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The Agenais begin the new year with a duel against one of the favorites for accession.
Garonne Derby, summit match, capital duel… there is no shortage of qualifiers to designate this late meeting, which will undoubtedly have an impact on the ranking and the future of the two teams. “It’s not a crucial match for us,” said Mohamed El Hassnaoui, the Agen coach. The most important match will be the reception of Saint-Émilion next week. On the other hand, it is a derby and therefore winning it would be an excellent operation. »
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The Agenais of the trio El Hassnaoui-Carmaux-Akpah remain with a heavy defeat in Talence (5-1). A match where they accumulated errors and twists of fate. “We conceded three goals while we were playing with nine players,” comments the suave technician. »
Since then, there has been the break which allowed them to rest and take stock of a rather successful first part of the season. The promoted Suavista is in 4th place with a record of five wins, two draws and two defeats. “This late match is not necessarily well positioned, but we have re-prepared and we are ready to challenge Marmande. »
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On the Marmandais side, the truce was also welcome because the first part of the season was intense. Nicolas Florès’ men notably completed a historic run in the Coupe de France, which ended with a heavy defeat in front of Le Mans (0-7).
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On the other hand, they are undefeated in the league with a record of five wins and two draws. Five points behind leader Saint-Émilion, but with two games in hand, they are now favorites for accession. On condition of achieving a good performance against the Agenais whom they beat this season in the Coupe de France, at the end of September (2-0).
