Vannes took advantage of the many mistakes made by the Racingmen to finish the first half of this first meeting of the 5th day of Top 14 in front of the score (17-10). It was a try in the last seconds which put the Bretons ahead in the score. The Ciel et Blanc, after a first try was canceled, scored a try a quarter of an hour into the game.
If the indiscipline was very strong among the Racingmen in the first half, it will change sides in the second half, with the locals who will commit too many mistakes in a very short time. The Ciel et Blanc have the ball, but do not materialize. A try appears to have been scored by medical joker Kaitu’u but this try, as in the first half, will be canceled. The hooker will make up for it in the 57th minute, scoring after a penalty: return to a tie score (17-17).
Racing 92 now dominates the debates against a team from Vannes which is getting a little confused. A new Ile-de-France try was scored in the 66th minute by Fickou, while the Bretons were reduced to 14 following the yellow card against Arrate, guilty of entering the side on a maul. The score increased to 17-24, then to 17-27 ten minutes from the end after a penalty against Tafili.
End of suspenseful match
Be careful, however, because the Vannes have not yet given up and are returning to create danger in the visitors’ camp, in front of the goal. In the 73rd minute, Vannes had a very good scrum to play on the 5m. The Ciel et Blanc defense will hold on and even recover the ball! A hot alert which will remain sterile, and the Racingmen give themselves a little breathing space, but quickly put themselves back under pressure because the throw into touch is poorly negotiated and the Vannes players recover the ball!
Racing 92 is under pressure and is accumulating mistakes in its turn. Kaitu’u pays for this succession of mistakes with a yellow card. The Vannes insist and the referee, in the 78th minute, wants to see if there is a try scored and another foul from Ile-de-France. There is indeed a fault from Palu, therefore a penalty against Racing 92, but no try. Vannes has been camped in front of the Racing goal for several minutes and trying to force his way through. Moukoro will get there, which brings the score to 24-27. Big suspense at the last minute!
The Vannetais lose possession with a ball that goes into touch. The touch is for the Racingmen, who take the ball out. Racing 92 won 27 to 24, another defeat for Vannes which still obtained the defensive bonus point.
To summarize
After a first half marked by a lot of indiscipline, Racing 92 showed a much better face against the Vannes who, for their part, began to be very undisciplined. In the end, it was the Racingmen who won (24-27).
