Ligue 2 (J14) – AJA atomizes Niort 6-0 with a hat-trick from Le Bihan and climbs to 4th place

Who can stop this AJA team? Certainly not Niort, who took 6, Saturday evening, at Abbé-Deschamps, for the 14th day of L2. A very young Niort team, too young, completely disorganized. And who could not do anything against Icaunais to whom everything has succeeded in the smallest details.

Class gestures at AJA

It was from the outset that the decision was certainly made. Accustomed to thunderous starts to matches, AJA did the same thing as against Paris FC (victory 3-0), then leader: scoring early, in the first 5 minutes. And with always, in conclusion, the top scorer in L2, Mickaël Le Bihan (1-0, 4th), receiving a superb blind heel in the area of ​​Mathias Autret – on fire in the last meetings – well started before by Axel Ngando on the right side.

Taking advantage of the opposing defensive largesse, between loss of ball and gaping spaces in the back, the accomplices will exchange kindnesses in the 34th minute: very good oriented control of Le Bihan back to the game 40 meters from the opposing cages, acceleration, pass in the interval for Autret who spins alone on goal and beats Mathieu Michel (2-0). 5th goal of the season for the n ° 29 (his 3rd in as many matches), also author of 4 assists.

The former Auxerre goalkeeper was certainly revenge after having gone from number 1 to number 3 this summer within the icaunais club, which he left in the last days of the transfer window. But at the break of this AJA-Niort, he did not perhaps suspect that he was going to live one of his worst evenings in goal.

The Icaunais have broken their opponent

Because despite 3 changes upon returning from the locker room on the Niort side, with the entry into play of the club’s top scorer Ibnou Ba (7 goals) left on the bench to breathe, the Chamois drank the chalice to the dregs. It was first Mickaël Le Bihan who signed his double after a return of the header from Jubal on a corner (3-0, 50th). Then, coming into play 3 minutes earlier, Gauthier Hein worsened the score by scoring his 1st goal of the season after a magnificent pass hidden in the area from Axel Ngando, happy dad during the week and not tired for a penny (4- 0, 65th). Hamza Sakhi will participate in the festival by shooting a far off-center shot on the victorious left side that the AJA goalkeeper can only touch (5-0, 76th). 2nd goal of the season for the best passer in L2 (6 offerings).

Then, it is captain Birama Touré, back on the field after having been injured 2 matches, who will launch the last saving movement on the icaunais side. Rush of 20 meters then shot from outside the penalty area, pushed back by Mathieu Michel in the feet of Mickaël Le Bihan, who only has to conclude in the area under the bar (6-0, 81st) . And offer his second hat-trick since the start of the season after the one against Chambly (4-0, 8th d.). He is now 13 goals in 13 matches. Simply impressive.

Perfect evening at all levels

A perfect evening for AJA. And at all levels. She remained on 2 draws in a row on the same score (1-1) after Valenciennes and Le Havre? She plants 6 out of 12 shots on target against the 8th in L2, extends her unbeaten streak to 7 matches (4 wins, 3 draws), remains more than ever better attack by far (29 goals scored for an average of 2 by match) and heals his goal-average (+13, the best in the championship).