LOSC overcomes Sturm Graz and will see the round of 16!

LOSC overcomes Sturm Graz and will see the round of 16!
LOSC overcomes Sturm Graz and will see the round of 16!

Well launched in this Champions League, LOSC had the opportunity this evening to join Stade Brestois in the top 8. A victory this evening against Sturm Graz at Pierre-Mauroy and Bruno Genesio's men could take a decisive step towards qualification, and even immense towards a round of 16. The goal seemed within reach of , despite Zhegrova's absence due to injury. The French coach had a little surprise in store to replace him with the inclusion of Bakker in the right attacking midfielder to accompany Cabella in the center and Sahraoui on the left, and to support the in-form striker Jonathan David.

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This new configuration gave a hard time to a Graz team still struggling in this C1 (1 victory and 4 defeats during the first 5 days). Cabella stood out for the first time but rushed too much to cross his shot (5th). The former player was in all the right places at the start of the match, except for this penalty obtained by Sahraoui, ultimately refused by the VAR (18th). The highlight passed but not the overall domination of the Mastiffs. David tried from afar (26th), then in a much more advantageous position (30th). He was still missing the last move against a hitherto harmless opponent.

Haraldsson, the winning entry

Sahrawi took charge of rectifying that. Served on the left side by Alexsandro, the Moroccan stared before sending an unstoppable cross shot (1-0, 37th). In the process, Bakker doubled the lead after opportunistically recovering the leather in front of the surface (2-0, 45th + 2). LOSC took a break in advance at the best of times, just before the break but were guilty of slacking off even before returning to the locker room. Kiteishvili took advantage of a stray ball in the area to forcefully find the top corner of a helpless Knight (2-1, 45th + 3rd). Almost everything had to be done again for Lille, always at the mercy of tenacious Austrians.

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The worst was yet to come since at the start of the second period, Bouaddi misplaced a ball in the middle and saw Boving serve Biereth on a plate at the end of the counter (2-2, 47th). LOSC took a big blow and displayed feverishness during the following quarter of an hour to such an extent that we feared an improbable turnaround in the situation. Genesio's changes broke this bad dynamic and after an attempt by Daivd (61st), Haraldsson struck from the start. He was not only recovering on his first ball, then at the conclusion on his second (3-2, 81st). The Icelander showed himself in all the good shots (86th, 89th) and ensured an ultimately logical success even if it was hot until the end. With this 6th place, Lille is certain to reach at least the 16th finals.

Pub. the 11/12/2024 20:40
– UPDATE 11/12/2024 21:12

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