For his first match with the club with the scapular, this Saturday, September 21, the English striker, Andy Carroll, scored twice while his team was trailing 2-0 by Châteaubriant.
It was a day of firsts. Forced into exile since the beginning of the season, the Bordeaux team returned to the Matmut Atlantique this Saturday, September 21. A moment that the supporters were eagerly awaiting. And they answered the call (with tickets only open a few days before the match), since more than 10,000 of them squeezed into the stands to watch the National 2 match against Châteaubriant.
The opportunity for the Navy and White fans to discover the new star of their attack: veteran Andy Carroll. The former Liverpool striker celebrated his debut in the best possible way, scoring twice.
However, things were off to a bad start. Led 2-0 at half-time by the Voltigeurs, the Bordeaux team were heading towards another defeat. This was without taking into account Andy Carroll’s pugnacity.
In the 72nd minute, Dramé pushes away a shot from Malick Seck after a cross from the left. No luck for the Châteaubriant goalkeeper: the ball comes back to Andy Carroll. With a sort of volley, the Englishman finds the back of the net. He can exult, and so can the Girondins supporters.
Amazing start to the season
Then comes the 88th minute. As Soufiane Bahassa prepares to kick an outgoing corner, the Ultramarines make their stands vibrate. With his left foot, the Bordeaux striker finds Andy Carroll in the box. The former international rises higher than everyone else and scores with an unstoppable header, or almost, the last goal of the match (2-2).
The baptism of fire was more than successful for Andy Carroll. On the collective level, however, the first victory was slow in coming. After four matches, the Girondins de Bordeaux only have three small points, for as many draws. Europe, hoped for in the long term by Bruno Irles, is still a long way off.
At least the Girondins de Bordeaux are not stingy with emotion with their supporters. Before this scenario against Châteaubriant, Bordeaux had snatched a point against Poitiers (1-1) in added time thanks to a goal from… its goalkeeper, Lassana Diabaté.
