The Palois end the year 2021 with a correction! A 3-0 defeat after a second half started with a goalless draw, but ended after a real ordeal and three goals conceded by Sissoko (48th), Merdji (73rd) and Boutobba (82nd).
Once again, Pau FC can harbor regrets away from home following a first period where Didier Tholot’s players have taken chances. Victor Lobry and Romain Armand tried in vain, they never found the framework of the Niort goalkeeper Braat.
A defeat that spoils the first part of the season
Certainly, Pau completed the first half of the championship in the first part of the Ligue 2 standings. But with this setback at Niort, Pau ended the calendar year with a third consecutive defeat. Enough to “spoil” the efforts made since the start of the championship considers Didier Tholot.
The Béarn coach, moreover, welcomes the winter break with a week of vacation, before the resumption of training on December 29 and the return of Ligue 2 on January 8.