This season will be difficult until the end for the Bergerac Périgord FC. The Périgordins have gone through all emotions in recent weeks. They worried, after the chain of two losses, in Fréjus (3-2) on March 15 and especially against Goal FC (0-3) on 22, to dive in 14th place, with a delay on Jura Sud, 13th. They have reassured since then, by going to seek the victory in Istres (0-2) on April 4, then the draw on Saturday 12 against Grasse (0-0).
For the first time only of this 2024-2025 season, the BPFC chained two matches without taking a goal. What give a little more relief to the words of Yassine Azahaf at the end of the field on Saturday: “Overall, between the first part of the season and the second, the team has nothing to do. We offer something else, that is part of the evolution process after changing everything last summer. »»
It shows in the figures. Bergerac had only the 14th assessment of the first leg, with 14 points (four victories, two draws, nine defeats), 16 goals scored and 26 collected. But the Périgordins are 7th of the return phase, with 13 points (three victories, four draws, three defeats), 13 goals scored, 12 collected. “We are more consistent in the collective organization,” adds the coach.
This is not enough to get out of the bad situation in which the team is engaged. You have to cross a milestone, perhaps the most difficult, that of confirmation, by chaining big results. “We are in place defensively, but we must now bring something more, be more incisive, more creative, to be dangerous,” extends the Bergerac technician. This is the goal of the weekend.
Move forward
The Bergerac situation also requires this proactive approach. “We are in the final sprint, there are more teams in front of us than behind, so we have to take matters into hand, nothing will be given to us. The teams that no longer play anything come to be in place, solid, and take us against. And the teams fighting for maintenance play a draw to stay before us, ”judges Yassine Azahaf.
Like Grasse the previous week, Toulon is one of those clubs which now play without pressure from the ranking. But in the Toulon ranks is a permanent danger, Abdoulaye Diallo. The center-forward has already scored 17 goals, five more than any other N2 player, all hens combined. Scorer to go against Bergerac, he has just found the net in his last two games.
It will be a point of vigilance for the Bergeracois, which must be superior to their opponents in the envy. “Entrance to the stadium will be free, we try to put the odds on our side, we need this momentum of a full stadium. The week, we try to create enthusiasm, generate dopamine, we rely on executives to share our messages, get out of an anxiety context, “finished Yassine Azahaf.
Bergerac (13e/27 pts) – Toulon (6e/35 pts)
Lieu Bergerac (Campréal stadium). Hourly Saturday April 19 at 6 p.m. Arbitrator M. Guillon. First leg Toulon 2 – Bergerac 0.
Bergerac the group: Bacha, Buhaga, Cissé, Da Veiga, Djoco, Djoco, Laurent, Laurent, Moulous, Nguitous, Nguat, Nkaté, Njoh Eboa, Syla, Syla, Tormin. Absent: Carpe, Caumet, Coulibaly, Ducros, Laborde-Turron, Roszak (injured), Mustache (resumption), Taty (suspended), Barji, Géraud, Jallow, Niccoletti, Soro, Vilela Vieira (rest).
