Villefranche d’Albi 32 – Cahors Lot XIII 20 Villefranche d’Albi. M.T : 14-6. Pour Villefranche d’Albi : 5 tries, 4 conversions, 2 penalties. Pour Cahors Lot XIII : 4 tries, 2 conversions.
This Sunday afternoon, Cahors Lot XIII faced a tough challenge when they visited the undefeated Villefranche d’Albi team at home (eight matches, eight victories) who had won four consecutive games in the championship. Facing a strong Tarn team, Cahors Lot XIII almost pulled off an upset, ultimately losing by twelve points with both teams level until less than ten minutes from the end.
On a run of four consecutive wins and determined to secure a ninth home victory this season, Villefranche d’Albi took the lead just before the first quarter-hour with a penalty.
Cahors Lot XIII quickly responded with an interception by Martin Baldy leading to Jarell Munekay scoring the visitors’ first try and taking the lead: 6-2. However, the home team turned the tide in the final ten minutes of the first half with a try from the forwards and a try from the local winger, along with a penalty just before the break.
Trailing 14-6 at the start of the second half, the Cahors team started strongly. Jarell Munekay, assisted by Mattéo Méravilles, scored his second try of the match, followed by a third four minutes later, as Cahors leveled the score to 14-14.
Just before the hour mark, Villefranche d’Albi extended their lead with a local player’s breakthrough, but Cahors Lot XIII once again equalized with a try from Federico Rivera from a follow-up kick.
It was in the last five minutes that Villefranche d’Albi secured the win with another forward try and an interception leading to a try near the posts.
