If there was a game that was supposed to sound like a revolt, it was this one. At home, against another poorly ranked, Angers had the opportunity to revive after 12 defeats in a row. But after leading in the score, the Angevins again collapsed on Wednesday evening against Ajaccio. The coup de grace came at the very end of the match, on a goal from El Idrissy (90th + 4).
It has now been 13 defeats in a row, a new record in Ligue 1 which the SCO would obviously have done well without. With eight small points in the standings and 10 lengths behind the first non-relegation player, the Angevin club “already has a foothold in Ligue 2”, admitted its coach Abdel Bouhazama after the meeting.
Cupped Glow
According to the history of the championship, he even has both. Since wins net three points, only five teams have moved to such depths mid-season. And they all finished their season in last place. “The boys gave themselves body and soul. To have made so much effort and not to be rewarded, it hurts. It hurts a lot, insisted the Angevin coach. In the locker room there was silence. It’s so cruel to end up like this. But we will continue to fight. »
And to cling to the last light that remains this season. After winning on penalties against Strasbourg then 1-0 against a team from R1 (5th division), the Angevins are still in the race for the Coupe de France. They will face Nantes in the round of 16 on February 8.
