Regional 1 / This Saturday at 4:30 p.m. in Delmas, opposite Portiragnes.
Poorly ranked in this R1 championship, the Héraultais will want to come and spoil the football party in Mende. Since Thursday, the City of Mende has been celebrating its 100 years of football. Today is no exception to the rule with two games at the Delmas stadium. An unofficial first, from 1:30 p.m., where the former Awakening mendois will face former players of the Avenir Foot Lozère. A match certainly placed under the sign of good humor and roominess.
But at 4:30 p.m., the seriousness will be back on the Mendois green setting with the 20th day of Regional 1 between the AFL and Portiragnes. A match oh so important in the quest to maintain five days of the end of the championship. Last weekend, the Lozériens had a great match by winning 6-0 at Vendargues. A welcome success since at the same time, Frontignan won 2-1 at Lunel, making the fight for maintenance very tight. Frontignan is tenth in the standings and first relegated with 23 points and the Lozériens are just ahead with one more unit.
The match of the day is not going to be a foregone success even if Portiragnes looks like an injured beast. Penultimate with 10 points, Portiragnes has however just beaten Lattes, last, last weekend with a score of 2-1. They who remained on a heavy setback against Vendargues (0-6), changed coach to finish this season. Sentenced to Regional 2, they will finish this season without pressure and will certainly play released this afternoon. But the AFL, invested in its maintenance mission, will do everything to take the three points and prolong the celebration of Mendes football.
Undefeated for four days, the yellow and blue will want to return to success in front of their public. Indeed, they have not won at Delmas since November 20, and a short success (1-0) against Castelnau. Worn by confident offensive players and with a group that is gradually returning to full, the lights are green.
When we know that the AFL is moving to Frontignan on the last day, we will have to take as many points as possible by then to be as calm as possible. So it starts this afternoon by beating Portiragnes.
