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Lihadji, the good pickaxe from Lille
The young right midfielder Isaac Lihadji showed the extent of his talent against Lorient. Placed in the right place at the right time, the French international hopefuls showed an infallible sense of goal to allow his team to open the scoring (10e). Throughout the rest of the match, the 19-year-old outplayed his opponents with decisive dribbling. Recruited in the summer of 2020 at OM, Isaac Lihadji proves to Jocelyn Gourvennec that he can count on him for the next upcoming deadlines. To confirm.
Gameiro succeeds in chaining
A return to the Strasbourg ranks which is good for number 9. Scorer last week against Montpellier, the former PSG player returned the cover this Wednesday on the Clermont lawn. Well served by Aholou, Kevin Gameiro manages to steal his ball to take the opposing goalkeeper Ouparine Djoco. A decisive goal just before the return from the locker room. At the age of 34, Gameiro is still just as formidable in front of goal. He confirmed his good form of the moment just like his team with five victories out of the last six matches in Ligue 1. Current series of three consecutive successes.
Chavalerin, the man of the second act
The midfielder of ESTAC was credited with a very nice goal. As the last quarter of an hour of play approached, on the lawn of Montpellier, the 30-year-old was able to make the difference with a nice left-footed strike in the top corner of Jonas Omlin. A three-point shot for the players of Bruno Irles since Troyes won at La Mosson. Of the five goals scored by the midfielder, three were scored in the second period with, each time… victory at the end. Thanks to this victory, Troyes passes 15e and is now three points ahead of 18e, Lorient.
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Savanier sees red
The captain of Montpellier must blame himself. He left his partners at 10 against 11 for the last thirty minutes of the meeting. Allowing the Trojans to believe in victory when they were in trouble. On an action that leads to a corner, Téji Savanier wipes his crampons on the leg of El-Hajjam who is writhing in pain. The referee is called upon to view the images of this fault. His decision is clear, red card from Jérémy Stinat. Sad for the Hérault captain who received two red cards and seven yellow cards in 18 games this season in the French championship. Fighter.
Nardi takes on water
A very difficult first period for the Merlus goalkeeper. On the Lille lawn, Paul Nardi showed clumsiness as on the second goal by pushing the ball on his defender Jenz (19e). But, on Lille’s third goal, Nardi misses his exit and Reinildo passes in front of him to score (31e). Conceding three goals in the space of a half, the young goalkeeper Merlus had a difficult evening. But, in the second period, he knew how to ignore his first act to make a good impression. To resume.
