This Friday night at the Albert-Domec, US Carcassonne was overturned by Mont-de-Marsan at the end of a completely crazy match (defeat 28-29), in this 24th day of Pro D2. The reactions from Audois are hot.
Bernard Goutta, manager of USC
“The scenario is both cruel and painful. We knew we could come back after half-time, we lost too many balls easily. We were penalized very little. The contribution of the bench is good for us in terms of energy, duels, and carrying balls. We lack control, on a kickoff. You cannot win a match of this intensity, of this importance, by conceding four tries at Domec. The defense does not make the effort to put the opponent in difficulty. Our group is healthy and resilient. We will be until the end of the championship. There is still hope, there are five matches to win. Our direct competitor is taking a comfortable lead. I am disappointed in our defense, what bothers me the most is the lack of aggressiveness on the man”.
Evrard-Dion Oulaï, second row of USC
“We were ready to enter the game, it’s a shame not to have that control, to calm the game and defend properly. It’s difficult to put in so much intensity and not win in the end. We concede the tries we shouldn’t, we will analyze, work, and implement what is necessary. The captain asked us for lucidity, to remain calm. The scenario had to be managed”.
Clément Briscadieu, coach of Mont-de-Marsan
“We had a decent first half, but not enough. The score was not wide enough at halftime. Carcassonne had 20-30 almost perfect minutes, they controlled the wind and put us under pressure. It’s complicated, but for two weeks we had a strategy in place against this team and we waited for the last quarter of an hour to implement it. We need to remember the team’s resilience, to bounce back, that’s the big positive. We almost had regrets, but the players went to get it. We are proud of that”.
Ioane Iashagashvili, Mont-de-Marsan’s third-row
“We had to remain disciplined after playing against the wind in the first half. We didn’t do what we had planned and it cost us dearly. We made mistakes that we paid for. We went for the win in the end, it feels good. The four points will count a lot in the end”.
