Toulouse. The TMB did not need to force
Let it be said: this Toulouse team looks great and did not fail to impress all the followers of the Mandela room. Some do not hesitate to put a note on its rise at the end of the season. Yesterday evening the team of Xavier Noguera offered a very nice copy to win against AS Aulnoye. The tone is set from the start of the match. Loyd, Robinson, Strunc and Brochant reported to put their opponents at bay, and took an 8-point lead (12-20). Opposite, only Tirera is able to respond to them to keep ASA in the game. It is Mayo, with two winning shots in a row, which allows to recall the score (19-20). We tell ourselves that the match will be disputed. Error. Because in the 2nd quarter, Toulouse presses the accelerator, while Aulnoye collapses. Unable to hold the Toulouse interior, the Aulnésiennes have already accumulated four faults in two minutes. A godsend for the TMB. The ASA sinks, and takes 27 points in ten minutes.
Match folded at half-time
With 18 points behind at halftime, the match is folded (29-47). Toulouse seems too strong for Aulnoye who multiplies careless errors. It starts in the same tone when you return from the locker room. But in a kind of false rhythm, the ASA made a new “run” to return to 11 pts, after an “and one” from Mayo (50-61). Brochant and Loyd are responsible for once again calming the Aulnesian ardor. This is undoubtedly what will frustrate the places, which have been able to look Toulouse in the eye at certain times, while being next to the plate on others.
Toulouse manages, without having to rotate, and deviates. It does not panic, it accelerates when necessary. In short, Toulouse is above. Jakovljevic and her teammates won almost easily (66-85) and sent a nice message to their competitors. With this team and this spirit, the TMB now appears to be one of the big favorites for the climb.
AULNOYE 66 – TOULOUSE 85
(19-20; 10-27; 21-17; 16-21). Halftime: 29-47.
For AS Aulnoye: Hériaud (5), Herminjard (4), Adonis (4), M’Baye (12), Tirera (23), Jeanneau, Mayo (18), Farkasova, Forestier.
For TMB: Mulumba (4), Belleka (2), Strunc (18), Loyd (25), Robinson (17), Jakovljevic (3), Brochant (12), De Freitas (4), Guirassy.