Girondins4Ever – [J7] Summary of Saumur

Our team of Girondins de Bordeaux traveled to its pitch at the Stade des Rives du Thouet, to face the team of Saumur this Saturday, on behalf of the 7th day of National 2 Group B.

For the occasion, Bruno Irles fielded a completely new team. If on the defensive level he keeps the same players, the technician has made changes in the other sectors. Yanis Merdji
regains a starting place and Issam Ben Khemis returns to the bench. In front, Andy
Carroll is aligned at the tip and Travis Mutyaba is experiencing his very first since his arrival. It is finally Nassim Ran who will be in the stands as the 17th player.

The Girondins eleven 4-3-3

Lassana Diabaté

Youssouf Assogba – Jean Grillot – Cédric Yambéré (c) – Driss Trichard

Yanis Merdji – Adrien Louveau – Emeric Depussay

Amadou Diallo – Andy Carroll –
Travis Mutyaba

Substitutes: Over Mandanda (gb), N’Famady Diaby, Nathanaël Bai, Soufiane Bahassa, Issam Ben Khemis

The kick-off is given in front of a full stadium but above all around fifty Bordeaux supporters gathered in a corner. These are the Ultramarinesrecognizable with their tarpaulins and songs. Despite the ban, they are present to support their club Girondins. On the pitch, the two teams gauge each other in the first minutes. There is only one strike from Saumur, without danger, and an early exit from Lassana Diabaté (9th 0-0). In the 11th minute Mathias Blanchard unleashed a nice shot but
Diabaté deflects for a corner. Youssouf
Assogba had been overtaken on his side. The corner will be cleared by the defense.

Bordeaux will obtain a free kick on the left following a judoka fault on Adrien Louveau.
Amadou Diallo takes care of it, the goalkeeper misses it but Andy Carroll does not frame his head, no doubt surprised that the ball reaches him (13th). Wail
Bouhoutt will infiltrate the Bordeaux area and hit the post (15th). He had gained speed
Assogba Then Grillot who did not want to make a mistake at this speed, which would have caused a penalty. Fortunately he is not going to serve his partner alone in the background. This is a warning for the people of Bordeaux. At the 22nd minute Andy Carroll tries a shot at the entrance to the area but it is blocked (0-0).

Amadou Diallo arrives late on a player
Saumur and puts a big sole on him. He receives a logical yellow card, which could have been red (28th). Tempers heat up over the following action with contact between a player from Saumur and Louveau. The Bordeaux midfielder will stay on the ground and the players will come to explain themselves. The referee calms the game and an opposing player receives a yellow for protest (30th). In the 32nd minute Bordeaux gets a corner after a clearance from Vincent Manceau in front
Amadou Diallo. The head of Carroll
is blocked for a new corner. It is again the English which will put the head and this time it is at the bottom, on a service ofAmadou Diallo (0-1 33rd).

Saumur will move forward but we need a great tackle Jean Grillot in the area to push back for a corner. He won’t give anything (38th 0-1). A minute later it is Bordeaux which projects forward.
Driss Trichardt center and find the head of
Yanis Merdji but that just misses the point. At the 43rd Wail Bouhoutt will be at the conclusion of a beautiful movement but his shot is captured by Lassana Diabaté. He will catch another shot a minute later. Saumur will get a new corner in stoppage time, following a bad pass from Yambere who is then overtaken by Spain.

At the break, the Bordeaux team were efficient and led the score against a great team of Saumur. We will have to keep this rhythm and this concentration.

In the second half, no change for the men of
Bruno Irles. A la 50ème, Mathias
Blanchard is very close to equalizing but
Assogba comes to counter the strike.
Bordeaux tries to widen the gap but without success for the moment, like the strike of
Depussay which touches the top corner (55th 0-1). The match lost intensity compared to the first period.
Saumur makes the Girondins run but cannot find the solution.

In the 69th minute, they will get a free kick but the center of
Bourgaud will be in the gloves of
Diabaté. Saumur will insist and
Youssouf Assogba will make a mistake in the area, after contact with the shoulder. The referee points to the penalty spot, which seems harsh. Wail Bouhoutt presents himself in front of Lassana Diabaté and deceives the Bordeaux goalkeeper (1-1 72nd). THE Girondins will have to move forward to obtain their first victory in the championship. At the 77th Depussay tries a strike but it’s blocked and it won’t do anything. At the end of the action, Travis Mutyaba gives way to Soufiane Bahassa
(78th 1-1). The locals were struggling at the end of the match while the Bordeaux team were struggling physically. They get another corner but it’s cleared (82nd).

The light will come once again from the English striker
Andy Carroll. On the left side Driss Trichardt will overflow and cross for the international who places an unstoppable header (1-2 85th). Fourth goal in two games for the home scorer. On commitment Saumur is carried forward but Depussay makes a mistake and takes a yellow. The free kick will do nothing (87th).
Bordeaux gets scared at the end of the meeting but it holds up. Jean Grillot will even make a nice tackle to prevent an incursion into the area.

The Bordeaux team won and recorded their first success in the league this season. They therefore leave the red zone and gain confidence.