La Châtre: 13
Chinon: 11
He seemed so focused that the passage of a herd of alpacas in front of him would probably not have disturbed him when he set off. It was a day and a final blow for Jérémy Decoux, 23 years old.
The scoreboard at the Pré-de-la-Fille stadium then indicated four minutes to play, in the R1 regional final this Saturday, April 27. The La Châtre team was one point behind (10-11). It was a little and a lot at the same time as the end of the match was electric.
“At the start of the year, I might not have worn it”
“At the start of the year, I didn’t feel confident, and maybe I wouldn’t have used it. Today, I didn’t think, I tried to clear the air around me, and I succeeded, we succeeded, it’s beautiful. » With this model teammate, the “we” always takes precedence over the “I”.
But at this crucial moment of the game, before giving the winning hamstring, he alone carried the weight of a heavy responsibility: in case of success, an unforgettable victory, recorded forever in the annals of the club; in case of misfortune, a bitter defeat in front of his many supporters.
The success of this penalty, struck on the left by a left-hander at the end of a windy afternoon when there were numerous foot failures on both sides, could almost seem unreal. “ I missed two kicks but I scored the most important one, and today that’s what counts, smiled this little genius of metamorphosis. I see the ball pass through the middle of the poles, I couldn’t dream of better. I put it on and I will remember it all my life”he said, seized with a happiness that is not experienced alone, that we share with friends, including his cousin Thomas Decoux, the fly half.
“It’s the kick at the end of the world”
“ When Jérémy knocks, I don’t look, I don’t think about anything. His composure is impressive”reported Laurent Leroy, the backs coach, trying to put his emotions into words. “I have been here since I was little and I will never give up on this club, promised, in a moment of absolute fulfillment, the young winger who came to rugby quite naturally since his father Fabrice defended the virtues of US La Châtre before him.
In conclusion, Laurent Leroy dared this metaphor: “It’s the kick at the end of the world. It sums up our day and our season, because we come from very far, we went through the play-offs, we were not favorites…” Before this improbable happy ending.
