Led for almost an hour on the Estac lawn, AJA equalized at the very end of the game.
The weeks follow each other and look alike for Troyes. Without a win for more than a month and a half, Estac conceded another draw, the fifth this season, being joined at the end of the match against Auxerre (1-1). Opposed to Auxerrois in reconstruction since the appointment of Christophe Pélissier in the middle of last week, the Aubois took the meeting by the right end, carried by two last encouraging outings against the surprising Lorient (2-2) and especially at the Parc des Princes (4-3). Except that, once again, the band of Bruno Irles did not leave with the three points, the fault of a late equalizer from Gaëtan Perrin (88th) for the visitors. A goal and a draw whichhurts the headfor Gauthier Gallon. “We still lose points at home, we can be disappointed, even angry“, conceded the local doorman after having delayed the deadline for a long time.
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And for good reason, the visitors’ late equalizer did not say everything about Auxerre’s domination, long materialized by a small goal, the work of Rony Lopes on a service from the untenable Mama Baldé (28th). In check on the bar two minutes earlier, the Portuguese midfielder confirmed his return to form by taking advantage of the work of his Guinean partner, a real detonator for Estac since the start of the season (7 goals, 3 assists). Certainly the best player on the field, the former Dijonnais will not have been enough, however, the fault of an astonishing Benoît Costil, author of a last magnificent parade in front of the person concerned at the surprisingly pleasant end of the match (89th).
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Enough to preserve the happy draw of the Icaunais, as evidenced by the collective joy born of Perrin’s goal. A joy “like a victory“For Hamza Sakhi, who praised the selflessness of his family at the microphone of Prime Video:”We find each other, we have confidence, it is e who made us score this goal.” A newfound confidence since the arrival of Pélissier, winner for his first outing against Ajaccio last Sunday (1-0) and winning coaching this Friday, with two entrants at the start (Dugimont) and at the finish (Perrin).
Four points in two matches and an AJA which temporarily moves away from the red zone (14th with 13 points) before going to challenge PSG at the Parc next week. Opposite, Estac, which had the opportunity to get closer to the first half of the ranking, continues to stagnate (12th with 14 pts). Blame it in part on this dirty habit of conceding at least one goal per game.