After their first victory in 2022 against Boulogne-sur-Mer on Friday at the Stade de la Source, US Orléans continues. Success 4-2 this Tuesday against Sedan, seventh in National before the start of the meeting, which counts for the 17th day of championshipt. The match, originally scheduled for January 7, had to be postponed due to the numerous cases of Covid-19 in the Orleans workforce.
At the eighth minute, Sedan opened the scoring on a corner, poorly appreciated by Franck L’Hostis. But the USO reacted perfectly, again, by suffocating the Sedanais and quickly equalized by Ismael Keita, his first goal with Orléans, before taking the lead just before the break thanks to the second goal of the seasonEsteban Lepaul, after the one inscribed in Bourg-en-Bresse.
A more complicated second half
Yes Sedan returned with better intentions on the eastern pitch posed more problems for Hicham Benkaïd’s teammates, it was the Orléanais who made their chances come true, thanks to the defender Stone Mambo on corner. There was still a quarter of an hour to play. But on a new set piece, CSSA defender Vincent Pirès emerged to put his team within reach of the USO. And then, at the end of the match, while Orléans was suffering, Hicham Benkaid obtained a generous penalty, which he converted, to seal the fate of the meeting.
Already decisive when he came into play against Boulogne-sur-Mer on Friday, the Orleans n°10 again delivered a great performance punctuated by an assist and a goal, respectively his third and fourth of the season.
Cédric Yambéré injured
Thanks to this victory, the third in a row, the USO is 11th in the standings, just one point behind Cholet and Avranches, respectively ninth and tenth. It will be heavy for the rest of the adventures of the USO, with a trip to the leader: Concarneau, this Saturday.
The only downside is the injury of Cedric Yembere. The former Bordeaux felt a sharp pain in the calf during the warm-up and did not participate in the meeting. According to Xavier Collin”the news is not very reassuring“and the Central African international could be absent from the pitch at least”three to four weeks“.