Boiling, the Red Star Kop can finally sing and celebrate a victory at Bauer. In 2022, Red Star had still not won at home (2 losses, 1 draw). He repaired this anomaly by outclassing Annecy (3-0), one of the champions of the championship. Thanks to this success, he carried out a superb accounting operation and moved up to 12th place with 6 points ahead of the first relegation player, Chambly.
What you must remember
The first leg had certainly conditioned the rest of the Red Star season. After the shipwreck (6-0) on September 10 in Annecy, the Audonian leaders had decided to separate from coach Vincent Bordot, replaced by Habib Beye. The players of the Canal + consultant took their revenge by succeeding, without doubt, one of their most successful matches this season. After Bourg-en-Bresse (then leader) in early December, they pinned a new podium team, Annecy, moreover with style (3-0). Conquering, the Red Star scored three goals thanks to Cheikh Ndoye (6th) and a brace from Pape, Meissa Ba (57th, 85th) in the second half. Finally, the expected click?
Player: Cheikh Ndoye
The captain of Red Star, losing influence in the game in recent weeks, took his team once morest Annecy, showing a lot of activity and commitment. After his suspension match linked to his expulsion on January 21 (1-2), the Senegalese was a substitute in the last two meetings (Saint-Brieuc, Orléans). For his return as a starter, Ndoye showed the way by quickly opening the scoring (6th) with a nice pivot shot. His 5th goal of the season. He had not scored since November 19 during the defeat in Sète (2-1).
The number: 13
The total goals scored this season by Meissa Ba thanks to her double once morest Annecy. The Senegalese striker joins Geoffrey Durbant (Laval) and Thomas Robinet (Châteauroux) in 2nd place in the National scorer rankings behind Farid El Khoumisti (Concarneau), author of 14 goals.
The reaction
“We no longer had a choice. We know that now we play the maintenance. We must take points to get out of the red zone. We did it, with style. Cheikh (Ndoye) scores a real center-forward goal. That was the game plan, to project as much as possible forward. » Damien Durand, Red Star striker (at the microphone of Canal +).
RED STAR – ANNECY : 3-0 (1-0).
Buts. Red Star : C. Ndoye (6e), Meissa Ba (57e, 85e)
Red Star: Butelle – Doucouré, Sparagna, Kouagba, El Hriti – Guel, C. Ndoye, M. Ndoye (cap.), Durand (Tré, 88th) – Meissa Ba, Benali (Bosca, 80th). Entr. : BeyeText
