On Monday May 2, the RAF won at home against the leader and neighbor Toulouse in search of the Ligue 2 title. With its 1-0 success on a penalty from Bradley Danger, Rodez finally wins after 18 games without the slightest hit.
“Everyone gives us a beat against TFC, it’s our chance,” Ruthenian coach Laurent Peyrelade announced before the match against the Toulouse boss. “We miss three points to ensure the maintenance dams in L2”, predicted the president of the RAF, Pierre-Olivier Murat. All these announcements of a positive vision of the player match against the TFC were verified last night for the best Aveyron performance of this second part of the season. But it was hard ! What a requirement in terms of commitment, concentration, sacrifice. Rodez answered present. We will finally add!
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Yes, this match won against TFC erases the catastrophic encounters seen against Pau, Dunkirk, Quevilly, all those matches where frustration has so often accompanied Laurent Peyrelade’s team.
Finally, last night, bad luck finally turned. The moment that we will remember is this series of corners where the TFC should have scored but a post, a leg, a reflex headline from the “blood and gold” porter, Lionel MPasi showed that luck could finally accompany the RAF. And, we come back to this idea of finally. It is the word to use in all senses during this crazy match as only football can be.
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Rodez had not won a match since January 3 in a victory against Nîmes. Five long months wondering what winning can bring joy to both players and fans? Also, winning when you don’t expect it, when you no longer hope for it against the leader is crazy, delirious, something that only football can produce like adrenaline and crystallize so many passions. Last night, RAF supporters found the night mild.
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The players still have two games against Bastia and Caen to collect points and maintain themselves. The victory against the TFC is only a stage which must have a future. This is what Laurent Peyrelade remembered at the end of the match. “We still have points to gain to maintain our position. We had success, that’s good. This victory is important but now we have to look where we want to go”.
Stephane Hurel
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