CUltered in September, the NM3 soap opera will deliver a new episode this Saturday (7 p.m.), to the François-Mitterrand space, with the Montois stadium as a main actor. Indeed, a victory in the derby against Elan Tursan (9th) and the Landes headliner will validate his ticket for the upper level, the NM2. With two points ahead of Saint-Médard and Rodez two days before the end, the yellow and black are in a very favorable position when facing their Tursanian neighbors, who always have their destiny in hand at the bottom of the table, and even more since their victory against the Réal Chalossais (101-90).
Regulation speaking, the last four teams of the ten nm3 hens, as well as the less good 10th, will be relegated. Currently ninths with one point ahead, Cédric Labat’s players are well a successful feat, when only three days left. “Maintaining is playable,” says the ETB coach. But our calendar forces us to stay very careful and focused, because we have three big games to play. »»
Stade Montois (1er / 43 pts) – Elan Tursan (9e / pts)
Lieu Mont-de-Marsan (Mitterrand area). Hourly This Saturday, at 7 p.m. Referees MM. Chion et Bernard. Go 77-91 for the Montois stadium.
Montois stadium The group Tournier, Labanère, Botton, Abdou Patao, Quinault, Campergue, Condé, Dupouy, Pawlicki, Darrieutort, Nkuite.
TURANT ELANS Le group Sébie, Lacaule, Bats, Labat, M. Lalanne, Dufau, C. Lalanne, Delseries, Courcier, Lafargue, Ndiaye Ngom.
ETB rubs into heavy
At Money-time time, ETB will indeed face the leader from Montois, will receive its Ruthenian runner-up, and will close its season in Malaussanne (6th). Heavy. The neighbor of the Réal Chalossais (7th), who will challenge two direct competitors of Elan (Cugnaux and Castelnau-Médoc) after the Bordeaux red lantern (8 pm) in Caupenne will play a referee for maintenance, even if he is not yet officially saved with two successes in three days from the end.
Taking advantage of the mini-hole, the Tursanais have prepared the derby well. “We expect a very difficult meeting,” warns Cédric Labat. But what could be better than winning our first outdoor game in a derby? “Ticket for the Landes Cup final in pocket, the players of President Montois Thomas Félix found the training grounds this week:” The preparation of this match was completely classic and there is no reason to change anything. »»
“A quality team”
The partners of Marc-Antoine Pawlicki, aware that the rise in N2 reaches their arms, approach the meeting “concentrated and concerned. Bossing! As usual for the men of Eric Billy-Diwongui. “On Saturday, it will be a complicated match. A derby in front of a quality team which, I am sure, will maintain itself, ”bet Thomas Félix.
After Elan, the Montois will face 2MBS in the Béarn, before returning to Mitterrand for the 26th and last episode of the soap for Cugnaux. Pushed by an increasingly numerous audience, they will present themselves this Saturday with a desire for victory to obtain the precious sesame as soon as possible. “In a derby, the classification means nothing,” says yellow and black president. Who admits: “The desire to celebrate the climb with our audience is present …”
