The match: 12-9
With this victory obtained with great willpower, USAP signs its second success in this Championship: after Biarritz, Toulon fell to Aimé-Giral. A particularly mediocre Toulon, an ordinary team that bowed almost without playing, if not once (68th). Perpignan, he delivered a performance of courage, with a lot of character, carried by its audience. And if he won, it was also through his melee, sometimes domineering. Enough to temporarily climb to eighth place.
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We will move very quickly on the first period, indigestible, not really worthy of the Top 14. On both sides of fouls, fouls and penalties distributed by the referee, Mr. Brousset. Between an awkward USAP and a wait-and-see RCT, sterile territorial domination on the Catalan side and a lack of continuity of play on the Var side, this first period was punctuated by only two penalty goals: in the 6th minute for Louis Carbonel, in the 29th for Melvyn Jaminet.
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Drawn score at the break (3-3) for a match that was the same. And what about a second period started at the same tempo, or rather the absence of tempo: two goals from Carbonel (48th, 54th) against one from Jaminet (50th): 6-9 per hour of play and always not the slightest test in sight. Of course, we will emphasize the physical commitment of the Catalans and the serious defensive of the Var, but this is the minimum at this level of competition.
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Last hour, USAP took a slight advantage (12-9) thanks to two goals from the inescapable Jaminet (60th, 67th) while Toulon missed a well-done try at the end of the line, built around Gabin Villière. Toulonnais who deserve the defensive bonus for defending their goal on Catalan highlights but who showed nothing else, the content of their game being close to nothing.
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0
The number of tests registered by the two teams, Saturday evening at Aimé-Giral.
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The action: Gervais Cordin harvest the unmissable
In the 68th, Toulon sets off a winning offensive movement which cuts through the Catalan defense. Gabin Villière plays around him in an acrobatic way and, passing by pass, a “five against two” emerges. The ball is routed to the right wing, the try seems unstoppable, but Gervais Cordin fails to grab the ball sent into his shoes. Toulon, always very clumsy, had just missed a golden opportunity to win.
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