In a post-match press conference, Sébastien Desabre, the Niort coach quickly set the trend: “We leave with what we came for, the draw“. As the final sprint is launched, Niort gleans an essential point in the race to maintain.
Another success to maintain
At the end of this evening, Niort is still fifteenth in Ligue 2, but now has three points ahead of the barrage Dunkirk, beaten in Auxerre (2-1). The first relegation Chambly still points to seven points after their draw at home against Nancy (1-1). It is therefore overall a good evening for the Deux-Sévriens who will have to confirm next Saturday when they receive Rodez. While this week, Sébastien Desabre recalled that four points were missing to ensure the maintenance, the Niortais are therefore only a success to perpetuate themselves in Ligue 2. After the reception of Rodez, the Chamois will go to Amiens then will receive Guingamp. Meetings on paper.
Niort in numerical superiority
But if the point brought back from Niort brings the Chamois a little closer to maintenance, the scenario of the match may leave some regrets. While in the first period, Niort managed to control the opponent, the Deux-Sévriens obtained a penalty (40th) that Ba failed to transform, his attempt being rejected by the local goalkeeper. On this same action, Valenciennes was condemned to finish at 10 after the red card received by Vandenabeele.
Jacob as a savior
In the second period Niort recovered better before lowering his footing and being punished by a realization of N’tim (64th). But, just coming into play Jacob put Niort on the right track with an acrobatic goal (71st) after a deviation of Ba’s chest. At the end of the meeting, the two teams did not want to expose themselves. In the end, everyone is happy with the draw.
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