Faraj Benlahoucine, Media365, published on Saturday November 23, 2024 at 11:30 p.m.
The UBB made a spectacular comeback on the lawn of Vannes (29-37), beaten on its lawn despite an advantage of 29 points acquired in the first period.
Traveling this Saturday to the Rabine stadium, Bordeaux-Bègles offered spectators a scenario that would deserve to be awarded an Oscar. Disoriented on Breton soil, perhaps because of the crazy atmosphere of the Vannes public to the sound of the biniou before entering the pitch, or perhaps because of the premature exit of the injured Matthieu Jalibert in the tenth minute, the Girondins suffered lightning from the locals in the first period. Thanks to their four tries and their incredible 29-0 advantageJean-Noël Spitzer's men seemed to be heading towards an improved victory.
However, the Bordelo-Béglais have not given up. Vice-champions of France, they reminded the promoted that learning at the highest level is not an easy task. In addition to defensive mistakes, the Vannes residents showed glaring indiscipline after returning from the locker room. Praised to the skies in the first period, scorer of a try full of panache, puncturing the defensive curtain of the Garnets (13th), Francis Saili subsequently experienced a difficult match. Guilty of two gross fouls at the end of the match, he gave the opportunity to Joey Carbery to place UBB definitively safe on penalty (29-37, 75th).
The turning point of the match favorable to UBB, double yellow card for Vannes
Previously, he despite himself conceded a penalty try when he hit Temo Matiu in the face, depriving the 3rd row of a ready try (56th). During this same action, Paul Surano also received a yellow card and therefore left the RCV thirteen against fifteen for ten fatal minutes. Scorer at the start of the second act, Cyril Cazeaux did it again during the numerical superiority of his team, concluding a major movement by the visitors (63rd). This one-sided second period, ending in a scathing 0-30 conceded by Vannes, was the scene of the season's comeback in the Top 14.
UBB (33 points), second in the ranking, is two lengths behind Stade Toulousain. In the opposite part of the table, the Bretons have not taken a single point and remain stuck in last place, three units behind Stade Français which will host Racing 92 this Sunday for a hot Paris region derby between two teams lacking points (kick-off at 9:05 p.m.).
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