ES La Rochelle loses the derby against Étoile Maritime and does a very poor job

If we asked ourselves the question of the motivation of the setlists, they gave the most beautiful answer possible. Undoubtedly, the La Rochelle derby was of very special importance for FC Étoile Maritime, although he was sure of being relegated to Regional 2, but does not want to fall alone. Rochelo-Aytresiens waited until the last round to win their first away game (0-2). The one they didn’t want…

If we asked ourselves the question of the motivation of the setlists, they gave the most beautiful answer possible. Undoubtedly, the La Rochelle derby was of very special importance for FC Étoile Maritime, although he was sure of being relegated to Regional 2, but does not want to fall alone. Rochelo-Aytresiens waited until the last round to win their first away game (0-2). The one they didn’t want to miss.

This success, on Saturday 4 May, bears the stamp of a talented team, who performed their part with great confidence. It was undoubtedly one of their most successful performances, relying on the always impeccable goalkeeper Léon Coly, on a defense structured around captain Yacine Djelida and the solid and imperturbable Aboubakar Oumarou, who served up a fast and flying attack built with Lilian Lacroix and Ismaël Tahri .

Clash in the stands

However, Rochelais had created the first goal situations by Maxime Ongmakon Moundoubou (13th, 14th and 18th), while Coly saved his camp from a header after an attack from Thimoté Daunas (17th). But the highlight of the first period took place in the 40th minute. Hasan Kapusuz was on his way towards the La Rochelle goal when he was badly tackled outside the penalty area by goalkeeper Ebenesere Koudou, which injured him and forced him to leave the pitch.

The referee then had to answer the question of whether a scoring opportunity was destroyed or not. After reflection, he only sent a yellow card to the Entente goalkeeper. A controversial decision that would inflame the many Stellar supporters… while the league announced the closure of the visitor area, until the end of 2024, at Étoile Maritime matches. A radical sanction which in practice is impossible to apply at amateur level. The regional body will have to address this matter and clarify the situation, especially since the end of the meeting was marked by violence at the bottom of the stands between “supporters” of the two camps …

Let’s slide and get back to the game. The visitors opened the scoring thanks to a penalty converted by Djelida (0-1, 80th), in an action that resulted in Entente defender Benjamin Popsé being sent off. The locals then invested the opposing camp to equalize, but on a last counterattack, Tahri doubled the advantage for his team (0-2, 90. + 8).

La Rochelle 0 – Étoile Maritime 2

Place La Rochelle (François-Le Parco Stadium) Spectators 400 Broker Mr. Cogulet Break 0-0
Goal: Djelida (80th sp), Tahri (90th+8). Warnings: Koudou (40th) for La Rochelle. Sangharé (assistant coach, 45th), Tahri (66th, 90th+9) for Étoile Maritime. Evictions: Popsé (76th), Razavet (89th) for La Rochelle. Tahri (90.+9) for Étoile Maritime.
LA ROCHELLE Koudou, Graffin, Razavet, Popsé, Enza Yamissi, Juin, Boespflug, M. Zidane, Ongmakon Moundoubou, Daunas, Ugarte. In progress: Valade, R. Zidane, Mandrand
MARITIME STAR Coly, Mouyeke, Layat, Oumarou, Djelida, Bouhriba, Lacroix, Jawahir, Tahri, Latrach, Kapusus. Signed: Kouyaté

Reactions

Benjamin Darmon (La Rochelle coach) “We knew Étoile were a good team, capable of producing play and attacking quickly. We missed our match, we want to have a calm discussion together to understand. In any case, my team has not reproduced what it knows how to do and which it has already demonstrated. With the chances in the 1st half, this match should not have escaped us. »
Johan Chauveau (Etoile Maritime coach) “Before I talk about the victory, I want to say that it is tainted by what I saw in the stands. This ruins everything! Our success is deserved, the team respected the instructions, the performance was very interesting. I appreciated the attitudes and the developed game, which allows us to come out with dignity and show that our place is in R1. There is frustration at not having done it sooner. »