Pope Francis has not yet set foot in Corsica and incredible things are already happening. Because this point of a draw at ten, then nine, against the Bretons of Olivier Pantaloni has somethinga victory for the Blues.
With a scenario once again tense, indecisive, improbable. So yes, it's been eight matches since Sporting has not won in the league but the Bastia coach had, last night, some confirmations on the commitment of its players, their solidarity. “We continue to learn, admitted an exhausted Benoît Tavenot at the end of the meeting. But congratulations to the players.” This time it was not a question of success against the goal, rather of resistance.
Twenty-five minutes late
After thirty minutes of fairly balanced play, more inclined towards the offensive, it was then a real football kamoulox: a terrible tackle from Janneh 50 meters from his goals. A red one, not stolen. Behind, a fumi on the pitch and the referee who stops the match for a few seconds.
In the process, Willy Delajod whistles again and points to the locker room. And there there is a maxi fries sandwich menu which lands three meters from the linesmanin the south. Confusion obviously. The referee invites the press for a formal update: “We will resume play at 9:15 p.m. with particular attention to the safety of all players.”
At the restart, Olivier Pantaloni takes out Makengo, excellent (but injured) in the midfield, to bring in a second center forward, Tosin. Benoît Tavenot, who started the match in 4-4-2 with Etoga as reinforcement and Cissé-Tramoni in front, places the latter in the middle.
Guidi gives voice
The last and curious ten minutes of this first half are played… no, in fact they are not really played. But there is still a hell of a ball from Silva which drags in front of the Bastiaise defense. Lorient, after PFC's draw in the afternoon, had intentions at kick-off, now it's more than a desire.
For the second half, unsurprisingly, the Bretons put pressure on the Bastia defense. But captain Guidi, who can be heard from the top of the north standbrings everyone together, goes to contact Tosin, Soumano. And it holds. At the hour mark, Benoît Tavenot calls Boutrah, Bohnert and Oulai. The latter, wanting to fiddle too much, loses a fatal ball and it is Roncaglia who fouls Tosin as the last defender, sacrificing himself with an expulsion that he does not even discuss. A red worth one point. After Metz, the PFC, it is Lorient which comes up against Sporting.
Le podium
1.Placid. The goalkeeper saved the furniture with his right-hand save on Mugisha's attempt (70'), before winning his face-off against Tosin (90'). Also valuable in the air with numerous outputs from set pieces. In difficult times, it is good to be able to rely on captains and Placide is one of them.
2.Roncaglia. Big game from the central defender. A huge heart and unfailing fighting spirit. He gave everything for 90 minutes while his team was struggling, facing attacks from the Lorient attackers. At the end of the match, he sacrificed himself by tackling Tosin who was going on goal.
3.Ducrocq. The man with three lungs still gave of himself, even if it meant leaving his guts on the meadow. The kind of player who never gives up and who wets his jersey in all circumstances. He compensated well for the early expulsion of Janneh in midfield, when his team's situation was critical.
The declines
Benoît Tavenot (SC Bastia coach) : “It remains a draw, but congratulations to the players, I would have preferred to play this match with three, four more points in the standings, but I am proud of our players and the public who supported us. It was not for This evening, we didn't have much success, but Lorient could have scored too. I have regrets about the start of the match, we are too messy With the expulsion, it's another match that begins. the world is to be congratulated this evening.”
Anthony Roncaglia (SC Bastia defender): “I didn't think too much (about his tackle which earned him a red card), you have to know how to make sacrifices, we were going to leave with zero points after a lot of effort. We went to draw on our reserves, it “It was already intense eleven against eleven. We ran a lot, we didn't give up and we came away with a point.”
Olivier Pantolani (FC Lorient coach): “We can have some regrets after being in numerical superiority for a large part of the match. It's difficult to win at Furiani, no one has done it yet this year. It's difficult to get around them, they have players with a lot of play, and we didn't manage to find the fault. But we lacked realism in the last move. Despite everything, I think it's still a good point.
The echoes
The Oissel club in the stands
At the invitation of Sporting, the players, managers and staff of CMS Oissel were present in the Armand-Cesari bays to attend the meeting. The Norman club will face the SCB reserve in Furiani this afternoon (2 p.m.).
SCB – FC Lorient: 0-0 Stade Armand-Cesari. 9 515 spectators Referees: Willy Delajod Avertissements: Ariss (32'), Maggioti (37'), Ducrocq (53'), Oulai (61') at Sporting; Laporte (81'), Silva (85'), Yongwa (89') at Lorient. Expulsions : Janneh (31'), Roncaglia (90'') SCB : Placide – Meynadier, Roncaglia, Guidi (Mazikou 66'), Ariss – Janneh, Ducrocq, Etoga (Tomi 77'), Maggiotti (Oulai 60') – Cissé (Boutrah 60'), Tramoni (Bohnert 60'). Enter. : Benoît Tavenot FC Lorient : Mvogo – Silva, Talbi, Laporte, Yongwa – Makengo (Tosin 34'), Abergel, Katseris (Mugisha 57'), Ponceau (Le Bris 86'), Avom Ebong – Soumano. Enter. : Olivier Pants.
