For this Regional 2 women’s derby between Castillonnès and Boé, the undefeated leader, the entire public, including deputy Guillaume Lepers, will have witnessed a pleasant and indecisive game until the end where each team will have had the opportunity to take the lead. ascending over his opponent without succeeding.
And if it was the Agen suburbs who took the lead at the break (22-24), Anthinéa Beguer’s teammates continued to hang on without being discouraged. Through patience and self-sacrifice, the yellows and blues even managed to take the advantage in a fourth quarter where they did not panic to finally win 51-48.
The young ladies from Castillonnès were able to express their joy, that of having brought down the undefeated leader and remaining in the race for one of the first two places synonymous with accession to the Pre-National.
Rest until January
“It’s a great satisfaction,” admitted Caroline Bazzoli-Saez, the captain of Castillonnès. It was a very committed game on both sides but we responded. We were a little scared with Anthinéa Beguer’s injury at the start, then we tightened up and her return in the second half gave us some momentum. Now we absolutely want to remain undefeated at home while achieving maximum results away, even if we struggle. »
On the visitor’s side, even if the disappointment was present, there is no question of calling into question the excellent start to the season of the team coached by Romain Catarino. “This defeat is a little frustrating but we are off to a very good start to the season,” noted Anaïs Lacombe. We are a new group and we will get off to a good start in January with also the return of senior players whose absence was lacking today. We will have to use this defeat to come back stronger. »
The two teams can now take a well-deserved rest before resuming in January with important matches against teams also candidates for promotion. The Castillonnès players will travel to Feytiat while the Boétiennes will host Libourne.