Historic defeat for AJ Auxerre against Toulouse
The only one who was up to it tonight was the public, I want to ask them and apologize. These words were spoken by the Auxerre coach during the post-match press conference after this stinging 5-0 loss by the TFC to their proteges. Christophe Pellissier will add: it’s a nightmare!
a nightmare for his players who completely missed the match, a nightmare also for the supporters who came to watch the match during the week. There were many in the stands hoping for a jump from the blues who had not won the championship since October 30. Mild weather, qualification for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France, a few recruits who arrived in the transfer window and who seemed to have adapted and an opponent who on paper was within reach of Auxerre, in short, all the ingredients for a nice foot party. Only here, despite a promising start, everything changed from the 4th minute and a “beginner” error, a back pass in the axis of the right side Kedadka, an interception, a counter favorable to Toulouse, two touches of the ball and a missile propelled almost point-blank by Fares.
Auxerre never recovered from this stab, accumulating placement errors, technical inaccuracies. Without an idea and facing a well-established Toulouse team, Auxerre was in danger almost on every occasion of the TFC, result after a badly cleared ball, it was Rouault, served behind an apathetic defense which deceived the goalkeeper Ajaiste at the 32nd. Hit and sunk, AJA was already gone, especially in the 40th when a ball once again given in the area landed on the hand of the unfortunate Zedadka. After consulting the VAR, the penalty is whistled and converted by Van Der Boomen; it’s the break and Auxerre is led 3 to 0 without there being anything to complain about.
The second period will be more “balanced”, AJA besieging Toulouse for a good twenty minutes, without success despite the “grinta” of Gaetan Perrin and the jewel of strike of Gauthier Hein, on the crossbar. No it was really not the evening of the JA, punished two more times out of two against school attacks from Toulouse.
In their misfortune the AJA is doing almost well this evening, still two lengths from the non-relegation first team, not enough in any case to calm the anger of some supporters who entered the field to demand accountability from the players. a lively discussion but remained correct and above all without violence.