Axel Allag, Media365, published on Monday, September 05, 2022 at 10:37 p.m.
Match prolific in goals, this Monday evening. Pau and ASSE had to share the points in a meeting which got carried away in the second half with in particular the expulsion of Étienne Green and a double from a free kick by Henri Saivet (2-2).
This is a point that should probably be worth much more in the minds of ASSE players. The Greens were unable to confirm the card against Bastia (5-0), but the scenario was in no way favorable. Although leading in the score thanks to Louis Mouton’s first goal with the pros (0-1, 35th) – following a good heel from Krasso – the team coached by Laurent Batlles returned to the locker room with a minimal advantage in the first period. poor.
The second act offered twists and turns. The trigger was the new expulsion of Étienne Green. The latter was returning from suspension for a failed outing against Le Havre and he did it again in front of Koffi at the entrance to the penalty area (63rd). On the free kick following this fault, Henri Saivet rolled up a wonderful ball which ended its race in the net of a Matthieu Dreyer who could not even touch a leather after his entry (1-1, 68th) . Almost 10 minutes later, the quality of Saivet, still on a free kick, spoke: this time, his shot pierced a dislocated wall to give the advantage to the locals (2-1, 79th). While we could believe the Greens totally knocked out, a foul in the penalty area gave the visitors a penalty. Hooked by Kouassi, Pintor knew how to do himself justice by scoring with great serenity (2-2, 85th).
With this draw which does not help any of the teams, still stuck in the last two positions of the classification, it will be necessary to quickly bounce back. Pau will travel to Laval on Saturday; while ASSE will be entitled to a shock against the leader, Bordeaux, in Geoffroy-Guichard.
