Winner of OL (2-2, 4-2 tab) on Wednesday in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France, Bourgoin-Jallieu owes part of its success to Ronan Jay. Author of two saves during the penalty shootout, the goalkeeper returned to this feat and his journey afterwards at the RMC microphone.
Ronan Jay will not soon forget this January 15, 2025. By stopping the attempts of Alexandre Lacazette and Corentin Tolisso during the penalty shootout against OL, the goalkeeper largely contributed to the feat de Bourgoin-Jallieu (N3), qualified (2-2, 4-2 tab) against Les Gones this Wednesday for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France.
“It’s clearly a victory that will mark us for life, whether it’s the whole group or the whole city,” Jay enthused to RMC after the victory. “Bringing 7,000 people to the Stade Pierre Rajon, I don't know if you know the city but it's more of a rugby land. Filling the stadium is already something crazy and in addition to beating OL, It’s incredible.”
“I juggle between my job, my studies in Lyon and football”
The goalkeeper “had worked ahead of the penalties with the goalkeeping coach and the video analysts”. “There is a lot of database work on what has been done over the last five years,” said the 23-year-old. “We had to make a decision afterwards. Lacazette got a lot out of it. For Tolisso there was less data. We said to ourselves that it was a matter of feeling at the time. It succeeded! It was a job for the staff .”
-On a personal level, Ronan Jay appreciates the moment even more after suffering a torn cruciate ligament “two years ago”. “That makes things even more beautiful tonight,” savored one of Bourgoin-Jallieu’s heroes. “We're on a good run in the Cup, we're going to have fun watching the next draw! There isn't a very good choice, I hope we win. It doesn't matter who the opponent is! We're writing little by little history.”
If he plays in a fifth division club, Jay “aspires to aim a little higher”. “I am still a student, on a work-study basis, I juggle between my job, my studies in Lyon and football,” said the man who is in Masters 2 in business engineering and business development. “I want to have fun. I'm coming back from a big injury, to reconcile myself with football. We're going to enjoy this evening, we're going to refocus on the championship tomorrow. There's school tomorrow morning at 8:30.” The daily life of an artist.
