice in the last quarter of an hour, for a fourth defeat in five games this season.