Disillusionment for Élan Chalossais who already saw themselves in the semi-final after having demonstrated accuracy and skill for a large part of the match, carried by an intractable Léa Lageyre, both at 3 points and inside: she finished best scorer of this match (30 points).
In these conditions, the ABC, defending champion, obviously tried to catch up by 7 points but the Élan did not let anything slip by. “In the first half, we live and survive thanks to skill, particularly at 3 points, we manage to put in a lot of quick play. It’s a part that we had worked a lot on and I think they didn’t necessarily expect it,” explained Élan coach Arthur Vignes afterwards.
The match ended up being decided in favor of Avenir Basket Chalosse (in red) in the second period.
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“We defended by only making mistakes, completely aberrant things,” underlined the ABC coach, Emmanuel Couralet. Despite this lack of investment in defense, Emma Labadie was there to respond to Élan's attacks alongside Lilou Poussade, who was particularly involved in rebounding.
A reaction ABC
Led at the break, the ABC had no choice and only one thing to do in the second part: react. “We changed the defense, we came out very strong and we pushed the ball carrier back a lot, so we had much more interesting and effective rotation situations. We had a lot of trouble finding solutions but afterwards, we toughened up physically, then we found speed and success, particularly on transition shots with much better constructed situations,” commented Manu Couralet.
“In the second half, it’s more physically that we explode. On each contact we moved back two or three meters, then they found the address at that time. They prevented us from scoring and we missed a few baskets, that’s unforgivable against such a team,” lamented Vignes.
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Élan Chalossais (in blue) ended up giving in to the experience of Avenir Basket Chalosse.
The experience of Élodie Guillenteguy and the impact of Anaïs Foisse put the Reds back on the right path. “We knew how to react in defense, we set the pace when we needed to. In attack it was going well, the match got carried away and we knew what we had to do. We play in Nationale 2 and at this level we are able to anticipate this kind of reaction,” explained ABC assistant coach Charlotte Gaillacq.
The Grenats, who played in blue for the occasion, became fragile and were punished, notably with an unsportsmanlike foul called against Noémie Latapy 13 seconds from the end. “We managed to get ahead (for the first time, 6 minutes from the end of the match, Editor's note) but what took a long time was to manage to play all together and find the five players capable of playing together. complete and add solutions,” admitted Manu Couralet.
After holding the entire meeting and making the public tremble, the Élan girls finally lost 75-82 to the experience of this solid ABC team. “The goal was to keep them going as long as possible. We lacked success and a little physicality at the end of the match,” analyzed Arthur Vignes. “We need to recover well for the next matches and not get scared again. The reaction is very good, it's a cup match so it's obviously difficult but we managed to stay calm and I'm happy with that,” concluded Charlotte Gaillacq.
Élan Chalossais 75 – Avenir Basket Chalosse 82
Lieu He will draw Referees 2000 Nassiet, Correia and Castets. Quart-temps 25-15, 29-24, 12-18, 9-25. Half time 54-39.
ELAN CHALOSSAIS 24 successful shots; 10 free throws; 24 fouls.
The scorers Lageyre (30 including 6 to 3 pts), Bordes (13 including 2 to 3 pts), Renou (6), Persillon (5 including 1 to 3 pts), Latapy (4), Saint-Jean A. (3 – 3 pts ), Khedrioui (3 – 3 pts), Beguery (2), Lavielle (2), Saint-Jean L. (-), Dargelas (-).
AVENIR BASKETBALL CHALOSSE 28 successful shots; 19 free throws; 21 fouls.
The scorers Labadie (24 of which 4 to 3 pts), Foisse (16), Poussade (10), Guillenteguy (10 of which 2 to 3 pts), Dubois (9), Roméo (5 of which 1 to 3 pts), Tabardel (4), Larraud (2), Labrouche (2), Popescu (-), Dossarps (-).
