The Ile-de-France and Oise clubs, residents of the National, still had a complicated 20th day of the National. The Red Star and Chambly were hit at home and Créteil sank at Châteauroux. Inevitably in the classification, it does not get better…
What you must remember
After his demonstration in Boulogne (4-0), last Friday in a late match, the Red Star once more gave up points to Bauer. Saint-Brieuc, one of the direct opponents for the maintenance, had opened the scoring with a sumptuous strike from Allée (0-1, 18th) at the start of the match. A goal, which as so often this season, woke up Habib Beye’s team. After a very good second half, the Red Star equalized thanks to a strike from Pape Meissa Ba well served by Owen Maës (1-1, 70th). A lesser evil. With this draw, the Red Star remains 13th with three points ahead of Chambly (15th) and first relegation.
The improvement will have been short-lived Creteil. Beaten on Saturday in a late match at Cholet (3-2), the Cristoliens still conceded four goals at Châteauroux led by the duo Mathieu Chabert-Karim Mokeddem. If Alexis Araujo had managed to equalize with a nice free kick (35th), the Cristolian defense did not hold the shock and conceded two goals before halftime. At ten following the red card received by Yamadou Fofana (74th), Créteil lets Thomas Robinet feast on a hat-trick (4-1, 80th). Créteil remains 16th now six points behind the first non-relegation player, Saint-Brieuc (14th).
It doesn’t necessarily go better Chambly. After its success 15 days ago at Red Star (2-1), the Oise team was hooked by Orléans (2-2). In the first half, the Oise team was able to count on a very good Martin Sourzac in goal. The former Nancy goalkeeper (14 L2 games last season) who had a series of problems with Chambly (head trauma, knee, Covid) started for the second time in a row. Chambly then led twice But following the 3rd goal since his arrival in October from Johanne Akassou (54th) and the 7th from Grégory Berthier (79th), Orléans managed to equalize twice. In additional time, Sourzac even avoided a 3rd goal and a defeat, thanks to a big save at the foot (90th + 1).
Player: Pope Meissa Ba
The Senegalese, very unlucky last season (many posts) and often mocked by his clumsiness in front of goal, has found real efficiency in recent weeks. On the heels of his hat-trick in Sedan before the break (4-1), the Audonien scored his 3rd goal in 4 games since the resumption of January. A magnificent equalizer on a beautiful shot from twenty meters. Pape Meissa Ba, with 11 goals, ranks 4th among National scorers behind Thomas Robinet (13), Farid El Khoumisti and Geoffrey Durbant (12).
The number: 0
The Red Star Kop continues to sing throughout the match to encourage his players. But at the final whistle, he fell silent once more. It is not yet this week that he will be able to celebrate a success at home with the players. With this draw once morest Saint-Brieuc (1-1), which follows defeats once morest Laval (1-2) and Chambly (1-2), the Red Star has still not won at the Bauer stadium in 2022.
Information: the former sports director of Nîmes at Red Star
Reda Hammache, 39, who has just left his post in Nîmes (L1 then L2) where he had been officiating for two years following differences with the president of Nîmes Rani Assaf, should arrive as sports director at Red Star. He should take up his new duties in March, the time to settle the final details of his separation from Nîmes. In September, Hammache had already visited the new Red Star training and training facilities in Marville. For him, it would be a homecoming since he grew up in Saint-Denis (93). Before arriving in Nîmes in 2018, he had been a recruiter for several L1 clubs, Rennes, Lens, Monaco and Lille.
Match sheets
RED STAR – SAINT-BRIEUC 1-1 (0-1).
Goals. Red Star: Meissa Ba (68th); Saint-Brieuc: Driveway (18th).
Red Star : Butelle – Tré (Doucouré, 81st), Dieng, Homawoo, Kouagba – Cadiou (C. Ndoye, 67th), M. Ndoye (cap.), Guel – Durand, Meissa Ba, Maës. Entr. : Beye.
CHATEAUROUX-CRETEIL 4-1 (3-1)
Buts. Ngoma (15th), Robinet (37th, 44th, 80th); Creteil: Araujo (35th)
Creteil: Mandanda – Nguinda, Belkouche, Fofana, Ahamada – Baptista, Pereira, Mokdad (Nemouthe, 87th) – Araujo (Mokdad 56th), Farade, Glaentzlin (Canelhas, 65th). Entr. : DaCosta.
CHAMBLY – ORLEANS 2-2 (0-0).
Goals. Akassou (54th), Berthier (79th); Orleans: Sangaré (76th), Diallo (87th).
Chambly : Sourzac – Pierre -Charles, Karamoko, Dauchy, Diako (Santini, 73e) – Camelo, Heinry, Kilic – Berthier, Akassou, Vincent (Puyo, 73e). Entr. : B. Luzi.
