Winner almost at the end of the suspense on the lawn of the Michel-d'Ornano stadium this Friday, January 3, 2025, the Clermont Foot 63 carried out (with Red Star and Annecy) the very good operation of the multiplex of Ligue 2 ! Thanks to Yadaly Diaby's only goal in the 89th minute, the Auvergnats returned with an excellent result of Caen, competitor to remain in our championship, and give themselves a little breathing room with a small gap widening over SMC and Ajaccio at the bottom of the table. Relieved at this snatched result, Laurent Batlles had a smile at the press conference after the meeting.
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“These are three points taken against a direct competitor, which is what we wanted to come and get here this evening. We started the match very well, creating a lot of chances. Afterwards, we experienced a short period where Caen regained the upper hand, but we did not panic. In the second half, we struggled a little more I would say, before raising our heads in the last quarter of an hour. At the end, we score. We are very happy this evening, for the whole group. The newcomers brought us the goal, it is very important given the results elsewhere to take points in Caen. »
“The players did not give up, they continued with the project that we have, to put this Caen team in difficulty in the corridors in particular. We created chances, we suffered a little at times, we must not forget that, but we cannot control a match in its entirety today. »
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The excellent operation against a direct opponent
“We put Caen five points behind, there is a small chair, a small margin. But the important thing for us is to move up the rankings. We finish the first leg with 20 points, now we have to try to continue and we hope that it will continue. It's a breath of fresh air, but we know that this championship is very difficult. We know the context in Caen, with the change of coach. I am very close to Nicolas Seube, we were in Toulouse together… It's always a shame that a coach is sacked like that. But this choice is not mine. This happened to me in the past too. »
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