There was spectacle and twists and turns on Friday in Burgundy, during the match on the seventeenth day of Ligue 1 between Auxerre and Lille. Reduced to ten after the red received by Paul Joly, the Burgundians were able to resist to snatch a point against the Mastiffs who missed a penalty and who can blame themselves (0-0).
Lille largely dominated in terms of ball possession (70% over the entire game). But regarding the chances, the results were much more balanced with thirteen attempts on each side, including three on target for AJA and five for Losc. Everything could have changed after ten minutes of play in the second half, the moment chosen by Paul Joly to pull Arnar Haraldsson’s jersey in the Auxerre area (56th).
Bad operation for Lille
Enough to push the referee to indicate the penalty spot and issue the direct red card against the offender. Jonathan David then approached to take the penalty, but his attempt was deflected by Théo de Percin who chose the right side. Lille’s luck had passed. From then on, Auxerre tried hard to defend well, trying to play the very few counterattacks available to them.
And at the final whistle, the goalless draw was celebrated as a success by the fiery public of Abbé-Deschamps who pushed his team to help them resist for almost a period. In the standings, bad operation for Losc who did not take advantage of Monaco’s draw in Nantes a little earlier (2-2) to come back. But above all, Lille could be overtaken by Lyon and Nice this weekend. The AJA is ninth.