“It was a game that had to be won”. At the end of the meeting, the coach of JS Cherbourg Edu Fernandez Roura did not hide his relief, after the success of his men 20-15 against Villeurbanne salle Jaurès, for the eighth day of Proligue. An important victory in terms of maintenance. After the big slaps received against Tremblay and Nancy, this result allows the Manchois to find a little smile: the clapping and communion with the public can testify to this.
But that this success was hard to pull off. A first period that looks like a trip to the end of boredom : 7 everywhere only at half-time. Rough, timorous Cherbourgeois who fall back into their ways. This victory, it was forged in the mind according to winger John N’Konda: “We knew it wasn’t going to be easy, but that __it was necessary to play with the heart and have the mental resources not to dive”.
State of mind
On returning from the locker room, the public of Jaurès believes to relive the bad scenario of the match of Tremblay. A 4-0 for Villeurbanne. Then it’s the ascent from Cherbourg in the last twenty minutes, well helped by a Gauthier Ivah of the great evenings in the cages (16 saves).
Thanks to this 20-15 victory, the handball players of JS Cherbourg go back to 11th place in Proligue. Next match for the Mauves Friday, November 11 in Billère, on behalf of the 9th day of the championship.