The context
Auxerrois and Stéphanois met this Friday evening to open the 19th day of Ligue 1 McDonald's. After eating four points in the first three games led by Eirik Horneland, the Greens have the opportunity to leave the barragist's place at least temporarily in the event of a good result.
Le Xij
Suspended for accumulation of yellow cards, Benjamin Bouchouari and Louis Mouton, usual holders in the midfield, therefore stayed in Forez and gave way to Mathis Amougou and Lamine Fomba. Sick last weekend, Pierre Ekwah returns to the XI, just like Augustine Boakye, superb scorer against Nantes. The Stéphanoise rearguard has no change.
The match
In an abbot-deschamps stadium “closed gohets”, the Greens unroll their possession game, but manage to approach the goal mainly through stopped kicks. On the other side, the first wick is lit by Joly, a volley, which does not set the frame (13th). On a long ball, Sinayoko manages to open a typing position but fortunately, the post repels his attempt (22nd). A few seconds later, the good game reading of Mickaël Nadé prevents Perrin from going alone to the goal (23rd). Symbol of Auxerrois highlight, the premises open the scoring by Traoré with a strong strike along the post (Auxerre 1-0 ASSE, 27e). The Greens react. After a scramble in the penalty area, the leather returns to Pierre Ekwah but its shot passes out of frame (31st). On a free kick at the 20 meters pulled by Zuriko Davitashvili, Léon can only push back to Augustine Boakye. The Ghanaian takes his chance and after a billiards, sees the ball joining Lucas Stassin who has only to push the head to put the counters on equality (AUXERRE 1-1 ASS, 45S).
Back from the locker room, the locals get the first situation. On the spot, again, Joly obliges Gautier Larsonneur to a super reflex stop (51st). Launched by Lucas Stassin, Augustine Boakye eliminates Léon, but disoriented too much to deceive the in-extremis return of Mensah on his line (59th). In a rather closed meeting during which the Greens will have held the ball (63% possession), the two teams could, in the last quarter of an hour, glean the three points of success. But Massengo, in pivot, crushes his shot too much to deceive “Larso” (76th) while Lucas Stassin does not roll up his strike enough to catch the skylight of Léon (81st). With this point, the Greens temporarily win two places and are ahead of Rennes and Nantes. The two Breton formations face Monaco and Nantes respectively.
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Suite
The Greens chain two trips! After the Yonne, the North! The Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Lille awaits Eirik Horneland and his men on Saturday, February 1. Kick -off at 9:05 p.m.!
