Toulouse. The Fenix reserve falls for the first time this season
While they had the opportunity to seize alone the head of the hen after the defeat of Montpellier in Ajaccio the day before (25-30), the Toulouse ones got their feet in the carpet by bowing at home facing Bagnols yesterday afternoon (29-35). Unbeaten so far, they bow all in all quite logically since they were led at the beginning of the end of the meeting.
Feeling the dawning of danger, Romain Ternel had nevertheless made his hoarse voice resonate on a timeout where he had not spared his men, guilty of numerous oversights on several defensive responses. We were barely playing the 10th minute and the teammates of Simon Laurent de Valors were already behind by four goals (3-7). “What bothers me is that we lowered our heads too quickly, we were not able to revolt”, will also regret at the end of the match the Toulouse coach who had done a little turn its workforce at kick-off. “It was an opportunity for some to show themselves, but it was not too much, especially defensively,” he added.
“Eyes bigger than your stomach”
Unable to defend on the big individuals of Gard and in particular the former professional passed by Tremblay-en-France or Ivry, Adama Sako (9/13), the Toulouse were seven goals behind at the break (12-19). Author of a 10/14 at the pivot, Tourraton had fun with the Toulouse defense and Fenix will never manage to come back to less than three goals during the second half. “They had in their heads the opportunity to be first but you must not have eyes bigger than your stomach”, then slipped the Toulouse technician.
His players have an appointment on Saturday in Draguignan to find out if this misstep was just an accident. They will be expected around the corner. And not only by the people of the Var …
TA: 12-19; arbitrators: MM. Elongated and Moity.
FENIX TOULOUSE.- Scorers: Albouy (3/7), Briet (3/4), Claire (5/8), Firmesse (1/1), Fontes (2/3), Frechou (3/7), Jaregeac (7/11 including 2/4 pen.), Payet (0/1), Piovan (3/4), Giraudeau (2/3 including 0/1).
2 min: Frechou (25, 29) Piovan (49).
BAGNOLS.- Scorers: Alegre (4/5), Amblard (5/12), Boisedu (5/9), Brisco (2/2), Sako (9/13 including 2/3), Tourraton (10/14).
2 min: Amblard (11, 37), Markus (18) Sako (57).
Red card: Markus (26).