A determined and united Clermontaise forces Lunel to bend 10 against 11

L’avant-centre Sacha Guilhen a signé ses deux premiers buts sous ses nouvelles couleurs. A.M.

Régionale 1/3e Journée/L’équipe a surmonté des faits de jeu pour gagner 3-1 et décrocher un premier succès en championnat, ce week-end à l’Estagnol.

Clermontaise have their first championship win this season. After a defeat against the Nîmes reserve team and a draw at Frontignan, the players of President Pierre Henry beat the Gallia Club de Lunel, who they hosted on Saturday 5 October at l'Estagnol 3-1 (1-1).

“A very important victory”

“The players put in a great performance, especially after unfairly finding themselves down to 10” explains the coach, Nicolas Guibal, still focused on the fact of the match in the 23rd minute that could have changed everything. Clermont had made a good start rewarded by a goal from Sacha Guilhen. The team was then leading 1-0 (8th) before the expulsion of Aurélien Benezech for a tackle that was too strong according to the referee who, in two stages, expelled the midfielder. Before another game against, Koura's equaliser for Lunel (34th).

“Tactically we moved to two lines of 4, with counter-attack situations to exploit” continued the coach. A winning move with two superb goals after the break from Guilhen who scored his double (62nd) then from Redoules (70th) for the locals determined to overcome the blows of fate.

“Everyone made a lot of effort. I am very happy with this group. I have been saying it since I arrived, it has a lot of qualities. In the face of difficulty, he was able to show real collective values, adds Nicolas Guibal. I don't know if this match will be a turning point, in any case it's a very important victory." It allows Clermont to move up to mid-table with 4 points in three games, before going to play at AS Béziers on October 19.

La Clermontaise: Y. Bernal, B. Bernal, Dramé, Galtier, Saez, Fabre, Benezech, El Hamzaoui, Guilhen, Marti, Redoules (Osseby, Brunet, Baldellou).