Everything started well for the Gym, which came forward in the early moments of the match with Ederson well served by Kone, but his shot did not find Sylva’s goal. The dogue’s response to the aiglon came from Fauvergue, who failed to adjust his header despite being alone in the red and black defense. The game was enjoyable with both teams creating early chances as they moved from one side to the other. It was precisely during an offensive play that the unfortunate Fauvergue redeemed his first miss by deceiving Lionel Letizi, thanks to an impeccable service from Lichsteiner. 1-0 after the first fifteen minutes of play, fears seemed justified, especially since Fauvergue, by chance, sent the ball for 2-0 over the Nice goal.
As halftime approached, a twist of fate struck the northerners. On a shot from Bamogo, it was ultimately the unlucky Nicolas Plestan, who had just received a yellow card, who deflected the ball into his own net, nullifying his team’s advantage. Thus, the two teams returned to the locker rooms at Villeneuve d’Asq tied, which no doubt expected better from Claude Puel’s men.
In the second half, the Lille coach tried to spice up the game by bringing in a new attacking resource in the form of Kevin Mirallas, but the young Belgian did not find the back of the net, nor did his teammates, who came close to disaster ten minutes from the end, with a beautiful cross strike from Hellebuyck that went just near Sylva’s top corner. Points and mistakes are thus shared, and Nice did not lose their way in Lille before hosting Paris Saint Germain (25/11/07) and traveling to Monaco (01/12/07).
