Percobaan dari Tom Johnstone dan Matt Ikuvalu, ditambah dua konversi dan penalti dari Adam Keighran membuat tim Catalan unggul empat poin di puncak Liga Super Betfred dengan kemenangan atas St Helens yang berada di posisi ketiga dalam pertandingan pembuka Babak 19 di Totally Wicked Stadium
Terakhir Diperbarui: 13/07/23 23:05
Sorotan pertandingan Liga Super antara St Helens dan Catalans Dragons
Catalans Dragons semakin mengokohkan tempat mereka di puncak klasemen Liga Super Betfred saat mereka bertahan untuk menang 14-12 atas St Helens di Stadion Totally Wicked pada Kamis malam.
Percobaan jarak jauh yang menakjubkan dari Tom Johnstone dan penalti serta konversi dari Adam Keighran membuat Catalan unggul dalam pertandingan ketiga lawan pertama, tetapi skor konversi Mark Percival memastikan Orang Suci tertinggal hanya dengan dua poin di babak pertama.
Upaya Matt Ikuvalu yang dikonversi lima menit memasuki babak kedua akhirnya terbukti cukup untuk memastikan kemenangan karena aksi barisan belakang yang gagah berani dari tim Prancis mencegah tuan rumah menyelesaikan kebangkitan meskipun skor akhir Lewis Dodd yang memastikan penyelesaian tribun.
Hasilnya memastikan pemenang League Leaders’ Shield 2021 memastikan kemenangan pertama atas St Helens di lapangan ini selama tujuh tahun, sementara juara bertahan harus menghitung biaya penilaian cedera kepala yang gagal untuk pemain kunci James Roby dan Mark Percival yang memerintah mereka. dari semifinal Betfred Challenge Cup minggu depan melawan Leigh Leopards.
Cerita permainan
Performa tim Catalan membuatnya semakin luar biasa karena mereka tiba di Merseyside dengan rasa sakit dari kekalahan kandang yang mengejutkan minggu lalu hingga Huddersfield Giants yang sedang berjuang yang telah menimbulkan pertanyaan yang tak terelakkan atas ketidakmampuan mereka untuk tetap berada di jalur.
Dengan Sam Tomkins kembali ke bek sayap menggantikan Arthur Mourgue yang cedera, tim tamu mulai menghapus keraguan itu selama periode pembukaan yang ketat di mana mereka lebih dari menyamai lawan mereka untuk otot dan bakat.
Tom Johnstone berlari sepanjang lapangan dalam upaya solo yang luar biasa untuk mendapatkan percobaannya yang ke-22 untuk Catalan musim ini
Orang-orang Suci, merayap naik meja setelah apa yang telah terbukti menjadi kampanye yang lamban dengan standar tinggi mereka sendiri, tidak memberikan apa-apa untuk pembukaan seperempat jam sampai tekel keras pada Paul Seguier memberi kesempatan kepada pusat Keighran untuk menendang tim Catalan untuk memimpin dua poin. .
Kegigihan Jack Welsby di ujung lain dihargai dengan set ulangan di dalam 20 orang Catalan, tetapi tendangan dari Jonny Lomax dicegat jauh oleh Keighran, yang mengirim Johnstone meluncur ke sayap di mana dia menyeberang tanpa tertandingi untuk percobaannya yang ke-22 musim ini.
Keluarnya Roby menyimpulkan awal yang membuat frustrasi bagi tim tuan rumah tetapi mereka melakukan sedikit kesalahan, dan bergegas kembali ke kontes ketika mereka menekan melalui tiga penalti berturut-turut sebelum Percival mengunci tendangan Dodd untuk mendarat, sebelum juga menendang ekstra.
Jon Wilkin yakin Joey Lussick dari St Helens akan maju dan membuktikan satu poin setelah James Roby dipaksa keluar karena cedera kepala bersama dengan Mark Percival dalam kekalahan dari Catalans Dragons.
Sisi Prancis memperpanjang keunggulan mereka lima menit setelah istirahat ketika Matt Ikuvalu menggeliat di sudut dan konversi touchline Keighran memperluas keunggulan mereka menjadi 14-6.
Setelah digagalkan oleh May, Hopoate akhirnya membuka pertahanan Dragons dengan bola pintar di dalam untuk mengirim Dodd dengan enam menit tersisa.
Tendangan Joey Lussick membuatnya menjadi permainan dua poin dan Saints hampir menyambarnya dengan bunyi klakson ketika Hopoate melepaskan tembakan ke kanan tetapi kesalahan yang merugikan dengan Konrad Hurrell membuat pemain Tonga itu melepaskan umpan terakhirnya untuk disentuh.
Apa yang mereka katakan
Pelatih kepala Catalans Dragons, Steve McNamara
Steve McNamara merasa beberapa keputusan di lapangan bertentangan dengan timnya yang menempatkan pertahanan mereka di bawah tekanan yang tidak perlu, tetapi mereka berhasil menggali untuk mendapatkan kemenangan atas St Helens.
“Kami berada di depan sepanjang permainan… tetapi kami harus mengatasi beberapa kesulitan di sana. Beberapa hal merugikan kami, tetapi kami berhasil menemukan semangat di sana dan memenangkan pertandingan di bawah tekanan pada akhirnya.
“Itu bisa berjalan baik, tapi itu adalah pertandingan gaya semi final.”
Pelatih kepala St Helens Paul Wellens
Paul Wellens mengatakan tidak banyak perbedaan antara St Helens dan Catalan dan bangga dengan timnya meskipun kalah
“Saya sangat bangga dengan tim dan upaya mereka. Itu adalah pertandingan panas antara dua tim di mana tidak ada banyak di antara mereka.
“Ada lebih banyak pertandingan di trek dan peluang untuk mengambil poin. Kami tidak pernah senang ketika kami kalah – itu adalah standar yang kami tetapkan sendiri – jadi tentu saja kami kecewa, tetapi tidak dalam hal fakta bahwa kami turun. berkelahi.”
Pemain pertandingan Michael McIlorum
Pemain terbaik pertandingan Michael McIlorum mengatakan Catalans harus terus mendapatkan hasil setelah mengalahkan tim St Helens yang tangguh
“Itu sulit dan seperti yang kami harapkan. Mereka telah memenangkan empat gelar berturut-turut jadi datang ke sini selalu sulit.
“Kami membutuhkan awal yang baik… tapi kami merasa seperti kami bisa melewati tengah dan kami melakukannya pada akhirnya.”
Apa berikutnya?
St Helens berada di laga semifinal Betfred Challenge Cup Sabtu depan saat mereka bertanding Macan Tutul Leigh di tempat netral Stadion Halliwell Jones. Naga Catalan‘ Laga selanjutnya ada di Super League Round 20 saat mereka menjadi tuan rumah Setan Merah Salford pada hari Sabtu 29 Juli.
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