Trailing twice, AJ Auxerre managed to grab a draw against OL (2-2). The Auxerre could even have left with three points without a save from Lucas Perri.
The start of the seasonALSO Auxerre away came down to a zero score before facing theOL in Décines. Four matches and four defeats. No one charged much for Burgundian skin between Rhône and Saône. But between a Lyon team which had played three days previously in the Europa League and an Auxerre team on the upward slope, the AJA won its first point of the season away from its bases on Sunday (2-2). A small feat especially since Sinaly's teammates Diomandé ran twice after the score at Parc OL.
After the meeting, Christophe Pélissier could only salute the courage of his players, who could almost have left with even better. “We were still goalless away and couldn't take a point. To do it here against a big player in the championship is always important, even more so when you come from behind twice. It shows both the quality of this team, but also the state of mind, the will, the determination to not give up, declared the coach at a press conference This (Sunday) evening, we are taking a point which could even have transformed. in the end three points, but I'm proud of what the boys did.”
“Faced with their offensive armada, we could also be punished”
Lucas Perri's save indeed prevented OL from sinking further and Auxerre to celebrate a victory with the thousand supporters who made the trip to Décines. With seven points taken from the last four matches, AJA is back on track and this draw will certainly give some comfort to the team. Pélissier and its players. “We had the chance to score from the start in the second half. They regained the score and that's where we really showed a superb state of mind. In that sense, they were heroic. Even at the end , we were a little split in two, we almost felt that we could win the match. But faced with the offensive armada and the talents of Lyon, we could also be punished.
However, the sharing of points definitely tasted like victory in Burgundy this Monday.
