That’s how we learn. At only 18 years old, Amadou Koné will have gone through all the emotions this Saturday during his team’s defeat against Strasbourg (3-1). Coming into play in the 23rd minute in place of the injured Atangana Edoa, the Ivorian midfielder was quite aggressive in his play and was quickly warned by match referee Willy Delajod.
And just before the break (45+7th), the 18-year-old received a second yellow, synonymous with red, for preventing Andrey Santos from going on a counter-attack in the Strasbourg section of the field. Visibly disappointed by the sanction, he collapsed to the ground upon returning to the locker room before being consoled by members of the club. He also became the first substitute to be sent off in the first half in Ligue 1 since Kevin Malcuit with Saint-Etienne against Nantes in September 2016. An eternity.
Reims gets knocked down
And the Rémois suffered the blow at 10 against 11. While they were leading in the score thanks to a quick goal from Nakamura with an uncrossed header (8th), they were knocked down by the Strasbourg reaction team, who equalized on a penalty from Kévin Gameiro before the break (44th), then took the lead thanks to a nice diving header from Sylla from a free kick (50th). Sahi Dion sealed the score at the end of the match (90+3rd).
In the standings, Reims, which remains on just one victory in the last six matches, is not doing a good job in the race for Europe and is four points behind Nice, fifth, which has one game less. For its part, Strasbourg is breathing and has practically ensured its maintenance with ten points ahead of the Lorient play-off.
Later in the evening, Toulouse won on the Rennes pitch (1-2). Désiré Doué opened the scoring, but Cristian Casseres and Moussa Diarra turned the game around in ten minutes. This defeat could be costly for Rennes who, in addition to moving away from European places, lost Enzo Le Fée, injured in the back.
