Ligue 1: Troyes concedes a draw against Auxerre

by Matthieu Cointe (iDalgo)

ESTAC may harbor regrets. Friday evening, Troyes and Auxerre left on a draw in the opening match of the 14th day of Ligue 1 (1-1). Bruno Irles’ men were however off to a good start in this meeting. Rony Lopes took advantage of superb work from Mama Baldé to open the scoring in the 28th minute. Entering the hour mark, Gaëtan Perrin equalized at the end of the game, well served by Lassine Sinayoko (86th). Already joined by AC Ajaccio in a similar scenario a few weeks earlier, Troyes concedes a 5th draw this season and have not won since 6 games in the league (2 losses, 4 draws). ESTAC is in 12th place in the standings with 4 points ahead of the red zone. AJA is 14th, a short length behind its evening opponent.