Never two without three. The expression unfortunately applied to Amiens this Saturday in Pau. After Nîmes and Saint-Etienne, it was in Pau that the Picards lost 2-1 against the Béarnais. Waking up late and reducing the score of Hassane bandaged were not enough.
Cold-picked Amiens
Deprived of Gael Kakuta (injured in the calf), Philippe Hinschberger was on the other hand able to count on the returns of Regis Gurtner Where Antoine Leauteyabsent from 7th round of the Coupe de France in Chambly
. In this trap match, Amiens was picked cold. On a cross in the penalty area, Mons Bassouamina took over the ball acrobatically to open the scoring after just 4 minutes (1-0).
Formosa Mendy, with a strike from 25 meters attempted a reaction. But the shot from the Senegalese just missed the target. Jostled in the duels, like Jeremy Gelin Where Formosa Mendy, Amiens suffered more in the first twenty minutes of the game. They even showed some signs of feverishness with fouls or defensive errors like that ofAntoine Leautey who caused a big chance with a strike from Steve Beusnard.
Gurtner saves a penalty
And Pau continued to exploit the Picardy fault lines. In the 25th, after a corner, Mamadou Fofana touched the ball with his arm in the penalty area. Eric Wattelier did not hesitate to whistle a penalty. And as against Dijon, Amiens’ last victory in Ligue 2 (2-1), Régis Gurtner stopped Erwin Koffi’s shot. And this game highlight seemed to wake up the players of Philippe Hinschberger. Tolu placed a beautiful head turned away by Alexandre Olilero.
Five minutes before the break, this same Tolu, with a powerful strike almost equalized. But, with a parade of the foot, Alexandre Olliero deflected the Nigerian’s shot. So it was Pau who went back to the locker room with the advantage. And while we could have expected a reaction from Amiens at the start, it was the Pyrenees who got the first chance of the second period with a free kick that came to nothing.
Pau doubles the bet
Too tender, uninspired, the players of Philippe Hinschberger got annoyed and punished in the 65th. On a magnificent center shot from the right, Jean-Lambert Evan’s lobbed and cheated Regis Gurtner (2-0). Twenty minutes from the end, Philippe Hinschberger made several changes. Angel Chibozo and Hassane Bandé entered in particular.
Hassane Bandé maintains hope.
And it is this doublet, in the last ten minutes which reduced the score. Chibozo Angel first provoked the Béarnaise defense to cross. And Hassane Bandé was the quickest to cut the trajectory and push the ball into the back of the netAlexandre Olliero (2-1). Formosa Mendy could have, in the wake of equalizing with a very heavy shot without a stoppage from the Pau goalkeeper. Jérémy Gelin, with a recovery in the box, also had an opportunity to equalize.
But despite these attempts, Amiens failed to pick up and lost for the third time in a row in Ligue 2. ASC slipped to 6th place in Ligue 2.
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There is now one league game left in Amiens before the international break. Philippe Hinschberger’s players will host Rouen-Quevilly on Saturday November 12 at the Licorne stadium.