6920 spectators! After crossing the milestone of 4,000 subscribers during the day, the ASNL was able to count on a meeting audience for his first official game of the season. But fervor and encouragement could not prevent the Lorrains from starting their 2022-2023 National campaign, the French third division, by a defeat against Bourg-en-Bresse (1-2).
Against a great team from Bourg-Péronnas, sixth in this championship last season, the Nancy led by their captain Alexandre Cropanese nevertheless showed a lot of desire from the kick-off. They could even have opened the scoring in the first minutes on a fine header from Diafra Sakho after a cross from Bussmann, just wide.
– Patrice Saucourt – PHOTOPQR/L’EST REPUBLICAIN/MAXPPP
Three minutes that hurt a lot
Instead, ASNL let Bourg-Péronnas come back into the game, and if Mayoro Ndoye saved a first Bresse header on his line at the half-hour mark, it was the Ain players who opened the mark, at the worst time.
Just before half-time, Rivas indeed scored with a nice recovery following a dangerous free kick from FBBP01. Bis repeated after returning from the locker room, where Alain Pochat’s players doubled the bet by Antoine Mille with a powerful strike (47th, 0-2), who hit the crossbar twice before entering the goal!
Etcheverria sounded the revolt, in vain
It was then that Marcel-Picot believed in the feat. Less than 10 minutes after the second Bressan goal, rookie Baptiste Etcheverriaauthor of a very solid match, woke up the whole stadium by reducing the gap with a heavy strike after a nice overflow from Lenny Nangis (55th, 1-2).
But the passion driven by the young side did not allow his teammates to come back completely to the score. Despite a contentious situation on Lamine Cissé, touched by an opposing defender as he was heading for goal, the Nancy did not manage to approach the opposing cage and had to be content of an encouraging defeat to start their National season.
We want to give fans a good reason to come to the stadium
In a championship of eighteen teams where six will go down at the end of the seasonthe ASNL will have to quickly get in the right wagon next Friday in Orléans, and quickly pocket his first points. At the risk of upsetting supporters who have so far been beyond reproach, singing for their team for 90 minutes and applauding the players as they leave the pitch.
“We want to win to be loyal to these supporters and give them a good reason to come to the stadium“, promised defender Baptiste Aloé at the microphone of France Bleu, about this popular fervor. The atmosphere was there, the attitude of the players too: all that’s missing is the result to the Rouge-et-Blanc to get started!