He is the hero of a stunning derby.
Author of a double in Bollaert, Tuesday evening in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France, Seko Fofana allowed RC Lens to snatch the equalizer (2-2) in a shock very badly started against the neighbor Lille.
Better, the captain of the Sang et Or scored the decisive goal to propel Racing into the round of 16.
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After the meeting, the hero unveiled at the microphone of Eurosport the content of the brief conversation he had with the referee, Willy Delajod, before his shot on goal. "
I asked him 'if I score and take off my jersey do I take another yellow card and therefore a red one?' (Editor's note, he had already been warned for the same reason after the 2-2 goal
), ”says Fofana. The referee's response was clear and funny: “
He explains that yes (I will be sent off). He said to me: "
don't be stupid!
" He had anticipated
". After a look at the 5,000 Lensois supporters massed in the Marek stand and despite "
the pressure
", the Ivorian managed to shoot on goal, with the help of the post. And he kept his jersey.
“I was a little nervous but it's fate, I put it on. I have trouble getting over it because we have come a long way. We know that the supporters expect a lot from us, so we never give up anything ",
breathed after the qualification the captain Lensois, object of a beautiful tribute on behalf of his trainer Franck Haise:
" At the resumption, I had asked that everyone return to 2022 with a lot of character
.
Seko is one of those players who has it.
He is confident.
Very well in the club and well surrounded.
He has a game that fits perfectly with our way of doing things.
When you put it all together, it brings to that dimension that it has today. ”
