The 2,500 spectators present in a packed Chantereyne hall this Friday, March 11 are lucky. They will be able to say: “I was there”. Yes, they were there tonight, to witness the most beautiful service ever offered by JS Cherbourg since entering the professional world. For half an hour, the mauves outclassed their opponent of the day, Dijon, ending the first half with the unusual score of 21-13. Relying on an iron defense, inspired attackers (Maximilien Tike, Lucas Jametal), the precision of Reida Rezzouki at the 7-meter throws and the control tower Kristian Orsted at the pivot point, and the vista of Lucas Vanègue to “the orchestral direction”, the JSC returned a copy without any false note. It’s simple: everything worked to the delight of a boiling public.
And Chantereyne held her breath…
But connoisseurs knew it, we had to continue to be wary of Dijon. The animal was injured but still not dead and we thought it was a bad prank when, on returning from the locker room, the mallows remained moulted for nearly 10 minutes, seeing their lead melt like snow in the sun. In the 45th minute, the JSC only had a one-goal lead. Gauthier Ivah, in lack of success, had let Andrea Colleluori take his place in goal, but without success.
… before exulting!
And then Cherbourg pulled itself together. The entry of the substitutes (Simon Dalmont, Léo Weber) brought fresh blood for the last 10 minutes, again one-sided. After making their supporters tremble, the Cherbourgeois finally signed a clear and flawless victory, 33-28. A performance that now relegates Dijon to 3 points before facing Nice in 15 days, still at home. By then, firmly established in 3rd place, the Mauves will be able to rest. While their coach Frédéric Bougeant leaves for a week in training with the Senegalese selection, his players are entitled to a week of vacation.
Note the announcement on Friday evening of the extension for one year of Lucas Jametal’s contract and the signing of Redda Rezzouki for 2 additional years under the colors of the JSC.