We will have to wait a little longer before dusting off the history books. Reims fans have been waiting for success in the Aube region in Ligue 1 for almost 50 years. It’s still a failure this time around. In Troyes, however, the protégés ofOscar Garcia tried to put the odds on their side. The first minutes were dominated by Rémois whose high pressing bothered the Trojans. But the opportunities were rare. Blame it on too many inaccuracies in the last gestures. It takes a missed shot of Ghislain Konan to deliver the biggest thrill of the game. On the trajectory, Alexis Flips tries a Madjer only repelled by the post of the Trojan goalkeeper. Often on the back foot, the Trojans were barely more pressing at the end of the half, without the scoreboard really shaking.
The game gets carried away after the locker room. The intentions are more offensive. But it is again indiscipline that will rock the meeting. Already warned, Azor Matusiwa is guilty of a foul in midfield which earns him a red card. Consequently, the Estac pushes and it is necessary an effective defense and a Predrag Rajkovic vigilant to avoid opening the scoring. It is even necessary that a penalty is whistled in favor of the locals. But the VAR will avoid the worst. The entrance of Jens Cajust then offered hope to the Rémois. But neither he nor Thomas Foket failed to worry the Aube goalkeeper. In a crazy end to the match, it is finally Troyes who will have the last word. A final cross from the right found Renaud Ripart. In two stages, the Reims striker controlled and deceived Rajkovic at close range. Unstoppable! A blow for the Rémois who remained so far on five games without defeat. Well on their way to maintaining, the Rémois will still have to secure a few points in a difficult calendar to secure the essentials.
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In Troyes (Aube stadium), Troyes beat Stade de Reims 1-0
- Half time: 0-0
- Arbitrator :Ruddy Buquet
- Goal – Ripart (93rd) for Troyes
- Warnings – to the Trojan Erik Palmer-Brown (74th); to Rémois Yunis Abdelhamid (9th), Azor Matusiwa (35th, 54th), Maxime Busi (80th)
- Exclusion : from Rémois Azor Matusiwa (54th)
- Troyes : Gallon – Biancone, Conte (Koné, 83rd), Rami (Palmer-Brown, 29th then Ripart, 83rd), Kaboré – Kouamé, Salmier, Dingome (Touzghar, 60th), Chavalerin, Tardieu, Mothiba (Baldé, 61st). Entr. : Bruno Irles
- Reims : Rajkovic – Konan, Abdelhamid (cap), Faes, Foket, Busi – Matusiwa, Lopy – Flips (Cadjus, 59th), Van Bergen (Mbuku, 60th), Hornby (Locko, 66th). Entr. :Oscar Garcia
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