Despite the elimination of the Gothiques d’Amiens against the Brûleurs de loups in the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France, Mario Richer praised the performance of his players, authors of a convincing performance
This Wednesday, December 18, the Gothics of Amiens played for their place in the last four of the Coupe de France. To do this, they had to oust the Brûleurs de loups at home, in their Pôlesud ice rink, where they have not yet lost this season in the championship. Quickly trailing by two goals, Mario Richer’s players had the resources to worry their opponents and thus fall behind thanks to two goals scored by Gauthier Gibert and Aleksandar Magovac on the power play. The Isérois finally regained the advantage without ever letting it slip and even benefited from an own goal from the unfortunate Magovac at the very end of the match, confirming all the suspense (4-2).
Despite the elimination, the Quebec coach was rather satisfied with what he saw on the Brûleurs de loups ice. “I think we competed, we tried. In addition, we came from behind, so that shows character. Going back two goals in Grenoble, we have to do it. We fought until the end, but the best team simply won. We limited the score to two goals against Grenoble. If it goes any further than that, you have no chance of winning. We must not forget that there is a Pintarec in the training. Fouky played a great match, then Pinta played a great match too, it was a good goalkeeper duel, but unfortunately they won. » Mario Richer gave news of Jesper Larinmaa, who left the ice early after only four minutes of play. “Larinmaa was injured on his first appearance. We’ll see what happens with it. For now, the other team’s doctor can’t make a diagnosis, but it’s on the lower body. I don’t think we’ll see it until next year.”he conceded.
We have to be proud of the players, of what they put in effort.
Mario Richer, coach of the Amiens Gothiques
Regardless, even if disappointment predominated after the match, Mario Richer praised the performance and combativeness of his players against the Brûleurs de loups: “ I am very proud of my players. They competed from start to finish. They tried every way to win the match. In the end, we lost, I would say by a goal, because an empty cage… When the cage is empty, anything can happen. It happened like that. Bergeron’s throw was at the net. We could have had the rebound and equalized, but then the puck ended up at the other end. We tried until the end. We must be proud of the players, of what they gave as an effort. »
From now on, we must evacuate the frustration of this elimination and get back to work with the next two matches looming against Grenoble on Friday then Bordeaux on Sunday at the Coliseum. “Physically, it’s very demanding to play against Grenoble. It’s a big team. who skates quickly, who is physical too. They have everything they need and have been looking for Rouen’s first trio. Already, in past years, they competed against Rouen with what they had as a squad. They went to look for this first trio which is the best in the League and the best goalkeeper. They have strengthened themselves very well. » Kick-off this Friday, December 20 at 8:15 p.m.
César Willot
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