The northern club opened the 4th day with a success on Corsican ground (1-3).
After its heavy defeat against PSG last weekend (1-7), Lille reacted perfectly on the lawn of Ajaccio (1-3). Intractable, Paulo Fonseca’s men never doubted in this match and we used their experience, against a promoted player who was still a little too weak.
Since the start of the season, the ACA have taken a goal twice out of three in the first quarter of an hour. This time, it was not until the 17th minute and a gem from Yazici that Ajaccio was led. The Lille striker, at the entrance to the surface, with his back to goal, lifted the ball on his right foot, turned around before continuing with a volley. His overpowered shot left Leroy no chance. Sure of his strength, Losc will even drive the point home with Bamba in the 43rd minute to lead 0-2 at the break. On a recovery from Ismaily, Bamba inherited the ball on the left side of the surface, controlled in pivot and chained from the right. The ball ended up in the opposite side netting.
David not in a big night
Upon returning from the locker room, a false rhythm set in for long minutes before the turning point of the match arrived. On a corner from Mangani, Mayembo placed a magnificent crossed header. The ball ended its race on the crossbar of Jardim (65th). On the following action, the Lille free kick was poorly cleared by the Corsican defense. The ball returned to Djalo who sent a spontaneous volley into the nets of Leroy (67th). The meeting could have ended there, but it was without counting on the courage of the Ajacciens. In the 84th minute, on a totally confused action, Fonte missed his head clearance. Bayala arose and concluded closely. But despite this reduction in the score, the ACA will never have been able to come back… Lille even offered themselves a match point on penalty (89th), but David opened his right foot too much and found Leroy’s right post.
Losc won 1-3 and reacted perfectly after their defeat at home against PSG. For its part, Ajaccio still can’t win, even if the calendar is not favorable to the Corsicans for the moment… This success allows Lille to move up to 4th place in the standings while Ajaccio remains in the area red (18th).