The return to school of Charles Abi, replacing Arnaud Nordin who still performed well, changed everything on Saturday night. The Greens were unable to force the lock despite possession and many crosses (twenty in the first half). The No.29 brought much more weight against the three tough central defenders.
Disturbed by the new and solid arrival in the Stéphane attack, Dijku took away Aouchiche’s excellent ball for the head of Abi (55 ‘). Denis Bouanga transforms the penalty (1-0, 57 ‘) and it is good for his morale. It also rewards the Greens, whose dominance until then was fruitless despite a constant desire to move forward and race the game until the end.
Bouanga achieves a nice number along the line and his strong cross returns to the feet of Mahdi Camara, who shoots… Kamara (2-0, 82nd).
Strasbourg starts with two clear chances
However, it was written that the people of Strasbourg would give the Stéphanois a hard time. However, it didn’t last as long as I envisioned, just fifteen minutes, the opening night. Time for the Alsatians to set fire to the Loire defense by Zohi, forcing Moulin to lie down (7th) and Majeed whose head was deflected on the bar by the porter (13th). Behind ? Not much, or almost, until the … last quarter of an hour and that big fear when Chahiri’s firecracker brushes against the skylight (77th) while Strasbourg allowed himself to still believe it.
At the end of the meeting, Kolodziejczak then Moulin saved their camp, heroically.
Thierry Laurey’s men came for the draw and it showed. Domineering, owning the ball up to 60 percent of the time, ASSE failed to deliver on their highlights and ultimately did not regret it. With fewer spaces in the first half than two weeks earlier against Lorient, they made the difference in the race and are quickly moving towards the opposing goal. Nordin took great pleasure in sowing discord, forcing Kamara to lie down (15th) or Sissoko to mow him (40th). Between the 15th and the 25th and then before the break, the Greens brought danger on several occasions, without success. That was before it paid off.
The Greens did what it took to find themselves provisionally leading.