The basketball-loving public attended this Saturday, November 23, 2024 at the Palais des sports in Rivière-Salée in Martinique, a double clash against Guadeloupe. Results: Among the men, the Golden Star won 64 to 51 against the Grand Gousier of the sister island. Among the ladies, the Saleen lost 52/49 against Baie-Mahault.
The Golden Star offered itself a place in the French Cup trophy zone final on Saturday November 23. Wilhem Célestine's men won 64 to 51, a gap which does not reflect the scenario, as the two teams went blow for blow for 40 minutes.
Back to back at the start of the last quarter (44/43), Richard Dumont and his partners took the upper hand from the start, building on an 11/0. The scoreboard announced 55/43.
“That wasn't the plan at all. We were treated to a men's match and we knew how to respond to it” observes Wilhem Célestine, whose team was able to count on an insolent three-pointer in the last quarter.
The yellows and blues continue the adventure in the French Cup trophy. They will go to seek their qualification for the national table in Guyana. The match against ASC Tours is scheduled for December 7.
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Among the women, the defeat is cruel for the lightning of Rivière-Salée. Kathleen Alger's players lost 49/52 in the final moments against Baie-Mahault.
Trailing by up to twelve points at the heart of the third quarter, Guadeloupean Christelle Pajamandy and her gang played the role of “robbers” to win, relying on an 18/7 in their favor in the last quarter. time.
It's very frustrating but the BMBC [Guadeloupe] deserved their victory, even at ten minus they played like they were starving. We missed too many things in the second half. We will have to learn from this match to no longer experience this type of scenario. We had difficulty applying ourselves to the final gesture and at this level, that is unforgiving. We wanted to go a little further, but we must use this defeat to bounce back and come back stronger from the next match.
Kathleen Alger(from the Salean team)
With this victory, the BMBC girls will host the Guyanese Sinnamary on December 7 as well (as for the boys). They will try to get a ticket to join the national table for the Coupe de France trophy.
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