2023-08-11 22:20:45
Unlike its previous three seasons (two defeats, one draw), the Red Star managed to win its first match at Epinal, promoted to National.
What you must remember
This Friday morning, the Red Star was cited as the number 1 favorite of this new season of National by many media and specialized sites. At the Colombière d’Épinal stadium, Habib Beye’s team lived up to its rank. But she offered a double face. After a well-controlled first period materialized by the goals of Yann Botella (5th) and Cheikh Ndoye (41st) who found his first club when he arrived in France in 2009, and two crossbars (Ifnaoui, Ndoye), the Red Star stopped playing and suffered late in the game. But despite the reduction in the score of Le Paul (73rd), he was solid to keep his victory even if Epinal came close to snatching a draw. In goal, Quentin Beunardeau arrived from Leixões (D2 Portugal) made a good first. The Red Star has started its season well and will move again to a promoted, Goal FC, next Friday during the 2nd day.
The number: 5
Habib Beye had decided to start his five recruits from the transfer window: Quentin Beunardeau, Bissenty Mendy, Paolo Gozzi, Joachim Eickmayer and Ivann Botella.
Player: Ivann Botella
Ivann Botella did not miss his debut with Red Star and his return to a French championship. The 23-year-old striker, trained in Strasbourg (L1) opened the scoring in the 5th minute. After a good 2020-2021 season in National with Lyon-Duchère (8 goals, 3 assists), striker Botella left for Belgium at RWD Molenbeek (D2). If his first year in Belgium was complicated (2 games played), he fully participated in the RWD’s rise in the Jupiter League last season with 4 goals and 6 assists in 29 games.
Match sheet
ÉPINAL – RED STAR: 1-2 (0-2).
Goals. Épinal: Le Paul (73rd); Red Star: Botella (5th), Ndoye (41st).
Red Star: Beunardeau – Mendy, Kouagba, Paolo Gozzi – Doucouré, Eickmayer, Dembi, Hachem – Ifnaoui (Seridor, 89th), Botella (Ikanga, 78th), Ndoye (cap.). Entr. : Beye.
In Versailles, Bangoura is in good shape
Pending knowing the identity of the 18th National team and the fate reserved for Sochaux who will pass the DNCG on Thursday August 17, the FFF had postponed the first match of Versailles. To keep up the pace, Laurent Peyrelade’s team played a friendly match in Bourges (N2) this Friday, which ended in a draw (1-1). . Djibril Bangoura arrived from Châteaubriant (N2) scored his 4th match in the preparation matches. Versailles, which announced the departure of its Uruguayan Augustin Amado, who arrived in January and whose passage will have been a flop, will begin its National season with a trip to Martigues next Friday.
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