There is joy at the Red Star! Just over three months after a return to L2 concluded by a maintenance in extremis in 15th place, the Seine-Saint-Denis club changes its status. Thanks to its 3rd success in a row, without conceding the slightest goal, this Friday evening in Pau (0-3) during the shock of the 5th day, the Red Star takes the reins of the championship by ahead of Troyes in Goal-Everage ( + 6 against + 3). A superb performance!
Like their last two games, Grégory Poirier’s men have perfectly started their match. The Audonian coach had however changed his eleven holder by starting defender Kayi Sanda, loaned by Southampton (English D2) for the first time, the defensive midfielder Giovanni Haag, who arrived in the last hours of the transfer window from the Fortuna Düsseldorf (German D2), and Hacène Benali, co-c-meshrier of the club last year (6 achievements).
Winning coaching since the latter, well served by Durivaux, opens the scoring after only… 40 seconds of play (0-1, 1st). On the engagement, the referee expelled the Palois Kalulu for a badly controlled tackle on Durivaux.
In numerical superiority, the Audonians multiply the Break opportunities but Benali, ideally placed, lacks the frame (22nd) then touches the crossbar (35th). A final acceleration by Riyad Hachem causes a Ruiz penalty before the break.
Benali scored a double taking the doorman on the wrong foot (0-2, 45th + 1). On the return from the locker room, Pau twice fails to reduce the score but on a counter of the Red Star Pouilly Crochète Damien Durand who goes to the goal (65th). The referee takes out a 2nd red card. The locals end at 9 against 11.
The match is definitely folded. Damien Durand, pause, Corsica the addition (0-3, 81st) by scoring his 4th goal since the start of the season.
At the final whistle, the players leave to thank the fifty supporters who made the trip. After two heavy setbacks last year against Pau (4-1 then 1-3 in Bauer), the Seine-Saint-Denis club can savor this delicious revenge which is accompanied by a good first place in the ranking before the match of Saint-Etienne (3rd) this Saturday evening in Clermont (10th).
“We made a big start. We are happy to have beaten Pau for the first time in 16 years (it was in CFA 2), welcomes Grégory Poirier. I am satisfied because it is the victory of a group. We launched some players and it paid. The 2nd goal is the key moment, he hurt the opponent. »»
The match sheet
PAU – RED STAR : 0-3 (0-2). Spectators: 3500. Referee: M. Kubler.
Buts. Benali (1re, 45e + 1 s.p.), Durand (81e).
Expulsions. Expire: (2e), pounding (65e).
Warnings. Peace : Ruiz (26th); Red Star : Huard (29th), Cissed (69th).
Red Star : Poussin – Kayi Sanda, Lemonnier, Huard – Haag – Durivaux, Khaoui (Renel, 74th), R. Hachem (Cap.) (Trani, 86e), Cissé (Cabral, 86th) – Benali (Durand, 46th), Ikanga (A. Hachem, 74th). Entr. : Poirier.
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