A draw that tastes like victory for the AJA.
In a match marked by two Lille penalties, one canceled and the other missed, Lille was unable to do better than a draw against Auxerre (0-0) on Friday evening and continues to let points slip after already a draw last week, against Nantes. After a rather balanced first period, the match got completely carried away in the second half, in particular due to several decisions by Mr. Gaël Angoula. Two minutes after returning from the locker room, he whistled a penalty for Lille for a tackle by Jubal on Hakon Haraldsson, who nevertheless jumped to avoid the Brazilian defender. Called by VARthe match referee finally reversed his decision, to the delight of Abbé-Deschamps (52nd)… for only two minutes.
Auxerre can thank De Percin
Two minutes later, Haraldsson, again, complained about a pulling of Paul Joly’s shirt after seeing his shot slip past the goal. Gaël Angoula, who this time did not flinch, was again called by the VAR. After two more minutes of waiting, he pointed to the penalty spot and issued a red card for the Auxerre defender. There, we say to ourselves, finally the right one for Lille? And no, for his second Ligue 1 match, Théo De Percin decided otherwise by taking out Jonathan David’s penalty on his right. Voted man of the matchDonovan’s replacement Leon continued to protect his cages on several other occasions and the 9 minutes of added time were not enough for the Mastiffs to get the three points.
It’s a shame for them, they had free rein to join Monaco.
-Remy Cabella does not understand the Auxerre-Lille refereeing
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