With 42 points since their draw in Caen on Saturday (1-1), Amiens SC (10th) receives Le Havre (6th) without pressure this Tuesday, April 19 at the Unicorn stadium.
Hinschberger: “Still want to take points”
“I still want to take points and win matches” announcement Amiens coach Philippe Hinschberger relieved to have ensured the maintenance of the club five days before the end of the championship with players “half unruly“. But the ASC coach calls back “that we nevertheless managed this group during the year, which was able to put the team and the club back in the right direction when we were relegated this fall. From time to time we had to give a little punch on the table. But there is no question of going on vacation too soon. There’s nothing worse than playing football in flip flops, it usually doesn’t work out well!“
There is no question of going on vacation too soon. There’s nothing worse than playing football in flip flops, it usually doesn’t work out!” Philippe Hinschberger
While the risk is to see the ASC let go five days from the end with nothing more to hope or fear, goalkeeper Regis Gurtner promise that there will be no demobilization in the Amiens locker room.
Gurtner: “Closing closer to sixth place”
“You have to keep ambition and get closer to the sixth place occupied by Le Havre, because in general when you finish a season well you start the next one well so I insist on this aspect to avoid any demobilization. And then it is important to please our supporters for the penultimate game of the season at La Licorne.“The Unicorn where the people of Amiens have lost only one of their last thirteen matches in Ligue 2, without however being able to chain a real series to settle in the first part of the classification. The people of Le Havre come from end four straight losses beating Dunkirk (2-1) and Valenciennes (1-0)
Senegalese Badji and Mendy back
The Senegalese striker Aliou Badji, relegated to the stands in the draw (1-1) in Caen on Saturday for disciplinary reasonswill be back in the squad tonight along with the defender Formose Mendy recovered from his thigh crutch. The right piston Owen Gene, expelled in Caen is suspended.
CSA – Le Havre on France Bleu Picardie
The game ASC – Le Havre at 8 p.m. at the Unicorn is to live in full from 7:45 p.m. with Mathieu Dubrulle and François Sauvestre on France Bleu Picardie. In the first leg the two teams were neutralized (1-1) at the Océane stadium.