A big challenge but a group of conquerors, four days after the first failure of the season in Dunkirk (3-2). There is a wall to defend and a state of mind to match it. A minimum against Merlus without usurping their favorite status. From the beginning, it required a save from Jeannin in front of Tosin which was offset by Bamba who raked the ball (5th).
There is no reason to look below the wake of Kandet Diwara, chief dynamite. Relaying a Pathé Mboup, who hesitated in the zone of truth (9th) after a first wasted corner, the player on loan from Le Havre showed that he wants to continue his attractive that series. But inheriting a deviation from Arconte, he was delayed and after control found himself opposed by Yongwa.
Are there any regrets? The question arose because of the turn of events, which saw Lorient take center stage. The excesses of Breton and the inaccuracies of Béarnaise: it took the trouble of Ahoussou and Ruiz, author of an XXL game to extinguish the first sparks. Tosin’s clumsiness in almost missing a volley didn’t hurt anything (18th).
Ruiz, pattern size
But Ruiz’s surges don’t only have defensive virtues. They can also cause revolt. In one of the transition periods directed by Nicolas Usaï, the captain almost lit up everything in a subtle sequence: interception, roulette, magical deep pass for Arconte but his offering was not caught by Diawara (23rd)…
The postponed part: the light is actually from the Alsatian. Although the rescue owes everything to Pathe Mboup. After being blocked at the end of a rush (28th), the Senegalese believed in his chances when, on a long free kick from Ruiz, the Breton Ponceau made a very slow throw-back: Si Pathe Mboup runs to intercept and finish (1- 0; 34th).
A waltz: in the area of Pau, two minutes later, Avom Ebong was very close to a pass from Ponceau.
And then behind it is the takeover of Béarnais. After exchanges of strikes between Palois Diawara (stopped) and Lorientais Bamba (not screwed), everything was about to change. Pathe Mboup, as if delivered, escaped and Talbi, in the position of the last defender, made the fatal mistake that sent him back to the locker room (40th). Bobichon, with a free kick at the entrance to the area, almost signed a double penalty but Mvogo relaxed to concede a corner a second after another decisive save in front of Ruiz (42nd ).
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Strong against the strong
Pau, under the direction of its metronomes Bobichon and Beusnard, had full control of operations. The first minutes of the second half confirmed the trend with pushed centers, the flashes of Diawara and Arconte forward by a breath (55th). Lorient had to play a trick, as Tosin quickly landed in the Pau area after a duel against Gaspar (62nd) … The space was opened for Pau, but Bobichon (64th) and Mboup (65th) blocked, before the Senegalese came against Mvogo (71st). Then, the Paloi lowered their voice.
There was no consequence as Jeannin also intervened in front of Kroupi Jr (87th) and Soumano was next hit (90th). Nicolas Usaï in his stadium is still undefeated against a relegated player from Ligue 1. There is no neutral, as happened at Nouste Camp. Three games, three wins, one goal unscathed: the invincibility at home is still relevant. And Pau FC is back on top, in 5th place before going to Laval (15th) on Friday.
All that remains is to continue this life of conquerors.