Tomás Albornoz, key in Toulon’s epic victory: assists, points and hot crossing with Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
For the round of 16 of the Champions Cupthe Stade Mayol was the scene of a real great game between Toulon and Stormers which ended with a suffered 28-27 victory for the Frenchwith a Tomás Albornoz, author of six points and decisive in the different facets of the game.
Already in the first time, the opening of Los Pumas He showed flashes of all his quality when he saw Gaël Drean on the lead and threw a spectacular pass to leave the winger facing the try.
In the second half, the man from Tucumán gave a new assist, this time for Mathis Ferte, after a good combination with Juan Ignacio Brex to add a new conquest.
There, Stormers sent one of the great figures of the Springboks and international rugby to the field in the last year, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezuluwilling to take the reins. Minutes later, the back He starred in a hot confrontation with the locals when he charged against Albornoz after a kick and dealt a strong blow to the Argentine, who was only penalized with a penalty.
In the game, yes, the South African was a headache for the French defense and even showed his qualities by enabling Imad Khan to create suspense at the end, when Ma’a Nonu He committed an infraction in a double tackle with Albornoz in the middle of the field that gave one more life to those from Cape Town, who by centimeters could not turn the story around in time.
So, With a great afternoon from Albornoz at the Mayol, Toulon secured a place in the quarterfinals and is still in the race to win the main European club cup.
