We sensed a trap match and our predictions were quickly verified. Le Gym, with many absentees but very little turnover (Clauss, Ndombele, Guessand were notably starters), could have made the match easy.
Sofiane Diop, unfortunately, missed his penalty in the fourth minute and it was the Corte fans who even opened the scoring with a Boussemart header (11').
Things got a little more complicated for the Niçois just before half-time when Nandjou, author of a stupid and uncontrolled tackle, was sent off (39').
Ten against eleven, Franck Haise's men still created many chances (30 shots in total over the entire match!) but fell on a wall named Jacques-André Luciani (16 saves), who even kissed the ball after stopping Moukoko's shot on his line.
By pushing hard, Ndombele managed to equalize on the hour mark and Nice's destiny was finally decided during the penalty shootout. After three successful attempts by his team, Fabio Perotto, decisive passer on the Corsican goal, put his penalty on the crossbar. And Jonathan Clauss qualified for the Gym without hesitation. Who will be able to go on vacation peacefully, after having come close to leaving the road.
