The Amiens coach, Omar Daf, savored this fifth victory at the Unicorn. But for all that, he kept both feet on the ground and, deep down, he knows well that this success was not as simple as that.
In the press room, Omar Daf began by admitting “that he was satisfied with the result which allows us to maintain our invincibility. Faced with this Ajaccio team which had several suspended and injured, we didn’t really know what to expect« . Omar Daf was absolutely right because the young Ajaccians from the training center delivered a more than adequate game. Moreover, we can wonder about the fact of the match: from the 30th second, when three quarters of the players on the field had not yet touched the ball, occurred an action which weighed heavily and which tends to be repeated on the ground whether they are from Ligue 2 or Ligue 1. Namely the enormous blunder of the Corsican goalkeeper who, while he had plenty of time to restart the game, at the foot, without hurrying, simply delayed.
Sollacaro saw Mafouta arrive, who always senses the right moves. The latter then committed the irreparable and causes Mafouta to fall, thus causing the penalty. This early goal had a big influence on the rest of the operations. Then, the Amiens scored a second goal but, at that moment, due to a poor shot or a relaxation, the ASC conceded a goal and therefore put the Corsican team back in the saddle. “I would have liked that we show more mastery when we led 2-0″ continued Omar Daf. The machine went a little out of whack and by returning to 2-1, Ajaccio was able to hope to equalize in the second half.
The Amiens defended well but also had opportunities before they benefited from a penalty which was strongly contested by the Corsicans, which was confirmed by the coach, Mathieu Chabert, in the press room. ” It is a feeling of anger which animates me. We started this match badly but then we got off to a good start and had some opportunities.”. Mathieu Chabert congratulated the young people at the training center “who fought well but were not rewarded”. However, the moment of this post-match conference was the diatribe delivered against the referees. “I say it loudly, there was a penalty for us. But the referees don’t listen to you. Let’s say that I always complain. You dis STOP. We simply ask to be refereed correctly”.
Lionel Herbert
Photo credit: Léandre Leber – Gazette Sports.fr
