It had almost become inevitable as the Boulonnais fell back and suffered as the minutes passed. “ We suffered in the second period », recognized Fabien Dagneaux, the Boulogne coach. And by pushing, FC Rouen ended up obtaining a deserved victory (3-1).
He can thank Hicham Benkaidauthor of a hat-trick and executioner of the USBCO evening. The striker gave the victory at the end of the match by heading a cross from the left from Bassin, who surprised and lobbed Yannick Pandor (2-1, 86e) and blew up the almost 6,000 spectators at Diochon. A few minutes later, the Franco-Moroccan concluded a more than perfect evening by recovering the ball from the feet of Abdel Hbouch then lobbed Pandor more than 30 meters (3-1, 90e).
The USBCO had already been out of the party for a long time and to be completely fair, it practically never was apart from a Pinot header in the second half (52e) and a missed shot from Baalla (69e) in the surface. The construction of its actions was polluted by a number of approximate or even missed passes and Rouen would undoubtedly have taken the advantage well before without the clumsiness of its players, Abdelmoula (67e) and Latvian (73e).
Boulogne joins 18 seconds after the opening score
Boulogne led thanks to a surgical cross of almost 50 meters d’Adrien Pinot who found Twither Emailly whose talent allowed him to deceive Axel Maraval and open the score (0-1, 23e), but this advantage only lasted a few seconds, eighteen exactly.
On the engagement, an action in six passes allowed FC Rouen to overtake the defense in depth, the Benkaid hook took on three Boulonnais before the Norman attacker finished from the left (1-1, 24e). « This action is the turning point », regretted Fabien Dagneaux. “ There is this concentration that we lack, the relaxation that we are not used to having. We put Rouen back in while they were in doubt », cursed the technician. He also pointed out unusual blunders: “ Rouen gave us nothing and we gave things. We rarely give much. »
This third defeat in a row away from home, after Aubagne and Nîmes, confirms the difficulties of Fabien Dagneaux's men far from the Liberation.
ROUEN – BOULOGNE : 3-1 (1-1)
Referee: Mr. Roffet. 5,800 spectators.
Buts : Benkaid (24e86e90e) for Rouen; Epailly (23e) for Boulogne.
Warnings to Rouennais Benzia (31e), Benkaid (44)e), Bezzekhami (84e)
ROUEN: Maraval; Lehoux, Sanson, Bassin (cap.); Mbock, Benzia, Abdelmoula (Bezzekhami 82e), Mion ; Ferrah (Letono 65e), Benkaid, Diarra (Allée 90e+1).
Coach: Régis Brouard.
BOULOGNE : Pandor ; Pinot, Dabo (cap.), Zohoré ; Averlant (Ball 55e), Bultel (Touré 74e), Vercruysse (Stoltz 82e), Thiam ; Hbouch, Epailly ; Rambaud (Fatou 82e).
Coach: Fabien Dagneaux.
