Sunday night, it was the party in Albi, or rather somewhere between Metz and Albi, on the long way back from Lorraine to the Tarn. A great atmosphere after the victory of the players of the ASPTT on the field of FC Metz in a match that was already crucial for the maintenance. Among them, Cindy Perraualt, the guardian of Albi with whom we could exchange the day after the match.

Last year, the ASPTT Albi had quickly chained the victories in favor of a more favorable schedule. This year, the opening of the championship with Paris and Lyon opening promised a more difficult start. A spiral that extended with a 1-0 home defeat to Bordeaux on the third day. A result that was difficult for the Albigensian team to score and which led to a "big questioning" and "a lot of change in attitude" and in the pace of training as entrusted to us by Cindy Perrault .

Change but no panic for the Albigensians and coach Adolphe Ogouyon. When she talks about her speech, the Albigensian keeper retains these words: "We'll get by, do not worry" but also the need to "always stay together". A state of mind that ended up paying this weekend at Saint-Symphorien stadium with a victory that was played in the last minutes. "Do not let go" and "try to push" was the will of Albi on this match and it is finally on a counterattack that Albi forces the decision.

Modest, Cindy Perrault does not mention her role on this goal, but it is she who is at the start of the action. On a Metz corner, it comes out in six meters and recovers the ball in two stages. In the process, she quickly raises to Tatiana Solanet who sees Myriam Benlazar on the other side and also left quickly forward. The combination between the two players leads to the goal of Tatiana Solanet (89th), the first of the season for the ASPTT and a first victory in the key.

Tatiana Solanet (right - here against Guingamp), Albigensian first goal scorer this season

For Cindy Perrault, the words that come after this victory is "the smile", "the head up" but also remember that "the season has just begun." Because for her, this match is also a personal victory with the first clean sheet of the season, true satisfaction for the Albigensian keeper and source of confidence as she starts this season in D1. Evolving to a position she considers "the most difficult" on the field, she knows that she will have to question systematically after each game with more responsibilities and less comfort on his line than in his debut at Olympique Lyonnais.

Two Albigensians in Papua New Guinea
She is in any case already rewarded with a selection for the U-20 World Cup with the France team. A competition that starts next month in Papua New Guinea, after a final match of the championship in late October against Juvisy. A difficult home match against a Juvisy team in need of points and results after their defeat at home against Montpellier. An additional source of motivation for Cindy Perrault, eager to play these matches against the "big teams".

A last thrill before the big trip to Oceania. Cindy Perrault but also Laura Condon, her teammate in Albi will travel to Papua New Guinea. A tournament that starts with a grouping in Clairefontaine November 2, before a passage through Australia to acclimatize to the tropical weather and then the beginning of the competition. A period during which both players will miss at least two championship days.

A deadline that for the moment does not obsess Cindy Perrault, focused on the next home game. An opportunity for the ASPTT to break free after this victory, and enjoy a game where they will have "nothing to lose" to confirm the good result of this weekend.