Jean Canesse, Media365, published on Sunday October 20, 2024 at 7:18 p.m.
Still without a victory this season, Angers conceded a draw to Toulouse (1-1), but may harbor regrets. TFC ends its bad series of three defeats in a row.
The SCO will wait before also tasting the joys of victory. The only team without success during this Ligue 1 version 2024-2025, Angers nevertheless believed in it during its Sunday trip to the Pink City. After five minutes of play, Alexandre Dujeux’s team had even showered the entire Stadium.
Yet deprived of eight elements (Rao-Lisoa, Ferhat, Belkebla, Ekomié, Hountondji, Lopy, Cherif and Kalumba), the Angevins scored from the start from a corner and after a somewhat fortunate cross from Lefort, Niane found the flaw in surface foxing (0-1, 5th). A first goal this season for the man who remained silent during his 30 appearances in Ligue 2 the previous year. As we have said, Angers believed in this match and it is also because Niane, again, almost doubled the lead in the first period, his left shot from point blank range being repelled by a beautiful goal from Restes ( 38th).
Remains, the stop that changes everything
With three successive defeats and four starters absent this Sunday (Donnum, Suazo, Nicolaisen, Casseres), the TFC had, for its part, a lot of difficulty in existing offensively during the first act. Only Aboukhlal was offered an opportunity to score but his shot towards the empty goal, a shot that was too soft, was saved at the last minute by Belkhdim (13th). “We have to wake up because otherwise it will be too late“, admitted McKenzie on the microphone of DAZN at the break, a defender of the Violets very unfortunate to concede a penalty on Niane at the hour of play. It was perhaps there, then, the moment for Angers to hold a first success but Abdelli missed his first penalty of the season (after those scored against Nice and Nantes), the fault also lies in a perfect save from Remains on the ground (60th).
The rest was terrible for the SCO since, four minutes later, King equalized with great success by finding himself in the path of Gboho’s shot (1-1, 64th). Unable to do better despite real superiority, TFC left the red zone “only” for a better goal difference than Le Havre (-4 against -12), sharply beaten by OL earlier in the day ( 0-4). Angers remains in the relegation zonestill two points behind his opponent of the day, but given the numerous time gains that occurred during the last half hour, the point taken seems to have been received with a certain happiness. And too bad if you have to wait again to glean three at once.
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