The Bordeaux leaders were wrong to imagine that the cascade of absences in their ranks, in particular due to Covid-19, would distort their team. Because those who were aligned in an Atlantic Matmut behind closed doors were at the usual level: they constantly oscillated between mediocrity and non-existence. By very often approaching the second.
Despite the encouragement of the Bordeaux ultras posted … Behind the stadium, the Girondins have completely ceded the ball to an OM who did not expect so much. They too were diminished by numerous forfeits, the Phoceans accepted the obol without long making good use of it. Like the off-target strikes from Harit (6th), Under (28th) or Peres (31st). Or the recovery on the bar of Kamara (11th).
In this opposition which ignited the 1980s and which especially made yawn yesterday, it took an even more mediocre Bordeaux to unleash the match. Benoit Costil took charge of the task by sending his clearance to the Turkish Under who was then able to go from right to left in the area to open the scoring with a cross strike (0-1, 42nd).
After the break, Costil multiplies the parades in front of Caleta-Car, Guendouzi or Under. But the damage is done. After 44 years, 3 months and 6 days of waiting, OM finally won in Bordeaux where they had not won since October 1, 1977.
Jorge Sampaoli, the Argentinian coach of OM recognizes that his team might have sealed the score of the match much earlier: “It’s a joy for us to win here following a week where we had a lot of difficulties during our preperation. We had 4, 5, 6 clear chances, the victory might have been wider, we still have to progress in this area. “
The Covid cocktail, behind closed doors and unworthy weakness of the opponent was therefore the right formula to put an end to the longest series of sterility of the Olympian club. As for Bordeaux, by continuing on this path, it risks making history once more at the end of the season. By relegation.
