Parthenay-Saint-Nazaire: 21-13
What is a season playing, finally? At four small points, in the case of SA Parthenay, which saw its rise in the rise of rise on Sunday, May 4. Winner of Saint-Nazaire (21-13), the SAP did not catch up with twelve points inherited from this failed first leg in Loire-Atlantique.
“There are a bit of all the negative feelings that can exist after a failure. We can only attack ourselves ”, blowing Jérémy Verbois, one of the coaches, who remained a haggard for long minutes on his bench after the final whistle.
A monster mess in the first period
His players, however, had several ammunition to make the stain easier. Saint-Nazaire returned well to his match, very well even with this test a little out of nowhere registered by Senelle, who took advantage of a favorable rebound after a clever kick of Tarayre (3-7, 8e).
But Parthenay was spoiling, again and again. As on this breakthrough of Grami, close to serving perfectly Digout which had followed well (12e). Or as on this action led by the other winger, Vakola, that the SAP still did not materialize. So much so that after a big half hour, three frank situations had already gone … “We do not score in the first period when we have almost made tests. Behind, we run a little after our delay in points ”conceded Verbois.
-Worse: for a late veneer, Sarre received a yellow which left his own at 14 (18e). But by dint of trying, the SAP was however rewarded, with a penalty test just under ten minutes from the break (13-7), which revived a whole Brisset stadium which was waiting for the spark to ignite.
A too late start
Sparkle which, in the end, has never really arrived, except in very small scraps, despite a double numerical superiority at the end of the first period. In an increasingly strong rain, the second act was quite chopped, moreover, as these unfavorable minutes were rushing.
At 16-7 when returning to the meadow, however, the case was not so badly engaged. But the Deux-Sévriens never seemed able to make Nazairians who, even without being really scheduled to play the climb, seemed a little more ready for this type of cleaver.
The collective test in the final moments, after one of the rare penetrating groups that the SAP was able to deploy, did not change anything (21-7, 78e). Not transformed in the process in front of the wind, he did not invert the situation and on a final fault, a sign of this guilty indiscipline, Parthenay offered Saint-Nazaire to kick in touch to offer a prestige qualification. “We are never far from the truth but it does not pass. We will lower our heads, work and try to come back stronger next year ”Jérémy Verbois finished.
Half-time: 16-7.
For Parthenay: 2nd penalty (32e), Clergeau (78e); 3p Vergnaud (4e22e37e).
For Saint-Nazaire: 2P Taryre (47e64e), 1E Senelle (8e), 1t Tarayre (9e).
Yellow cards: in Parthenay, Sarre (18e), Sales (74e); in Saint-Nazaire, Igigabel (32e), Dombry (57e).
White card: in Saint-Nazaire, Rousse (36e).
