After his brilliant victory in Marseille last weekend (0-2)Clermont-Foot had the opportunity to break at the bottom of the standings this Sunday afternoon against Bordeaux.
But faced with a solid Girondin block, the current 15th in the standings finally settled for a 1-1 drawwhich illustrated the physiognomy of the meeting well, while doing the business of the Auvergnats in the standings.
It was the Bordelais who opened the scoring from a corner, shortly before the quarter-hour mark, on a header from the midfielder Joshua Guilavogui. Twirling on the front line of the attack, Kosovar Elbasan Rashani equalized shortly before half-time, on a nice flat-footed recovery at the entrance to the penalty area.
The CF63 left winger also scored the 6th goal of his seasonhe who is the club’s second best scorer behind the 10 goals of Mohammad Bayo.
It was important not to lose in a complicated game. Every point counts, and this one allows us to keep our opponents at bay. We must continue in this direction! -Hakim Zedadka
If Kosovar scored the equalizer, he owes it to an excellent center from the right side, Hakim Zedadkawho knew how to content himself with this point, which is essential for what follows: “It’s important to know how not to lose this kind of match, against a team that needed to win. Thanks to this result, we keep Bordeaux at a distance and we remain well placed in the fight for maintenance. After the victory in Marseille, it’s an opportunity to maintain a good dynamic. Every point will count from now on in this last part of the championship.” Hakim Zedadka who signed his second assist in two weeks and who once again shone in his right lane.
The coach Pascal Gastien was also satisfied with this result at the end of the meeting, evoking a tactical match, but far from being closed. Indeed, each team tried to score one more goal, without being paralyzed by the challenge of the meeting.
In the end, Clermont still made a good move in the standings with this zero result. Yes the Clermontois still remain in 15th place in the standings, they still retain a 6-point lead over the first relegation player, Saint-Etienne.
The positive dynamic therefore continues for the promoted (10 points over the last 5 games), before a trip far from simple next Sunday (5 p.m.) on the lawn of Lille, reigning French Champion.
A meeting that you could of course follow on France Bleu Pays d’Auvergne, with comments on the spot by Emmanuel Moreau.