National: winner at Sedan, the Red Star is ready to challenge Monaco
Six days before his 32nd Coupe de France final against AS Monaco, the Red Star is doing (much) better. Forgotten the terrible months of October and November when the Audoniens recorded 4 defeats in a row in the league and slipped into the red zone. A week after their start against the former leader Bourg-en-Bresse (2-1), they confirmed by winning (1-3), this Monday, in Sedan during the 16th day. This important success bears the seal of Pope Meïssa Ba, author of a hat-trick, his 5th, 6th and 7th goals this season in National (4th best director of the championship).
Faced with a team which had not conceded that 2 defeats, the Audoniens declared themselves dangerous from the first moments of the meeting. The sedan goalkeeper Lembet, passed by… The Red Star, realizes a superb parade by deflecting on his crossbar an attempt by Maës (4th). Persevering, Habib Beye’s men opened the scoring by Meïssa Ba after a millimeter center from Guel (0-1, 12th). Sedan immediately responded to a free kick from the former captain of JA Drancy Dahchour placed on the head of Ramalingom (1-1).
Audoniens give themselves some air in the standings
The Ardennes narrowly failed to make a copier-paste at the start of the second period on a new free kick from Dahchour resumed volley by Ramalingom but the Ile-de-France goalkeeper Charruau intervened (49th). The Red Star returned to the front on a corner deflected at the near post by Cheikh Ndoye and resumed in half-volley, at the far post, by Meïssa Ba (1-2, 62nd). Colin narrowly misses the equalizer at the end of the game on a strike at 20m on the post of Charruau (81st). In the process, The Red Star obtains a sanction for a fault of Fofana on Maës in the area. Meïssa Ba does not miss the opportunity to achieve the triple (1-3, 83rd). “I am very happy with the victory and my 3 goals, relishes the hero of the evening. We are slowly coming back. “
Thanks to this 6th success, the Audoniens are back to 12th place (with 4 lengths ahead of the first relegation driver Chambly). Now it’s time for the Coupe de France, this Sunday (1:45 p.m. at the Bauer stadium), against the Rocher club. Last season, the Red Star had a very good run in this same event by reaching the round of 16 (eliminated on penalties by Olympique Lyonnais) after eliminating Lens (3-2) in the previous round. Monaco is warned.
MATCH SHEET. SALOON – RED STAR: 1-3
Half-time: 1-1. Spectators: 4000. Referee: M. Valnet.
Corn. Sedan: Ramalingom (17th); Red Star: Meïssa Ba (12th, 62nd, 83rd sp).
Warnings. Sedan: Calvet (56th); Red Star: C. Ndoye (52nd).
Red Star : Charruau – Daillet, Sparagna, Homawoo, El Hriti – Bosca (Vialla, 61st), C. Ndoye (cap.), Guel, Maës – Nilor, Meïssa Ba (M. Ndoye, 90th). Entr. : Beye.