Toulouse. The Toulousaines have nothing to be ashamed of
It is done. The Toulousaines launched their season last night in the North, where they lost but did not have to be ashamed of this failure.
Indeed, the Toulousaines led 13-12 and returned to the locker room… received 16-14. They were jostled Sambre-Avesnois who aims to end the season in first place. And this, in particular thanks to an extraordinary performance by their goalkeeper Andrea De La Torre Perez. After the break, Fabien Vedel’s players never cracked against Northerners who imposed a great physical challenge on them.
“We came to prove to ourselves that the rise to D2 was not stolen and I think that’s what we did. We had a very good first half, especially in the defensive sector, against the “One of the main contenders for the climb. It is played in the second half because we sinned in the physical dimension against a team which held its level of play for sixty minutes”, Fabien Vedel succeeded after the match.
The Toulouse coach drew from this first experience in Division 2 reasons to hope for the future. “We have progressed physically and in terms of experience. We are playing our first three games against clubs with VAP status and we will try to learn on these three occasions. And if we can scratch a victory, We will do it. But we are here above all to learn and we can draw reasons for hope from this first trip to Sambre-Avesnois”, indicated the Toulouse technician.
After the Coupe de France next weekend, the Toulousaines will host the Stella Saint-Maur on September 18, at the Sports Palace.
MT: 16-14; referees: R. Mayette and J. Piers.
SAMBRE-AVESNOIS.- Babysitters: Pouliquen (14 stops).
Markers: Deme (1), Bournez (1, cap.) Lapointe (4), Abdellahi (4), Ballureau (3), Godet (1), Kiprijanovska (9), Sias (1), Kvasova (2).
Trainer: Clement Petit.
TOULOUSE FH.- Goalkeepers: From La Torre Perez (10 stops), Moras (2 stops).
Markers: Sarandeva (3), Ségur (3), Brouillet (3), Pigal (2), Theys (5), Adams (3), Legatindji (1, cap.).
Coach: Fabien Vedel.