National. Laval and Annecy look up
At the end of the 18th day of the National, Laval welcomes FC Annecy in a duel of contenders for accession to Ligue 2 (8:45 p.m.). The Hauts-Savoyards can regain the lead in the championship and drive away a direct competitor. Frapolli players have the opportunity to climb on the podium. So the stakes are high. Just like the ambitions of the two teams.
“We have a big date. We will have to be at our best level to compete and take points.” The Mayenne technician knows that this first match of the phase returns is already an important turning point to dictate the flavor of the second phase of the championship.
Laval – Annecy: only the first match of the return phase
Especially since playing in a staggered match, Stade Lavallois knows that it has a good shot to play with the podium in its sights following the defeat at Villefranche and the draw at Bourg-Péronnas. Frapolli, however, relativizes an appointment which”will not be decisive no matter what. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself. For the moment we are in good shape, we have finished the year well and we have restarted it well, we must approach the meeting tomorrow evening with the same state of mind as against Red Star. We are not focused on the classification at the moment T. We are looking at the results, of course, but the championship is far from over, there is still the whole return phase“.
Durbant’s teammates could rely on their current form (3 wins in a row). If the dynamic is a little less good at FCA, we have not lost with a single defeat since the end of August. Bosetti and his teammates also remain on an important victory against another team at the top of the standings, Bourg-Péronnas.
And they are still hungry like striker Yahya Soumaré arrived on loan this winter. “The Laval team is a very good team but we go there to bring back the 3 points. We do not think of the Concarneau match because we already have to bring back the 3 points from Laval. It’s a direct competitor so there’s excitement. If we win at home, we will put them at 6 points and it is a very important match for the future.“
You will find this evening on Foot Amateur the report of this last meeting of the 18th day of the championship.
Laval and Annecy groups
FC Annecy (expanded group of 17 players): Escales, Temanfo, Kashi, Wade, Goncalves, Spano, Rocchi, Mouanga, Kyeremeh, El Jaouhari, Fillon, Bosetti, Sans, Ruque, Soumare, Bastian, Pierre