Lhe closed session was not to promise a spectacle between Saint-Jean-d'Angély and Thionville on Saturday. However, the game started well with a takeover of the game from the start won by young Maël Cerruto and a goal scored immediately by captain Iulian Verdes. The young polo player from 2008 scored half of his team's goals in this quarter. With a solid defense, Thomas Pubert's men managed to gain a two-goal lead (4-2), seeming to augur an easy victory.
Except that in the second period, the Thionvillois scratched the lead of the Maritimes a little to reach the break with a goal behind (6-5). Behind, the game is less structured on both sides. But the Mosellans, who offer no strategy and only take advantage of the Angériens' errors, will not succeed in catching up (10-8).
“A lot of good”
The problem is that, as is often the case, Thomas Pubert's men did not know how to manage their lead… Many passing errors in the last eight minutes, too much hesitation in front of the opponent's goal and too much space in their defense meant that they almost came close to being penalized against the bottom of the championship. Until the last minute, the two teams were tied (11-11).
“We have difficulty managing our end of matches and especially our lead”
Fortunately, captain Verdes will save his team one minute from the end and, despite the EDA (permanent exclusion with replacement) whistled to Corentin Margueritte 47 seconds from the end, the Angériens manage to keep this small goal in advance which allows them to emerge from the water victorious.
Thomas Pubert, relieved with this result which puts his team in 9th place ahead of Givors and Moulins, with 7 points, still highlights faults that still need to be corrected. “The second part of the meeting was not pretty. Before, we had managed to impose our rhythm but we are having difficulty managing our end of matches and especially our lead. We need to be under pressure to keep the pace. But it’s still a victory that does a lot of good for the team! »
Saint-Jean-d'Angély 12 – Thionville 11
Lieu Saint-Jean-d’Angély (Atlantys) Spectators house clos Referees MM. Morland et Varga Quart-temps 4-2, 2-3, 4-3, 2-3 Half time 6-5
SAINT-JEAN-D’ANGÉLY The markers. Margueritte (2), Cerruto (3), Verdes (6), Guinet (1).
