On paper, the only derby between teams from Picardy Wallonia performing in the Flandrian series seemed disproportionate. Comines-Houthem being in full swing, to the point of being able to take the lead if successful, while Dottignies is fighting with his weapons in an unclear situation behind the scenes.
If the first strike came from Labeeuw’s feet and was well taken out by Charlet, what we could imagine before the match was confirmed. With an interesting background of play, made of rapid projections forward, the locals took the upper hand. Dangelo struck wide on a ball lying around in the area. Several centers in the background were not happy. And when the goal was on target, the Cominois came across De Weirdt in great form. The RDS doorman stood in front of Coudron, Dangelo and Sarrazyn. “In recent weeks, we have easily found our way to the goal. But in this derby, we experienced a blockage against the cagesregretted Thierry Clatot, the manager of RJH. If we put at least one of our opportunities to the bottom, I’m sure we win the game“.
Nine weeks without defeat for the RJH
But Cominois’ luck seems to have passed. A false rhythm is imposed in the second half and the opportunities are much fewer. A header from Tchagam goes wide as Sarrazyn sees his goal disallowed for an obvious offside position. Wouldn’t it have been better to let the initial strike go to the bottom?
And having missed too much, Comines was punished on a well-executed counterattack. Quickly getting into the game, Dipietro crossed perfectly against Charlet. “But our strength since the start of the season has been our collective strength“, continues Thierry Clatot. His players do not give up and manage to equalize with a nice strike from another player, Lecointre. Despite the exclusion of Ettaj Taj for a foul as the last man, the score will no longer change. “The positive point is that we continue our great series of invincibility (Editor’s note: nine games in a row). In the event of a victory, we could have taken the lead in the series. We are experiencing an exceptional season“, concludes Thierry Clatot.
On the side of the players from the city of the Main, we were pleased with the point snatched from courage. “We knew that Comines remained on a very good run at homeanalyzes Mamadou Ba, the former Tournaisian. We were facing a big team with great individuals, especially on the wings. We were put in difficulty during the first half. We were able to adapt a little better after the break. We even manage to gain the advantage. Unfortunately, due to small individual errors, we suffer from equalization. But it remains an excellent point for us against a top team. It will be necessary to continue in this way to obtain maintenance. What will make the difference: it will be our collective strength. We have beautiful individuals. But we must all put them at the service of the group“.
