The Portuguese returned from Gravelines with the point of the draw this Sunday, April 27 (0-0). In a balanced match, the Portuguese could have bowed if the assistant referee had not lifted his flag at the very end of the match.
It is with A new clean Sheet that the men of Benoît Sturbois returned from the North. But for the second time of the year, after the last match against Camon (0-3), the Portuguese did not score. However, it is not for lack of having tried, sinceThey encountered the opposing goalkeeper four times. This match begins in a quiet way, since the first situation waited 20 minutes of play before pointing the tip of its nose. A safe strike for Demba Gningue (0-0). A few minutes later, the first Friendship Amiens was felt. Souleymane Touré takes a chance at 35 meters, but it was superbly released by the Gravelinois porter (0-0, 35′). A second opportunity will have to be credit for each team before half-time (0-0).
The start of the second period will be to the advantage of the locals, which will suffocate Porto for about twenty minutes : “They have two huge opportunities that are annihilated by Demba, which still makes two big stops, including one face to face the 5m50” explains Benoît Sturbois, FCPPA coach. After the superb judgment of the Samarian, it was up to the Gravelines goalkeeper to show himself, by making a beautiful parade flush with the post on a resumption of the volley of Da Veiga (0-0, 75′). Draman Sissoko, launched on the side, takes over his defender and appears face to face with the goalkeeper. His strike passes little next door (0-0). Finally, on the last action of the match, Gravelines takes advantage of a very off -center free kick to open the scoring after a breeze in the area. It was without counting on the touch referee, who also quickly signals an off game position (0-0, 90′).
A good point
When we look at the other results, this point taken is far from a bad operation. A point that the Picards must largely in Demba Gningu, which allowed his team to stay alive in this match: « If we don’t have a big Demba, we lose the match Knowing that we have at least as many opportunities as them. We may have This little luck factor On the goal that is canceled. »» The 13 field players also received the compliments from the coach, they were « applied, disciplined and very combative« . Four games from the end of the season, the FCPPA points to ninth place (27 pts), two points from the red zone, which could grow according to the descents of N3: “We will say thatWe have won a week again, even if we don’t take hold. We see that behind it is starting to be very hot. There are three teams two points from us and there are two at one point in front of us. Everything is still to be done. »»
We can note that there was breakage for the Samarian defense, since Ibrahima Diaby was the victim of an ankle sprain And is already absent for the reception of Compiègne this Sunday.
Maxence Rico
Photo credit: Théo Bégler – Gazettesports.fr
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