On Saturday at 6 pm, the Columbian footballers will meet Blagnac for a National 3 match at Andromède. Currently struggling, they will face a local team that has regained all its confidence, as evidenced by their victory against Onet-le-Château. Yannick Blanchard predicted a tough match against Lège-Cap-Ferret, and it was. The Columbians did everything to avoid losing a game they could no longer win.
Exceptional start to the season “This N3 group is not easy, it will be very tough until the end. Like against Lège, Blagnac on Saturday, or against Anglet the following week, it will be tough. We will need all our available strength until the end. I don’t have a large squad. There is quality, but not quantity. There are injured players (Gabin Legrand), suspended players (Pierre-Yves Polomat), and fatigue from those who play every week. When starters are missing, it becomes more difficult. We will continue, continue until the end. My role is to encourage, to support players who have had an exceptional start to the season.” Exceptional, the word is fitting. Imagine this team that recently held two successive leaders, Tarbes and Canet, to a draw on their own turf, imagine this team with six more points gained on the field and lost on the green table… They would be in the lead, with three points ahead of the second.
The first team can hardly draw on the youth or reserves. The U19 team travels to Bastia and fights for survival. With two games in hand, they can still hope. The reserve team, first in their group, is engaged in a battle for promotion.
The fight will be tight until the end with two other standout teams in this group: Auch and Pibrac. The women’s team, 3rd in R1, avenged the boys by defeating Canet 7-3.
