Montauban and Aurillac faced each other as part of the 6th day of Pro D2 this Friday, October 11. At the Sapiac Stadium, this duel offered a festival of mistakes. The Aurillacois took a 7-point lead before cracking in the second half and leaving without a single point. Montauban takes the lead in the championship.
Montauban managed to beat Aurillac during the 6th day of Pro D2. Final victory 31-20. The Montalbanais were very messy, but a good end to the match gave them the lead in the championship.
From the first minutes, individual errors took precedence over attacks. No team was able to keep the ball for at least five sequences of play. We had to wait until the 18th to see the opening of the score with a penalty from Abzhandadze following a ground fault from Quercy in his 22m.
Aurillac dominates impacts and score in first period
Aurillac, outside, tried to set the pace. Mtchedlidze rewarded his team’s good intentions by being at the end of a superb offensive move. Bosviel allowed Montauban to return to the locker room 7 points behind, but the public was very dissatisfied with the spectacle on offer.
Montauban wakes up after returning from the locker room
This messy first half gave way to an equally unpleasant start to the second half for the Sapiac crowd. Both teams accumulated imprecise attacks, with numerous forwards, and the rare notable actions were magnificent offensive tackles.
Montauban, behind a missed drop from Abzhandadze, managed to raise his voice. Fortunel’s entry coincided with a much more sustained pace and sharp attacks. Firmin in the 52nd then Reilhac in the 55th scored two tries to bring his team back into the match.
Aurillac faded away at the end of the match
Abzhandadze, on the hour mark, put Aurillac back in the lead on the scoreboard thanks to a penalty. Notshe allowed Montauban to take the lead for the first time in the 66th minute by flattening on the line following a scrum 5m away.
Then Quercy, five minutes from time, concluded a superb ball carried from twenty meters from his team to confirm Montauban’s victory. Aurillac messed up one last touch on the siren, a symbol of the end of the game experienced cornered in his 22m. Montauban temporarily takes the lead in Pro D2 while awaiting the result from Brive-Biarritz.
