Ligue 1 – Ludovic Ajorque and Brest sinking Le Havre (0-1)

Before challenging Real Madrid, the pirates took possession of Le Havre. Brest went to win the smallest margins against HAC on Sunday, on the 19th day of Ligue 1 (0-1). Returning essential in recent weeks, Ludovic Ajorque has sanctioned a huge Norman error (25th). Powerless, the Le Havrais de Didier Digard undergo a 14th defeat and remain penultimate. The SB29 temporarily climbs in 7th position.

With a team reworked between two Champions League matches, the Brestois quickly took up the ascendant on Le Havre in serious lack of ideas, serenity and coherence. The Normans were only able to bet on envy and combativeness even if their captain Arouna Sangané (1st) and the experienced André Ayew (4th) were immediately warned. Goalkeeper Mathieu Gorgelin had to win a first duel against Romain Del Castillo (5th).

Unable to relaunch properly, the HAC has suffered a lot and Gautier Lloris had to save his own on his line against Mahdi Camara after a corner (11th). Too fragile, the Norman defense has scuttled on a new opposing corner when Osama Targhalline checked the ball in its six meters, wanted to play with its goalkeeper and above all been surprised by Ajorque who opened the scoring easily (0-1, 25th ). The former Strasbourgois now has 7 goals in L1 this season, 3 over the last 3 days.

Unable to relaunch properly, Le Havre continued to take the water by undergoing the Brest waves. Lloris had to tackle the shy Abdallah Sima in extremis (28th) then pushed a dangerous recovery of Ajorc after a parade from Gorgelin against Del Castillo (38th). Despite their obvious domination and their great opportunities, the Finistériens did not know how to make the break before half-time.

Digard launched Hassan Kouka and Mahamadou Diawara to the recovery and his team showed a more biting face in attack. However, she remained brittle behind and Gorgelin had to win a boiling duel against Del Castillo following an error by Yanis Zouaoui (50th). Brest gradually raised the foot and Le Havre almost took advantage of it with a Hassan's head to hit the right post of Marco Bizot on a center of Antoine Joujou which had just come into play (67th).

The debates became balanced and the Hacmen pushed at the end of the match. Ayew and the others, however, struggled to the end to solicit Bizot. They have only framed one of their eleven shots (against 9 out of 17 for Brest) and their efforts have not been rewarded. They relapse after obtaining a draw in Reims (1-1) and are found under the threat of the Red Lantern Montpellier. For his part, Brest was doing quite well before chaining two big duels, opposite Real Madrid in the Champions League then the PSG in the league.