The UBB drops the Toulouse stadium (35-18) after a heroic match and offers itself the first final of champions Cup in its history!
For this Exceptional semi-final of Investc Champions Cup Our Girondins had an appointment with a Matmut-Atlantic stadium with closed and overheated counters By an incredible atmosphere and an unexpected spring sun.
From the outset our Girondins put the pressure over the Toulousains and investigated the camp of the Reds and Blacks. If the Haut-Garonnais first repelled the assaults of our players, they were going to crack on a superb inspiration of Matthieu Jalibert who picked up for 50m on the right of the field before finding Pete Samu inside the first test of our team. Matthieu Jalibert transformed And immediately gave his family ahead of his own.
The Blues immediately left the attack and Mr. Jalibert added 3 points on penalty to the 9e minute. The Toulousains then scored their first points meeting on Penalty (Mallia, 11th) and reduced their delay (10-3). Then, they in turn put pressure on the Girondins and after a well -negotiated penaltouche in the 22m of our players, they chained playing times far before spreading to the right wing where Delibes marked in the corner (15th). Mallia did not pass the transformation but the reds and blacks returned at two small points (10-8). The rear stadist then added 3 points on penalty (20th) And the men of Ugo Mola passed the game for the first time (10-11).
The reaction of the Bordeaux was immediate with a Huge sequence in the Toulouse camp that ended with Conclude Louis Bielle-Biarrey in the corner After a great collective work (23e). This allowed our team to go back to immediately (15-11). Then after a balloon scratched by Max Lamothe, our captain Max funny Take the points over 55m and Added 3 points with a huge kick (18-11; 28th)!
The Ryhtme of the meeting then fell somewhat And possession was more on the Toulouse side, but the men of Julien Marchand could not find spaces in the defense of Our players who returned to the locker room while retaining their advantage to the score (18-11) Thanks to one last Maxime Lamothe scratching.
Matthieu Jalibert found flaws in the Toulouse defense in the 1st period (credit: iconsport)
Upon recovery, the Girondin supporters had barely time to come together that our players were making the difference on the start with LBB which escaped in his corridor Before finding Pete Samu inside, which gave him the ball of a crossroads a few meters further. Our winger just had to accelerate to plant between the posts his 2nd afternoon test ! With the Transformation of Matthieu Jalibertour Girondins did the break immediately by taking 14 points ahead (25-11).
The Toulousains were coaching And reinvested our team’s camp. On one Big sequence (52nd) they were growing by 50m By chaining playing times and pushed our Bordeaux to fault. Marko Gazzotti even received a yellow cardleaving its partners at 14. Stadists immediately took advantage of it with Barassi who marked close to the posts (55th) Following a big scrum of its forwards. With the transformation of Mallia, The reds is black returned to 25-18.
Damian weighing injured, then gave way to Arthur Retière while we were approaching the last 20 minutes of the meeting and the Toulousains were more pressing … But thanks to their big defense our players managed to recover several balloons, like the Beautiful scratch of Nicolas Depoortere (62nd) which allowed the Girondins to obtain a touch 5m from the Toulouse line. On the following action the forwards insisted at ras and it is ultimately Pierre Bochaton which marked in force (63rd) ! The score then rose to 30 to 18 in favor of our team a quarter of an hour from the end.
The end of the match was rather to the advantage of the reds and blacks. But our Girondins were heroic in defense. A New saving scratch of Ben Tameifuna (63rd) allowed the Girondins to free themselves for the first time. Just like the Big defense of our 3/4 on a dangerous Toulouse offensive (73rd).
Finally it was even our players who were going to mark a Last essay in force by Ben Tameifuna (78th) After a huge Pick and Go session near the Toulouse line. Our players only had to send the last ball to the stands of the Atlantic Matmut then could let their joy explode!
Nicolas Depoortere sailing in the Toulouse defense (Credit: iconsport)
A big thank you to all our supporters present at Matmut for their incredible support!
Our team qualifies for the final of Investc Champions Cup for the first time in its history! She will face the English of Northampton Saints, winners of Leinster, in the final on Saturday May 24 at 3:45 p.m.
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