At the opening of this National season, the blood and gold were entitled, this Friday evening, to a meeting with the air of equation with two unknowns. On the one hand, it was a question of seeing on the meadow the game plan concocted by the new coach Cris. On the other hand, there was the question of the crowd for such a meeting: the stands of the MMArena can once again fill with their usual Le Mans supporters, 9 months after the last one with the public.
A good first period
To these two questions, the answer was positive. In front of 3,280 spectators, the players of Cris obtained a successful victory on this first day of National against a very unfortunate Briochin Stadium. No ignition delay, and it’s the new heads that are at work. Like the striker Amadou Dia Ndiaye, just loaned by FC Metz, who scored the only goal of this meeting in the 37th minute on a free kick.
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Most acquired at the break, with in addition to opponents reduced to 10 after the exclusion of Benjamin Angoua, the beautiful offensive copy proposed by the Manceaux will however take a little lead in the wing in the second half. Gradually, the game is left to the initiative of visitors who almost equalized in the last minutes of the meeting. But Christophe Kerbrat’s goal is denied for an offside position. The case is heard, it is the blood and gold that collect the 3 points this Friday evening.
Objective fulfilled for Cris, who is satisfied with the performance of his family. “It’s been 14 years since Le Mans won its 1st game of the season“, he comments. The little hassles at the end of the game will not prevent him from sleeping, they are commonplace when it comes to resuming a season with bodies that are still a little rusty.”Obviously in the content, it could have been better, otherwise it would be too easy. It is normal that we are not yet at 100%“, continues the defender Maxence Derrien. in a week, still at home, against Créteil.
