There was a gentle winter freshness, this Saturday October 19, 2024 at the Petit Bois stadium in Charleville-Mézières, to welcome the JA Drancy. Not enough to scare the 22 players in this meeting between Drancy and Charleville-Prix (Ocpam), who competed for the 6th day of National 3. Nor was it enough to knock out the visitors who, despite a pitch that was is damaged over the minutes, won on Ardennes soil (2-1).
However, these are good the locals who started the meeting bettershowing themselves threatening from the 3rd minute by Nadir Homssa then again two minutes later. Opportunities missed on the way which ultimately cost Hervé Papavero’s men dearly since then, the Drancéens gradually got their hands on the match and the balance of power has been reversed.
The Carolos narrowly missed
It was then not illogical to see Drancy open the counter with number 10, Moussa Dieye after a superb move with his teammate. Even if the Carolos had chances before the break to equalize but Scot Kiey (40th) and Nadir Homssa (45th) narrowly missed in the last gesture.
The scenario of the first period could suggest that the locals would start the second act with a bang. But at the heart of an evening which was not lacking in them, they were picked up cold just three minutes after the recovery by Alpha Traoré. The Dranceen striker, who enjoyed maximum success, saw his deflected shot lob the goalkeeper Jérémie Jacquet, who could only see the ball spinning into his cages (2-0, 48th).
The siege of the Drancean camp was not enough
Not slowed down in their offensive desires, the Ardennes were quick to react and to reduce the score by their center forward Scot Kiey (2-1, 52nd). What followed was a lot of domination by the locals, who were looking to equalize. A domination that could be described as the siege of the Drancean camp.
We need to put our heads right before preparing for the Coupe de France match
But the game became choppy, fatigue helping and the support slipping away more and more on the soft pitch. The Drancéens wanted to keep their lead while the Carolos were desperate for an equalizer. Finally, the Ardennes
The visitors held their victory far from their bases. A victory which allows them to consolidate their place at the top of the table. A victory which also puts an end to a series of invincibility for the Carolos which had been running since August 24. To Hervé Papavero from “put the heads right side up” before the Coupe de France.
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