Lille strolls against Ajaccio

Continuation of the 33rd day of Ligue 1 this Saturday afternoon with LOSC which received AC Ajaccio. The Northerners had the possibility of consolidating their 5th place in the classification in the event of victory. For their part, the Corsicans, who animated the week with the Youcef Belaili affair, absolutely had to win to keep a tiny hope of maintenance. For this match, Paulo Fonseca’s LOSC presented themselves with an attractive attacking team made up of Bamba, Cabella, Zeghrova and Jonathan David.

In this meeting, the Mastiffs quickly put their foot on the ball against an Ajaccio team lacking in confidence. Dominators, Lille logically ended up opening the scoring after waiting about twenty minutes. On a marvel of collective action, André Gomes sent a missile in the skylight which left no chance for Benjamin Leroy (22nd, 1-0). The beginning of a long ordeal for Corsicans, who were running after the ball. In the process, the former midfielder of FC Barcelona offered himself a double. Again, after a classy collective action initiated by Zhegrova, Cabella played the defense by slipping a precise backheel into the box. André Gomes, with his left foot this time, placed a precise roll in the small net (33rd, 2-0).

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Overwhelmed, the formation of Olivier Pantaloni even conceded a third goal before the break. Once again, LOSC distinguished itself with a perfect action. Again, Zhegrova was on the initiative. Once again, Remy Cabella participated in this goal. This time, the former Krasnodar midfielder was in the striker’s place. He took advantage of a good serve from Jonathan Bamba to seal the victory for his team (37th, 3-0). Because in the second half, LOSC calmly managed their match against a simply powerless Ajaccio team.

Remy Cabella, in full recital, could have afforded a double, but his goal was canceled for a slight offside position. The Corsicans missed several opportunities to save the honor, showing clumsiness in front of goal. Lille therefore logically takes three points this Saturday and consolidates its 5th place in Ligue 1. The pressure is on Rennes, 6th, which is now 6 points behind and on Monaco, 4th, which is only 2 points ahead. Ajaccio remains 19th at 10 points from the first non-relegation.