Head coach of French Ligue 1 side Auxerre Christophe Pélissier has given his opinion on his team’s 0-2 defeat to Angers in a French Ligue 1 game, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Auxerre were reduced to ten men very early into the game when returning Nigerian defender Gabe Osho was shown a straight red card for a foul, which denied Angers a clear goal scoring opportunity.
They were already a goal down before the sending off of the newly capped Nigeria international, but Pélissier reckoned that was the turning point in the game, alongside the own goal which handed the home side the lead in the 18th minute.
” We (Auxerre) made too many mistakes and it proved costly. Early own goal and when you are pushing to draw level a red card happened five minutes later. It’s difficult to play with ten men in this league”, the coach said.
Despite the disappointment the coach expressed optimism that his team will beat the drop to the second division at the end of the season, after gaining promotion to the top flight for the second time in three years.
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