Two periods, two atmospheres. Losc did not offer anything before halftime, this Wednesday evening at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium, for its quarter-final of the League Cup against Amiens. Embarrassed by the aggressiveness of the Amiens, Lille missed a lot and in particular multiplied the technical errors, to the chagrin of his coach.
"My first feeling is our very bad first period when we were really bad in technical quality, on how to circulate the ball, the ability to recover the ball early enough. We had a lot of waste and our pace was too low. By playing the baballe, purring, we comforted our opponent in his desire to hurry, "said Christophe Galtier after the precious victory (2-0) of his protégés.
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A success acquired in the second period, facing an Amiens team logically reduced to ten - with the expulsion of Bongani Zungu before the break -, which left him more space and time. Recidivist Victor Osimhen took the opportunity to register a new solo goal, on an in-depth service from Boubakary Soumaré, and make the break, shortly after the splendid long strike in the skylight of Luiz Araujo having unlocked the situation on returning from the locker room.
Others tried to imitate it, with less success, and the Losc controlled an end of meeting where it will not have really shone but really never trembled. "After (my) goal, it was easier, we were able to show our qualities," summarized the first Lille striker.
In the end, the main thing, qualification in the last four, was assured. Losc is in the semi-finals of the national competition missing from its prize list. He still has one last chance to hang it on his hunting board, while the League Cup will definitively disappear at the end of the season. “We are in half, but there are great teams [Reims, Lyon, Paris]. The ambition is to win the semi-final. If we were happy to receive and avoid the ogre [the Paris SG], that would be good! ", Christophe Galtier cautiously slipped on the eve of the draw ...
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