Football (Regional 1): AF Biars Bretenoux, all hopes are allowed

Would success finally smile on the Biarnais?
After five matches, including four 1-0 defeats, during which Patrick Gauthier's players were not rewarded for their efforts, the Lotois are the first, this season, to bring back a point from Montauban who until then had full at home (three matches, three victories). “It’s good to have managed to scratch a point on the field of a great team from Montauban”, congratulates Patrick Gauthier, who underlined, once again, “the good content proposed by the team which, in this pleasant match, knew how to come back every time she was led.”
Because if the Biarnais team responded from the first minutes of this final meeting of the year, it was the Montalbanais who were the first to find the net. “We took the first goal from a corner in our favor, on the counter, we didn't recover quickly enough and Montauban scored on this action,” says the Biarnais coach.

“We can build on what we did on Saturday evening”

But the AFBB players, although deprived of Prieux, Dieme, Garrigou, Chataigner and Belaubre for this match, once again showed their ability to react. After several clear chances, Adam El Oula deceived the local goalkeeper in the 21st minute for the equalizing goal. Same scenario in the second half. Trailing 2 to 1 after Sangoi's second goal on the hour mark, AFBB snatched the equalizer in the 94th minute on the very last action of the match. “On this goal, we tried three times, and it was finally Edgard Lacombe who managed to score.”
A point that does a lot of good both accounting and morally. “The group needed that,” rejoices the coach of a Biarnais team which at the break, occupies 12th place (out of 14) with 7 points in ten matches.

“I have confidence in my group”

“When I take stock of this first part of the season there are reasons for satisfaction. Certainly, on an accounting level it's not enough, but in terms of the content of the matches it's really interesting” analyzes Patrick Gauthier who says he is “satisfied to end the year like this. Against a Montauban team which has a very good defense, we created a lot of clear chances, all the offensive players struck on goal. We can build on what we did on Saturday evening. “.
As we approach a winter break “which will allow the group to breathe, to think about something else”, the AFBB is already planning for a second part of the season “where we will be on a mission, indicates the Biarnais coach, that of remaining in R1. I am convinced that the content will earn us points. I have confidence in my group which is living well. It won't be easy, but I know that my group (which will resume competition on January 12 with a trip to leader Rodez 2) is capable of leaving at least two teams behind in the rankings.