HAS At this pace, the AJA’s next opponents will no longer be able to wield the surprise effect card. Amazing to knock out Stade Rennais last Sunday (4-0), the irreducible Burgundian promotion brought out his magic formula, but outside his bases, this time, to score a first success away from home. And if it was necessary to make an impact, the Vélodrome was the ideal venue.
Heckled by its supporters for its disappointing performance at home, Olympique de Marseille once again delivered an insufficient performance, in its content, to destabilize a low block. Helplessness condensed into a one-sided first act. It’s quite simple: apart from a little thrill from the first minute, it was AJA who overthrew everything in their path with their express counterattacks when recovering the ball.
Auxerre had the perfect plan, OM did not put the ingredients
The Burgundians had the merit of exploiting a gift from their host to get their evening off to a good start, when Sinayoko took advantage of an error of judgment from Brassier to slip the ball under Rulli (0-1, 10th). But what happened next, they owed it only to themselves, with admirable tenacity, remarkable discipline, and the talent of two ball handlers that Ligue 1 will quickly get to know: Perrin s Rulli played to take advantage of some good work from Sinayoko after an action started by Hamed Traoré (0-2, 43rd). The latter then added to the bill after a new rapid attack launched by Perrin, mystifying his bodyguard before triggering a small-net cross shot from the opposite side (0-3, 45th).
Lightning had struck the Vélodrome. And De Zerbi’s muscular coaching did not change anything as a result. The Marseillais regained hope after a penalty converted by Greenwood on a handball from Akpa (1-3, 65th), but the AJA continued to square the field well to reduce the spaces. By being a little more precise, she could even have satisfied her sweet tooth with some Traoré candies before the Marseille goal. But the matter had been settled. The promoted player is in 6th place this Friday evening. For the runner-up of PSG, the pill is difficult to swallow.
