The Stockalis immediately took control of the ball. From the 3rd minute, Sternon put Stockay in charge. A short-lived advantage since sixty seconds later, Azevedo puts the two teams back on level terms. Rochefort, where Said has regained some playing time, is good in his encounter but so is Stockay and the exchanges are pleasant for the neutral spectator. In the 21st minute, the Namurois received a penalty which was converted by the same Azevedo.
After the break, Stockay pushed and created numerous chances. But the Rochefort defense held on… until the 88th minute. Moment chosen by Boumediane to equalize after a mix-up in the defense. “Faced with such a team, we can be happy with this point, summarizes Manu Valoir. Even if Binche (Editor’s note: fifth) was imposed, it remains a good result. For our part, we will now take all the risks to make 9 out of 9 and integrate this Top 5.”
Rochefort T2 Philippe Caserini, ex-coach of Stockay, was satisfied with this point. “It's never easy to play here on the Stockay pitch. The equalizer comes at just the right moment and we logically lead into the break. Unfortunately, we should have killed the match to make it 1-3. The draw is logical and it was a good match for the neutral spectator.”
STOCKAY: Alfieri, Dachelet, Niankou, Caufriez, Bernier (90th Rayane), Sangare, Kotchkarov, Ronvaux, Senakuku (60th Boumediane), Basha (70th Labrahimi), Sternon.
ROCHEFORT: Lentz, Wilmots, Vanzo, Perseo (64th Uhia), Azevedo, Englebert, Micha (76th Chen), Adu-Bonsu (86th Said), Bonemme, Lazitch, Gall (64th Remy).
Referee: Mr. Jacoby
Warning : Dachelet.
The goals : 3rd Sternon, 4th and 22nd on pen. Azevedo (1-1 and 1-2), 88th Boumediane (2-2).
