Good things come to those who wait for ! Yann Kitala Could not better symbolize the proverb by being the hero of the FCSM this Saturday afternoon in the rain and wind storm of the Océane stadium where the Yellow and Blue performed a very good operation by winning 1 to 0 on the field du Havre, another contender for the climb. Sochaux, and his striker, won this shock of the 20th day of Ligue 2 by delivering an almost perfect copy. Omar Daf may be proud of his tactical move, and of having found a solid and united team. By beating the Normans, the Sochaliens ideally launch their year 2022.
A collective victory
To take the three points, and pass between the drops of the flood, Sochaux was above all very rigorous tactically. “We stuck to our game plan, we had prepared well for this match. We had opportunities in the first period (with an incredible miss and a strike right next to Ndiaye) but we were able to make the Le Havre run towards the goal, by removing their block “ explains the coach in the press room after the meeting. “Of course Mehdi Jeannin gives us two beautiful stops at the start of the match, but it was a collective victory, not just for our goalkeeper who did his job, like Tony Mauricio who defended on our left side, or Aldo Kalulu to use up the defense “ would like to clarify the Sochaux trainer “proud of its players, bravo to them, because winning here is no small achievement”.
Timely Kitala
Because the FCSM also took advantage of the Normans’ lack of offensive realism “whereas we, this time, have fewer chances than usual but we are efficient, and that’s what makes the difference” underlines with about Omar Daf (2 shots on target for a goal for the FCSM). And this sense of goal, it was Yann Kitala who found it again this Saturday afternoon. Just 59 seconds after entering play, the ex-Lyonnais touches his first ball, a bright pass from Gaëtan Weissbeck near the 18m, strikes from the left and scores his first goal in Ligue 2 since his serious injury in August 2020 in Auxerre! A deliverance, a rebirth for the ghost“Frankly, it’s a huge pleasure, it’s a great reward after my injury, in addition, I score in front of my family. I’m happy to have offered this victory, I’m here to bring something more to the team “ concedes the Sochaux hero of the day.
Paid coaching
The story is even more beautiful when Omar Daf admits he hesitated to start him “He had a very good week of training, he hurt our defenders and scored goals in the sessions. When I bring him in, I told him to think about it again.” And Kitala restored the confidence to his coach, as if he already knew he was going to find his way back to the net. “From the day before the match, I knew I was going to score, and that’s just the start” concludes the one who is perhaps the first winter recruit of the FCSM! Sochaux knows it “We must not relax, this success will count, but we must push the players to the maximum to be in the fight to the end” insists the coach of the Francs-Comtois. The road to the summits is still long. The FCSM must therefore beat other Normans, those of Caen on Saturday at Bonal, to make a first hole on its competitors.