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It was at the very end of the match that the Tarn-et-Garonnais were joined this Saturday evening in Marmande (14-14).
Clearly, the Tarn-et-Garonnais are not particularly polished in this month of December. A month of December which promises to be Dantesque, with four consecutive trips until the end of year holidays. Last week, the Valencians failed by a very small point, at Graulhet (18-17). This Saturday evening, in Lot-et-Garonne, they won one more point than the defensive one, but two points which could easily be doubled. Two points from a draw which could be good news if there was not yet another incredible scenario, in really difficult conditions, this Saturday evening. Despite everything, the Valencians started the meeting in the best possible way. Faced with a less well-ranked Marmande team, Mohsen Essid's teammates knew full well that they should not miss the slightest opportunity.
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Alain Demo (co-president): “I'm a little angry. There is also a lot of frustration. We must never draw this evening. I congratulate the boys, who were unlucky. They deserve victory; It's nothing. We take the score, we lead at half-time, after a perfect half. Things change in the last ten minutes because we are playing Marmande. We still take two points. »
Nicolas Crubilé (manager): “A slightly fatal last quarter of an hour, with imprecision, failures. It's a shame, but we continue to build our team, our project, to learn. Until the 78th minute our strategy was the right one. We did what we wanted to do. We must continue to work. If we had been told that we would come back with two points from Marmande, some would undoubtedly have signed. We were going there to win, and we knew we could do it. If we don't win, it's because we missed things. It's up to us to rectify it, to be demanding of ourselves. »
Jérôme Pradelle (coach): “Strategically, we occupied the opposing camp well, we took the points when we needed to. We're ten minutes short. We have an advantage thirty meters in front of the posts, and we decide to play over the top but we make a mistake. A stupid mistake which is costly. »
Collected by our correspondent Michel Bony.
That's exactly what they did in the first half, taking the points they needed. The precision is there, and it is the visitors who take the lead when reaching the locker room, with three converted penalties. The second period will unfortunately see the Lot-et-Garonnais put their noses back at the window once They will be 14 points behind, and little by little, they will catch up. But time passes, and the Valenciens are still one try ahead as we approach stoppage time. The Tarn-et-Garonnais have the opportunity to make the break, but miss the mark. They will pay dearly since almost on the last action, the USM (by which I mean US… Marmande) finds the resources to go for the saving transformed test.
And now. Next Sunday, third consecutive trip, to Arcachon Bay (3:30 p.m.).
MARMANDE 14 Valence D’Agen 14
MT: 0-9; arbitrators: Mr. Marc Gryselier, assisted by MM. Ludovic Sacarot, and Yannick Vasseur.
For Marmande: 2nd penalty (69), and 80.
For Valence d’Agen: E Iskhakhov (60); 1 T, and 3P (8, 23, 28) Piquemal.
Evolution you score : 0-3, 0-6, 0-9 / 0-14, 7-14, 14-14.
US MARMANDE. Rabourdin; Guyon, Buzonie, Rabago; Escouteloup; (o) Fauguerolles, (m) Bouche; Deceuninck, Kourouma, Gal (cap); Quarry, Graa; Vial, Apples, Tomorrow. On the substitutes’ bench: Maurice, Issaadi, Caila, Vengeon, Bazzo, Goneva, Rust, Moretto.
VALENCIAN FUTURE. Thomas Piquemal; Hugo Bertram, Florian Remue, Augustin Henric; Jason Deschamps; (o) Kévin Lecareux, (m) Guillaume Dulay; Inem Iskhakov, Roy Lolésio, Yves Lescout; Mohsen Essid (cap), Enzo Zaitri; Reda Benlebadd, Enzo Rivier, Lilian Bousignac. On the substitutes’ bench: Ossian Gros, Clément Vermond, Sabri El Bechir, Benjamin Borderies, Eddy Bezuidenhout, Paul Feuillerat, Valentin Raphaël, Ad Bothma.
National hopes. Marmande-Valence d’Agen: 41-7. .
