This Sunday, December 5, the atmosphere promised to be hot in the Allianz Riviera for the reception of the Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace. After 90 minutes of play dominated (largely) by Strasbourg, the Gym of Christophe Galtier is corrected and goes on a third game without a goal, without victories after his heavy defeat 3 to 0.
At kick-off, once is not customary, it is the opposing team who seizes the ball and dominates the first long minutes. Racing is not there to play the extras and intends to get even closer to the top 5 of the championship.
It is W. Benitez who saves his team from the 10th minute of play against I. Sissoko alone, isolated in the aiglonne area which shoots. W. Benitez apprehends the right angle and avoids a first goal. Only ten minutes later, in the 22nd, a great collective action is organized for the racingmen, it is I. Sissoko (again him) who finds L. Ajorque in the depth and launches a perfectly measured strike to deceive the Nice goalkeeper. Opening of the scoring for Racing (0-1).
Against a well-constructed counter from Strasbourg, J. Todibo let his leg drag somewhat at the entrance to the surface on H. Diallo (Alsatian striker). The action turns sour and the VAR seizes it, to finally announce that there will be no penalty.
In the last minute of the first period of play, a good Nice opportunity, the first, starts from a Nice corner which gives nothing. The Gym is organized quickly to bring the action back to the central circle, then to the Alsatian area. Neither one nor two, it is A. Delort who recovers the ball and does not give the necessary power to deceive M. Sels. Missed opportunity for the Aiglons and the first half over.
When we resume, we wonder if Galtier did not shake the walls of the Allianz Riviera as the team is transcended. The Aiglons are here, finally. They play, I organize but nothing succeeds. They suffer from a lack of realism. Until the 62nd minute of play. It is Kasper, until then ghostly or almost, who signals himself by receiving a good ball. Control, strike, but Mr. Sels is too firmly planted on his positions and intercepts the Nice opportunity.
Finally, quite a few clear opportunities for the Gym, it is at the 82 that everything is linked. Another Strasbourg counter-attack with a long-distance strike, and H. Diallo who strikes alone in the area with a heel. W. Benitez is wrong and concedes a second goal (0-2).
As if the sanction was not strong enough, two minutes later, we start again. The Racing players start from the midfield and it’s A. Thomasson, served by H. Diallo, who enters the box and controls the action of W. Benitez. Small dive of the right, goal. Racing Club de Strasbourg takes place, OGC Nice collapses at the foot of the podium (0-3)
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Next meeting for the Aiglons, Sunday 12 December, against another contender for the Ligue 1 podium, Stade Rennais. From Roazhon Park, the Gym is moving for the 18th day of the Ligue 1 Uber Eats championship. The Aiglons will have a hard time facing particularly fit Bretons this season. Kick-off 3 p.m., pre-game from 2:30 p.m. on France bleu Azur with Maxime Bacquié and Richard Marcovecchio.