How sad is a derby on a Thursday evening at 7 p.m.
With the boycott of the Ultras de Créteil, this Créteil - Red Star argued with a certain indifference, despite the presence of a big Kop on the visitor's side.
And when this little spice which often electrifies derbies and the quality of play are absent ... But between two teams, one very ill (Créteil, 17th) and the other just recovering (Red Star, 13th), which each remained on a defeat, could we expect better?
In this game at least bad, it is Créteil who left with a smile.
Manu Da Costa's team, who remained on a 4-0 in Chambly, rebelled to win their second success of the season.
This victory allows him to catch up with the peloton even if it remains penultimate.
After a small improvement (2 victories in a row), the Red Star of Habib Beye is again in the hard with this 2nd consecutive defeat, three days after that conceded against Le Mans (0-1).
The leader Annecy is already 13 points behind.
Decisive Riffi Mandanda
The big man of this little derby is called Riffi Mandanda.
After Baptista's goal (1-0, 13th), the second of the Mandanda siblings, who returned to France this summer after an experience in Kongsvinger (Norway), stepped up the rescues, notably stopping the penalty of Meissa Ba (20th) , the big strike of Durand (36th) or that of Guel (89th).
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“We made a big start and then Riffi put us in a conquering spirit, underlines Manu Da Costa.
Even if the scenario is favorable to us, we have shown that we can have mental and character.
This victory does us a lot of good.
We are happy, we savor but we will not take ourselves for the best in the world.
The way is still long.
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“I have always said that it would be a long process of rehabilitation for this team, believes Habib Beye.
Even after the 6-0 at Avranches, I warned my players that we were still far from the score, that we had to be more rigorous.
Yes, we were attractive in the game as against Le Mans, but the reality is that we take 0 points out of 6. Créteil only defended, but I would prefer to be in Manu's place (Da Costa ).
We give them a gift and we still lack efficiency.
Before thinking of battling at the top with Annecy or Bourg-en-Bresse, we will already have to think about taking points.
Because the reality is that we are 13th with 13 points.
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Match sheet
CRETEIL - RED STAR 1-0 (1-0)
Spectators: 1,000. Referee: M. Zolota.
Goal.
Créteil: Baptista (13th).
Warnings.
Créteil: Chergui (27th), Pereira (55th)
Créteil
: R. Mandanda - Nguinda, Belkouche (Soaré, 70th), Dabo, Fofana (cap.) - Chergui (Flochon, 78th), Pereira, Baptista -Pembelé (Urie, 89th), Diarra, Araujo (Mokdad, 70th).
Entr.
: Da Costa.
Red Star
: Charruau - Daillet (Cadiou, 16th), Sparagna, El Hriti - Vialla (Maës, 58th),, M. Ndoye, C. Ndoye (cap.), Bosca - Guel, Meissa Ba (Tokpa, 65th), Durand .
Entr.
: Beye.