EXPATRIES

D1 Arkema: FC Fleury is held to a draw by Losc at home

Pair: Ken-Rick Fernando Joseph

For this 19th day of D1 Arkema, FC Fleury hosts Lille in a merciless duel. LOSC who are playing to stay in the first division and Fc Fleury who are fighting for a European place. The match ended with a score of 2-2, a draw which did not help matters much for Batcheba Louis’ teammates but which gave a glimmer of hope to those of Azzaro.

The match starts in a crazy atmosphere where the home team controls the start of the match. Against all expectations, it was the visitors who found the opening score on the 36th day through Azzaro.

After this goal, LOSC launched attacks to try to come back to the score. An option which paid off since Kouassi set the record straight before the break, in the 43rd minute of play. Thus, the first period ends.

Returning from the locker room with new tactical devices, in the 51st minute Kouassi scored his personal double and put his teammates in front 2-1. At the hour mark, Haitian international Batcheba Louis entered. For 30 minutes played, the attacker in bib 7 only shot twice.

Indeed, in the 73rd minute of play, the visiting team was playing outnumbered following the expulsion of Paprzycki. This numerical superiority should be profitable for Fc Fleury; unfortunately, at the very end of the game, LOSC equalized through Marjorie at 90+3′.

After 19 days, Fc Fleury has 27 points in 5th place, and Lille has 9 points in 11th place. Lille is the first to be relegated.