Opposite, Hadari (header just wide), Vancamp (header deflected by the goalkeeper), N’Jo (shot on the post), Guillaume and even Mokdad (strikes deflected by Moriconi) offered some real thrills at the back Rochefortoise guard before N’Jo, with a pivotal strike (and after a prior hand control?), (finally) concretizes the obvious Virtonese domination.
When it was time to return to the locker room, and no doubt again during the quarter-hour restart, we could reasonably think that we were going to relive the scenario of August 31 when, against Stockay, Virton had won his first and only home victory this season. Also with a decisive goal scored by a central defender.
But is it the fear of winning after so many weeks of scarcity? The fact remains that the Gaumaise team, in front of the Rochefortois who were gradually becoming emboldened, began to fall back far too dangerously and above all then proved incapable of maintaining the lead as they managed to do in the first act.
Mbaye goes up and takes the red
Apart from a solo from Vancamp, finally stopped by the ex-Durbuysien Laloux, the Vert et Blanc were never again going to be dangerous in the second half. Unlike Marcassins who threatened Crémer with Perseo, Azevedo or Renquin. And they also benefited from numerical superiority after 68 minutes of play when Mbaye, barely on, committed an avoidable foul on Lazitch and received the red card.
Ten against eleven, Excel somehow maintained its advantage until the 79th minute and a placed shot from Perseo after a poor intervention from Lesquoy.
Stunned, the Gaumais were going to drink the chalice to the dregs in stoppage time when a sublime strike from Uhia gave the Rochefortois the advantage. The advantage was reinforced a little later by Azevedo, the most prominent player in this meeting while the Virtonais had put everything on the attack.
4 out of 18 at home
Virton has therefore only taken one point from its last five matches at home. And four out of the eighteen played at the Yvan Georges stadium since the start of the season. Difficult to pose as a candidate for laurels when you present such a meager record even if it is very resounding on the outside.
TECHNIQUE
VIRTUE: cream; Pogba, N’Jo, Beyissa (46′, Namri), Lesquoy ; Arib, Mokdad, V. Guillaume; Hadari (61′, Errahmouni), Hassaini (89′, Benkahlouche), Vancamp (61′, Mbaye).
Rochefort: Moriconi ; Laloux, Lazitch, Bonemme, Gosselain (76′, Renquin) ; Libert, Uhia, Robail (91′, Small) ; Wilmots (67′, Sarr), Perseo, Azevedo.
Arbitrator: A. Braley.
Assistance: 1 368.
Yellow cards: Lazitch, Moriconi, Bonemme, Wilmots, Azevedo.
Red card: Mbaye (68′).
Buts: N’Jo (42′, 1-0), Perseo (79′, 1-1), Uhia (93′, 1-2), Azevedo (95′, 1-3).
Match rating: 7.
42′, on a cross from Beyissa, N’Jo pivots well and fires a cross shot without forgiveness (1-0).
68′, Mbaye, who had barely entered the game, was sent off for a foul on Lazitch.
79′, Azevedo crosses, Lesquoy gets a hole and Perseo takes the opportunity to control the valley before placing it in the opposite net (1-1).
93′, served by Azevedo who mystifies Arib with a small bridge, Uhia rolls a perfect ball under the bar (1-2).
95′, while Crémer takes a free kick in favor of Virton, Rochefort goes on the counter and Perseo serves Azevedo who only has to place in the empty goal (1-3).
The Virton bulletin: Mokdad and Arib have confirmed
Cream 6 The Virton goalkeeper could do nothing about the goals. And he did everything he had to do well, including interventions in front of Azevedo and Gosselain.
N’Jo 6 He scores and shoots at the post. Not bad for a defender. But behind, his placement was sometimes faulted.
Pogba 6 Good overall defensively, but his long throws didn’t always find a taker.
6 in Bey Out to rest, due to pain in his thigh, he had time, before that, to make a good intervention in front of Azevedo and distill the cross to make it 1-0. A fairly sober match for the rest.
Lesquoy 5 Very active during the first hour, his will was never found wanting. On the other hand, he makes a big mistake on the equalization. And could perhaps intervene on the pass which brings the 1-3.
Arabic 7 In front of the defense, he confirmed his performance from Binche, often bringing out the ball cleanly.
Mokdad 7 Very present, like his friend in the midfield, he dictated the tempo in the first act.
V. Guillaume 6 Although he was quite complementary to the Arib – Mokdad duo in the first period, often showing himself available, he missed a great 2-0 opportunity just before the break and he did not use enough sharp passes.
Risk 5 Active at the start of the game, but it gradually faded after half an hour.
Hassaini 5 Already a little behind in the first act, he kept the ball a little too much and slowed down the game, causing no real danger.
Namri 5 He replaced Beyissa after the break and did not easily contain Azevedo when he moved to the left.
Mbaye 1 He comes in and takes an avoidable red card eight minutes later, letting his elbow drag a little too much.
Errahmouni 5 Came in for the last half hour, without managing to show off. To his credit, he often found himself isolated.
