After ten days, Stade Brestois had the opportunity to score more points than last season (15 points) at the same time. But due to a failed first act, Eric Roy's men suffered their first setback at home since the first day against Marseille and remained in the soft underbelly of Ligue 1 with 13 points.
1 A topsy-turvy first half
You have to go back to Auxerre to see Stade Brestois have such a bad first period. Dominated for 45 minutes, or almost, the men of Eric Roy, very annoyed on his bench, never knew how to set up their game and suffered against the Nice system set up in 3-4-3 with two pistons. If they had possession of the ball (52%), it often proved sterile with a Brest midfielder who did not have the same impact as usual. Except for a strike from Lees-Melou at the start of the match (5') well repelled by Bulka then a not powerful enough header from Ajorque (30'), the SB29 ultimately proved not very dangerous and suffered attacks from the men of Frank Haise.
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2 Revolt without effectiveness
Eric Roy's speech at the break was heard because the faces of the Brestois, upon returning from the locker room, had transformed. By playing higher, with more ideas, more intensity and impact, Stade Brestois took the match into their own hands (74% possession, 11 shots to 3). In 15 minutes, SB29 showed more than in the entire first act. Brest created numerous chances: Ajorque twice (46', 47'), Lees-Melou (51') who found the post, Amavi from the right (55') and an acrobatic attempt from Baldé (58'). But efficiency was lacking. Like on this huge occasion where Kenny Lala almost found Salah at the far post then Camara forced his volley too much (75') or Doumbia's final attempt (90'). With this setback, Brest did not find the net at home for the first time since May 4 against Nantes on the 32nd day.
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3 Abdi hurt the Brest defense
Arriving on the Côte d'Azur this summer, Ali Abdi (30 years old) was often in the good moves of OGC Nice and symbolized what worked well on the Nice side on Saturday. On the lawn of Le Blé, the left piston hurt the Brest right flank by always proposing solutions and taking advantage of the spaces left by the Finistère team. If his first attempt was off target (20'), the Tunisian, on an opening from Abdelmomem for Abdi, took the upper hand over Lala, thanks to superb control of the chest, the right piston served behind Cho who n All he had to do was push the ball deep. But the goal was ultimately disallowed for an offside position (36'). We thought that this would wake up the Brestois but a few minutes later, Abdi, still himself and abnormally alone, found Guessand at the far post. The former Nantes player rushed to score his 6th goal of the season and logically opened the scoring for the Aiglons. More discreet in the second act, like his team.
The technical sheet
Arbitrator : Clément Turpin.
14,534 spectators.
BUT. Nice: Guessand (42').
Warnings. Nice: Dante (74'), , Abdelmonem (84').
BREST. Bizot – Lala, Le Cardinal, Coulibaly, Amavi (Haïdara, 88' ) – Camara (Martin, 78'), Lees-Melou, Magnetti (cap.) (Doumbia, 68') – Del Castillo (Faivre, 78'), Ajorque, Baldé (Salah, 68'). Coach: Eric Roy.
Not entered into play: Coudert, Chardonnet, Fernandes, Pereira Lage.
NICE. Bulka – Abdelmonem, Bombito, Dante – Clauss (Mendy, 76'), Rosario, Ndayishimiye (Ndombélé, 76'), Abdi – Guessand (Moukoko, 90' + 1), Cho (Diop, 76'), Boga (Laborde, 61'). Coach: Franck Haise.
Not entered into play: Dupé, Louchet, Bard, Camara.
