Handball: Rock loses the duel with Aix-en-Provence
Aveyronnais, 4th in pool 6 of N2, took on leader Aixois at the Aphitheater in Rodez on Saturday 21 January. But by allowing him to advance a little, they failed to set in stone the return and recovery (25-29).
So close and so far at the same time. On Saturday 21 January, Roc rubbed shoulders with Aix-en-Provence, the strongest team in the pool. Raphael Geslan’s men lost 25-29, but withstood the visitors, giving hope to the Amphitheater audience, tensing up as the tip-off approached, finally succumbing to pressure from the Provençals.
Roc 25629 lost against Aix-en-Provence on Saturday, January 21.
It must be said that the duel opened in a scene inspired by a western movie, with each side hanging on to each other’s smiles, observing the smallest of eyebrows. And the first draw was Eks. Before Gaia could answer. An image stuck with the incessant goal passes controlling the score until he returned to the dressing room.
“we believed”
The match between the two teams, which are at the top of the table and are thirsty for success and points, was intense. So far, only Monaco has been able to stand up to Provençaux. And the Roc showed they could hang on until they got back on track in the 46th minute. “We were less disciplined in attack, we tended to play too quickly, to accept non-existent solutionslisted the Ruthenian-Castonetois coach after the meeting. And in front of the goal there is a little fever because we have unmissable kicks. In a match of this level, losing a few balls is unforgivable.”
Roc 25629 lost against Aix-en-Provence on Saturday, January 21.
Aix took advantage of Navy mistakes to speed up their game by scoring four early goals. The tension on the ground increased. The atmosphere was energizing. A big foul on Jocelyn Aroca, who was sent off for Aixois Sidibe later and Roc found the colours. Three minutes after the whistle, Aveyronnais managed to halve their delay to get back within two divisions of the visitors. But a minute later he played the “winger” card for the tenth time in the match to surprise Aix Roc’s last stronghold and make his mat again.
Roc 25629 lost against Aix-en-Provence on Saturday, January 21.
The fate of the meeting seemed sealed, and the Provençals struck the final blow to the buzz. “The script of the match is more cruel in the sense that we believed in it and unfortunately it did not change our side”, Aveyron captain Robin Besset reacted. But with the start of the return leg on February 4, it’s almost a new season for the Blues. Because now that they have faced all the forms of this new pool, they have the cards in their hands to fight for third place on the podium as they watch Aix and possibly St. Raphael rise to the lead. .
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Raphaël Geslan, Roc coach
It was a great team up front. I was disappointed because we had gaps that we couldn’t control. Still, even if I was quite happy, it was better than what we took water in some matches. With a different configuration at the start of the season, we would certainly have had more trouble.
Robin Besset, captain of the rear and Roc
They were allowed to score between the 40th and 50th minutes. They scored four or five balls. This is what hurts us. Then we did not give up, we managed to return to two goals with the pressure of the crowd. But we failed. We are very disappointed. We weren’t funny at all. We responded at home for this great recovery match. We are not missing much, we see that there is progress. We were still competing with the first.
