Amiens confirms its rise in power. Eight days after a clear success (3-0) against Dunkirk, the ASC took advantage of a new meeting at the Unicorn to offer a goal festival to its fans. The Picards won 4-1 against Grenoble.
For this match against his former team, Philippe Hinschberger had to compose without his captain. Matéo Pavlovic, injured in the face this week was forced to forfeit. It was therefore with a four-way defense that Amiens started the meeting. On the attack side, the Badji-Tolu duo was renewed while Kader Bamba has him, again started on the substitute ban.
Closed start of the match
The two teams observed each other during a closed first quarter of an hour. Only Harouna Sy tried his luck on a tight cross. But the strike from the ASC defender was easily captured by the Grenoble goalkeeper, Brice Maubleu. Tolu sent him a center to his accomplice of the attack, Aliou Badji after a long overflow. But the Senegalese, slightly jostled, was too short to seize it.
Amiens gradually took possession of the ball but made a few too many technical errors. The Grenoblois tried to take advantage of it and operate in quick counters. Souleymane Cissé tried his luck but his shot went way over the goal kept by Régis Gurtner. Arnaud Lusamba answered him but, there too, the strike of the Amiens passed clearly above.
Tolu finds the fault thanks to its size!
In this closed match, Amiens looked for the solution, broke his teeth a bit before finding the fault. She came with a set piece. At the 35 ‘, Jessy benet hit a corner and Tolu, in perfect timing, jumped over everyone to smash a header to the back of the net (1-0).
Tolu doubles the stake
And just before half-time, Tolu then made his feet talk and his burst of speed. Well launched from afar, the Nigerian played the movers to break through the defense of Grenoble and go score the second goal, all in power (2-0).
The Grenoblois tried to react as soon as they returned from the locker room. Mamadou Diallo, came into play instead of Loris Nery very quickly hit a crossAbdel Abdallah corn Regis Gurtner saw this attempt fail. But Amiens very quickly extinguished the ambitions of the Grenoblois. First by Jessy benet, author of a clear strike but captured by Brice Maubleu.
The Amiens SC festival
Then it is Aliou Badji who scored the third goal taking advantage of the Isère panic and a Eddy Gnahoré strike (3-0). Like Tolu, Aliou Badji scored a brace even before the hour mark. With a powerful header, on a good cross from Harouna Sy, the Senegalese pushed the Grenoblois (4-0).
Kader Bamba, who came into play in place of Aliou Badji wanted to invite himself to the party too. but the ASC striker saw his shot blocked. Amiens quietly managed their large advantage at the end of the match under the eyes of a delighted audience. Even if Grenoble, thanks Marcellin Anani reduced the score five minutes from the end. But that does not prevent Amiens from winning (4-1) and making a leap in the standings, in 12th place.
Amiens has a week to prepare for their next match. It will be in Guingamp (4 p.m.) in the 32nd final of the Coupe de France.