2 The Riou/Lemonnier defense still at work
As often since the start of the season, it was defensively that Guingamp stood out the most this Saturday at the Roudourou stadium. The central defender duo, Mathis Riou and Pierre Lemonnier, was once again solid. Stirred up in the first half, they were subjected to six Dunkirk shots, but were still in control, putting the Ligue 2 runners-up in doubt. Then, in the second half, Pierre Lemonnier made a huge save on the goal line.
Found in the middle, the Dunkirk Skyttä transmitted to Tejan who himself passed to Bardeli in front of goal. While he was thinking of opening the score with a flat foot, the latter saw Lemonnier clear the danger on the line. Enzo Basilio was beaten, but Lemonnier was there. As a boss.
3 Always a victory against the Top 3
Guingamp wanted to take advantage of this first match of 2025 to come and tickle a team in the Top 3 of Ligue 2. And, over the entirety of this first leg, the Rouge et Noir will not have managed to beat a team from the podium.
“We fell at Paris FC (2-0, September 24), we fell at Metz (1-0, October 25), we fell at Lorient (3-1, November 9). Against Annecy, we drew at home (2-2, September 20). That means that in these matches we were missing something,” recalled the coach, Sylvain Ripoll, before the match against Dunkirk. Today, again, it’s just one small point that they bring back against a big player in the division.
The technical sheet
Referee: M. Abed.
Spectators: 9 018.
-BUTS. Guingamp: Ghrieb (59′); Dunkirk: Bardeli (56′).
Warnings. Guingamp: Louiserre (90′ + 5); Dunkirk: Raghouber (36′), Courtet (47′), Bammou (90′ + 4).
GUINGAMP: Basilio – Sissoko, Riou, Lemonnier, Maronnier – Ghrieb (Guendouz, 82′), Louiserre (c.), Sidibé (Phiri, 82′), Picard (Luvambo, 73′) – Hemia, Siwe (Labeau, 73′). Entraîneur : S. Ripoll. Non entrés en jeu: Niasse (g.), Nair, Ourega.
DUNKIRK: Ortola – Georgen, Sangante (c.), Sasso, Abner – Skyttä (Rivera, 81′), Raghouber, Bardeli – Bammou, Courtet (Sekongo, 81′), Tejan (Essimi, 73′). Entertainer: L. Castro. Non entrés en jeu: Jaouen (g.), Youssouf, Kondo, Queiros.
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