The Mende Gévaudan Club handball men’s team returns to the pre-national

Les seniors garçons du MGC passent de la division excellence à la prénationale. DR – DR

Le club de handball mendois affiche de beaux résultats cette saison, avec notamment la montée en division supérieure des deux équipes seniors, masculine et féminine.

This was the objective that coach Florent Bodin had set, upon his arrival in Mende at the start of the season: to bring the men's team of the Mende Gévaudan Club handball back to the pre-national, which had left at the end from previous season.

And we had to wait until the very last match to be sure of the fate of the Mendois handball players. In the first leg of the play-off, against Trèbes-Puichéric, at the Vernède gymnasium, the two teams separated in a draw, 32 to 32. "They had us posed a lot of problems, concedes the coach. Saturday, we had no choice, we had to win."

A clear victory

The MGC quickly leads 4 to 0, and inflicts on its opponents a 12 to 2 in ten minutes, thus taking the lead at the end of the first half (11-21). The Mendois confirm their domination in the second period , and won 47 to 31. Throughout the match, they were able to count on the support of their supporters. The club had in fact organized bus transport, and players and supporters were able to travel together to Aude. "There were around twenty Mendois in the stands, and I can tell you that we heard them well, even if the gymnasium was full of locals", emphasizes Florent Bodin.

A great overall season

Everyone had time to celebrate the victory, and therefore the accession, on the return bus. This great result adds to the accession of women to national 2, as well as the good results displayed by all categories of young people. "A good collective dynamic" that Florent Bodin appreciates, who nevertheless warns: "Nothing is ever achieved, there is still work to be done."

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