LOSC let slip its first victory of the season in the league, Saturday night against AS Saint-Étienne (1-1). Burak Yilmaz had yet been able to open the scoring in the first period (38th), but Saidou Sow ruined Lille’s hopes at the end of the match (85th).
Not only the champion of France still does not arrive there, but it nourishes regrets. Because of a goal from Saidou Sow conceded five minutes from the end of regulation time, at Geoffroy-Guichard, Losc conceded a 1-1 draw against AS Saint-Étienne on Saturday night. He has therefore still not won again and has only two small points after three days of Ligue 1. Given the scenario of the meeting, the Greens can certainly be satisfied with the result. But they too are always chasing a first success.
This match has long seemed to be typical of those who definitely switch in favor of the first team to find the loophole. However, it is the Losc which pulled out of the game first. And who other than the symbolic player of the title of last year to sound the revolt. Burak Yilmaz was able to show opportunism to open the scoring (38th). But this goal can also be perceived as an offering from Denis Bouanga, guilty of a loss of ball in a recovery phase.
David had the ball 2-0
Lille, however, were not dominant in the first period. Claude Puel’s Greens, well into the match, were clearly above to create danger. However, Ivo Grbic, the new goalkeeper of Losc, had no shot on target during the first hour. Wahbi Khazri has shown himself a lot. But like him, the Stéphane attack suffered from too much waste in the last few meters.
The goal was therefore all the more beneficial for Losc who, in addition to taking the lead, ended up taking the game on their own. It was thus an unobtrusive evening for the young goalkeeper Etienne Green, who nevertheless stood out with a remarkable outing away from his cages and a rough but essential intervention on Yilmaz at the end of the match. But if Jonathan David had not slipped in the 79th minute, the Saint-Etienne goalkeeper would undoubtedly have finished with two goals conceded … and defeat.
Enough to return the helmet of Saidou Sow, on a corner of Arnaud Nordin, even more cruel for Lille. A week after the 4-0 home humiliation against Nice, Jocelyn Gourvennec’s men are still in doubt. A victory now promises to be imperative against Montpellier, on August 29, so as not to sink into a crisis that will then have to be faced throughout the international truce.
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