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A first period of madness
But what madness!
With six goals and two penalties, the first 45 minutes were crazy.
Especially after the awakening of the locals who had started the meeting very badly.
Strasbourg led 0-2 in the 30th.
Then, everything got packed.
Two penalties from Youcef Belaili (33rd and 40th), a goal from Mounaim El Idrissy (34th) and the break from Riad Nouri (45th +2).
A great reaction for the Corsicans who will then win their third victory of the season, for their 500th in Ligue 1.
The correct Belaili pickaxe
This is THE good shot of the Ajacciens.
Leaving Brest in mid-September, Belaili very quickly rebounded in Corsica, to the delight of the supporters and Olivier Pantaloni.
The Algerian international was a real poison for the Alsatian defense, author of a double full of composure from the penalty spot (33rd and 40th) and also an assist after a technical festival on his left side for Nouri (45th + 2).
He could even have slammed a hat-trick, still his penalty, but the third shot slipped away.
No impact in the end, Belaili was strong.
The mind of the Ajacciens
Ajaccio before the meeting, it was 0 wins at home this season, 8 goals scored (worst attack in the championship) including only 2 in the first period.
Led 0-2 in the 30th, few people could believe the turnaround that was to follow.
And yet.
Two jewels for Strasbourg
It's not going to boost the morale of Strasbourg, who would certainly have preferred a victory, but the two goals scored tonight were magnificent.
The first thanks to a superb whipped flat foot from Jean-Ricner Bellegarde on a free kick.
His shot goes over the wall and lodges in the skylight of Benjamin Leroy (6th, 0-1).
And what about the second goal.
Alexander Djiku launches Kevin Gameiro, author of a super call, in depth.
The French striker controls from the chest and enters the box.
He sees the advanced goalkeeper and makes a magnificent lob in full swing.
A delight (17th, 0-2).
FLOPS
Delaine, the undercover spy
Very difficult evening for Thomas Delaine this evening.
It's simple, the left side was in all the bad moves.
First punished with a yellow card after a rough intervention on an Ajaccien (32nd, 0-2), Thomas Delaine is at fault for the first time with a very stupid hand in his area during a duel with Romain Hamouma ( 33rd, 1-2).
If the whistled hands are sometimes incomprehensible, this one makes perfect sense.
A few minutes later, the former Messin caused a second penalty, this time by hitting the knee of Belaili (40th, 2-2).
Also very discreet offensively, he was logically replaced in the 54th minute.
Evening to forget.
Strasbourg still can't do it
It was difficult to predict such a season for the Alsatians.
They finished 6th last May, three points from qualifying for the European Cup.
Today, they are in 18th place, with 10 small points after 14 days.
After showing a lot of mentality in the last match against Marseille by picking up the score in the last moments of the game (2-2), Julien Stéphan's men let three points slip away tonight - against a direct competitor for the maintenance - while this time they were leading the score.
