After a month of famine, the Stade de Reims regained victory on Wednesday, during the 28th day of Ligue 1. Long in difficulty, the Rémois have managed twice to punish enterprising canaries. With this success, the Rémois put an end to their curse at Beaujoire. Above all, they give themselves fresh air for the maintenance by taking 9 points ahead of Nîmes, the barrage.
THE MATCH SHEET
NANTES 1-2 REIMS STADIUM
MI-TEMPS: 1-1
ARBITRATOR : Willy Delajod
BUTS – Simon (14e) for Nantes; Konan (39e), Abdelhamid (89th) for Reims
WARNINGS : For the Reims Wout Faes (7e), Ghislain Konan (12e), Moreto Cassama (30e), Xavier Chavalerin (70e(et Yunis Abdelhamid) 81e)
NANTES : Lafont – Corchia (Sylla 84e), Girotto (cap), Castelletto, Traoré – Blas (Emond 82e), Chirivella, Touré – Louza, Kolo Muani, Simon (Bamba 81e). Entr. : Antoine Kombouaré
REIMS : Rajkovic – Foket, Faes, Abdelhamid (cap), Konan – Cassama (Munetsi 46e), Berisha, Chavalerin (Sierhuis 83e) – Cafaro (Doumbia 46e), Day, Zeneli (Touré 46e). In: David Guion
THE MATCH FILM
It’s almost a miracle… As if Raymond Kopa, who died 4 years ago to the day, had sent a new sign. By winning at La Beaujoire on Wednesday night, the Rémois took a real step towards maintaining it given the results of their opponents in the standings. If the good operation is accounting and also, a little, historical (Reims had not won in Nantes since 1974), it is certainly not reassuring. So much so that the first opportunity from the first seconds when Boulaye Dia missed his header on a perfect cross from Mathieu Cafaro seemed a lure.
Very quickly, therefore, the Rémois were clumsy. Quickly also, Wout Faes and Ghislain Konan were warned, behind their vis-à-vis. At the limit of rupture, the Red and Whites logically gave in at the end of the first quarter of an hour. Moses Simon straightened a ball from the right with his head perfectly following a loss of ball from Moreto Cassama on a throw-in (14e). The people of Champagne had little to do with drinking the chalice to the dregs. Defensively overtaken, the Rémois chained the blunders. Non-existent, as if prostrate by a possible pressure difficult to evacuate, the Rémois owed their salvation by rescues Predrag Rajkovic and Moreto Cassama on his line. Coming down by just one goal and staying 11 at the break was already a good thing. So the flash of Arber Zeneli, who served Ghislain Konan to equalize, looked very much like a small miracle.
Abdelhamid, this hero
The inadequate first half prompted David Guion to make a triple change at the break. What to imagine a few words exchanged at the break. The message was received by the incoming. Marshall Munetsi picked up more balls and threw himself higher, while Moussa Doumbia hit his side. But the awkwardness remained. An acceleration that will last only a few minutes since the meeting falls back into a boring false rhythm. The defense of Reims, however, seemed to find a semblance of solidity. And the block in the middle bothered a little more Nantes not more dashing.
Finally, the miracle, the Reims went to the hold-up. On a corner at the dawn of added time, Valon Berisha manages to find the head of Yunis Abdelhamid. The captain only has to adjust to find Lafont’s small left net helpless with an angry header. Hand on heart and determined face, the Moroccan international offered his team an 8th success this season. Failing to be synonymous with support, it allows you to breathe more calmly before welcoming Lyon in 10 days. A victory acquired with forceps, acquired through fighting spirit and self-sacrifice, and which must now liberate the Rémois. The turning point is well negotiated, it’s time to play …
Antoine PATE
MATCH STATS
- 5: Stade de Reims received five yellow cards against Nantes on Wednesday, a record this season for the Champagne club.
- 2: As the number of shots on target for Reims against Nantes, 100% success in front of goals for the Rémois.
- 1974: Nantes had not lost at home against Reims in Ligue 1 since October 5, 1974 (5 wins, 4 draws)
RESULTS AND RANKING
NEXT MATCH
???? Lyon
???? Matchday 29 of Ligue 1
???? Friday March 12, 2021
⌚ 21h
???? Stade Delaune, in Reims (51)
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