After six consecutive defeats, USAM Nîmes Gard returned to victory by winning 27-31 in Chartres. The Green Team, which had not experienced victory since the end of September, gave itself a breath of fresh air, relying in particular on Gueric Vincent, called up to an enlarged French team for the championships of the world, author of 11 goals.
“It's a satisfaction, we take the two points and this evening we saw a team. Everyone played together for the collective. We can only be happy” . Gueric Vincent, MVP of the match, with his 11 goals from 13 attempts was smiling this evening in the Chartres Coliseum a few seconds after the final whistle. USAM had just won by four goals on the Chartres floor and above all put an end to a series of six consecutive defeats. If the start of the match was for the local players, David Degouy's players held back, thanks to a valuable Luc Tobie in this difficult moment, and waited until the fifteenth minute to go ahead in the score for the first time in the match, 7-8, on a goal from Mohammad Sanad. What followed was a mano a mano between the two teams until 12-12, when the Nîmes accelerated to take two goals before half-time. Returning from the locker room, USAM did not relax its grip and increased the gap to five goals, 12-17, but the partners of captain Julien Rebichon fell back into their trap and let the locals come back to 18-18. Were the Green Men going to ruin everything???
An iron defense at 19-19 and Vincent air-conditions the Coliseum
The face of the match completely changed at 19-19. USAM seriously strengthened its defense and Chartres had more and more difficulty finding the way to the Nîmes goal. The Chartrains only scored through Tribillon, their winger. But opposite, another winger returned the favor. Called today by Guillaume Gille, the coach of the French team, in an elergie list with a view to the January World Cup, Gueric Vincent produced an almost perfect copy with an 11 out of 13 shooting including a 9 out of 9 from seven meters . The young Nîmes winger disgusted the Coliseum with his success. USAM took the opportunity to escape the score. This time definitely. David Degouy's players ended up winning in a completely dark Chartraine room for the final moments of the match. The Green Team finally had its third victory of the season, almost two months after the victory against Créteil. A victory that feels good, before hosting Saint Raphael next week at Parnasse.
USAM Nîmes Gard : Pardin (saves), Sé (saves) – Poyet (1 goal), Peyre, Derisbourg (3 goals), Rebichon, Gibelin (4 goals), Konradsson (1 goal), Vincent (11 goals), Kamtchop-Baril (2 goals), Gibernon, Tobie (4 goals), Acquevillo (1 goals), Kaczor, Abdelhak (2 goals), Sanad (2 goals)
