2023-05-08 20:39:28
Ligue 1 is earned. Undisputed leader of Ligue 2, Le Havre checked it, this Monday evening, against Rodez (1-0). It took until the last moments and an own goal from Antoine Valerio (89th) for the HAC to beat the RAF and get a little closer to a return to the top flight.
Luck of the (future) champion? Logical reward for the efforts made? “It’s even more beautiful”, Le Havre coach Luka Elsner preferred to smile, hot, at the microphone of beIN Sports. This goal changed everything in the evening for his players, who had been defeated for a long time by their opponents despite a clear domination (65% possession, 25 shots at 5 including 6 on target…).
Pain, thanks inachevée
But, as often this season, the HAC was able to win in the snatch, on a corner, one of its strengths. Like a symbol. However, before that, nothing had been done. It must be said that the Ruthenian goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi was intractable on his line, especially in the middle of the first period, when he repelled a penalty from Victor Lekhal (32nd), after two decisive stops a few minutes earlier (27th, 28th ).
He also had success, with three amounts touched and which saved him, and a very confused situation after the penalty of Lekhal. The ball returned to its height and seemed, slowed down in support, to cross the line, even if no plan makes it possible to affirm it 100%. There is no goal-line technology in L2 or VAR, so Gaël Angoula, referee of the day, followed his feelings and that of his linesman, whose sight was not very clear.
“We held on by a miracle”, recognized the middle of the RAF Lorenzo Rajot without detour, at the break. Echoing this, at the end of the match, Le Havre goalkeeper Arthur Desmas said: “We work, we don’t doubt and it pays off. » From this weekend, if Le Havre (in Annecy, Monday) obtains a better result than Metz (against Grenoble, Saturday), it will be officially promoted to L1. If both teams win, we will have to wait at least another week. But, with this new favorable result, the destiny of the oldest club is (almost) no longer in doubt…
32
Undefeated since the second day of L2, the HAC chained a 32nd consecutive match without defeat and thus equaled the record of Sedan in the Second Division achieved between May 1954 and February 1955.
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