Zapping National Football Hugo Lloris: The big dates in blue
The 2023-2024 season is not over. Tuesday May 21, Rodez Aveyron Football (fifth) hosted Paris FC (fourth) for play-off 1. The Ruthenois, who won after the penalty shootout (2-2 , 3 tab to 2), will take to the lawn of the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard to challenge AS Saint-Étienne (third) this Friday, May 24 for play-off 2. At the end of a first exciting period, the two teams parted with a parity score (0-0).
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ASSE lacked realism
AS Saint-Étienne, who had an excellent first act, quickly obtained the first opportunity of the match. Sissoko takes advantage of a nice space in front of him to advance on the left. He crosses hard in front of goal to find Cardona. Raux Yao intervenes and sends the ball for a corner, it brushes Jaouen’s post, who had remained on his supports (5th). The Ruthenian response arrived seven minutes later. Rajot receives a ball in the middle and finds Corredor at the edge of the area on the left. The Ruthenian striker advances with the ball and finds Hountondji 10 meters from the goal. The latter strikes alone against Larsonneur, it is just above (12th). Shortly after a quarter of an hour of play, the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium was close to exploding for the first time that evening. Maçon receives a ball on the right of the Ruthenian area following a header from Sissoko. The full-back hits with one touch, it escapes the frame by a few centimeters, Jaouen was hot (17th)
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Fifteen minutes from the end of regulation time in the first half, Ewan Jaouen kept Rodez alive. Sissoko is found in the RAF area on the left side. The visitors’ lineup is not good. Sissoko enters on his right foot and strikes 5 meters from Jaouen. The 18-year-old goalkeeper quickly lies down on his right to deflect with his right hand (32nd). Six minutes later, the Greens could have obtained a penalty. Cardona is launched deep behind the defense. He comes in front of Jaouen and pushes his ball to the left. The RAF goalkeeper comes out to the attacker’s feet and touches the ball with the tip of his glove, Cardona collapses but the referee does not flinch (38th). Behind, the pace has dropped. Referee Thomas Léonard, who did not grant additional time, whistled the break (45th).
To sum up
AS Saint-Étienne hosts Rodez on behalf of the Ligue 2 play-off 2. At the end of an exciting first period, the two teams parted with a parity score this Friday, May 24 at the Geoffroy stadium -Guichard.
