Metz met fin à l'invincibilité de Brest en Championnat et relance totalement la course au titre

metz met fin à l'invincibilité de brest en championnat et relance totalement la course au titre

Chloé Valentini (E. Garnier/L’Équipe)

Dans le choc de la 23e journée de la Ligue Butagaz Énergie, Metz a fait tomber le leader, Brest (24-19), ce mercredi en Bretagne. Les Messines ont désormais leur destin en main pour être championnes de France.

«Â On va être honnêtes : on perd ce match, on perd le titre. » L’entraîneur de Metz Emmanuel Mayonnade avait dressé un constat clair avant d’aller à Brest défier le leader invaincu de la Ligue Butagaz Énergie. Battues à l’aller en Moselle (23-22), ses joueuses ont pris leur revanche ce mercredi soir lors de la 23e journée (24-19) à l’issue d’une seconde période parfaitement maîtrisée.

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Grâce à ce succès, Metz, qui a un match de retard à jouer (contre Besançon le 15 mai pour le compte de la 22e journée), revient à trois points de Brest. Les coéquipières de Chloé Valentini (6 buts) ont désormais leur destin en main pour remporter un 26e titre de champion de France : si elles gagnent leurs quatre derniers matches (face à Besançon, donc, Chambray, Paris 92 et Plan-de-Cuques), elles seront sacrées.

Bonne entame de Brest, mais cavalier seul de Metz ensuite

C’est pourtant Brest qui avait réussi la meilleure entame. Le coach brestois, Pablo Morel, avait insisté là-dessus après la défaite face à ces mêmes Messines en quarts de finale de la Coupe de France (35-29) fin mars. Ses joueuses l’ont entendu puisqu’elles avaient trois buts d’avance après 27 minutes de jeu (11-8).

Mais Metz est revenu à hauteur juste avant la pause (11-11) et la deuxième mi-temps a été un cavalier seul : les Dragonnes n’ont encaissé que huit buts et ont nettement pris le dessus.

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