“Play it hard, until the end”

Depuis deux matches, le collectif alésien a repris du poil de la bête.

National 2/24e journée. L’OAC est quasiment condamné, mais son coach Hakim Malek veut se battre pour finir le plus haut possible.

Compromised after the defeat conceded to Jura Sud (0-2), the situation of the OAC has hardly improved since, despite two consecutive victories in Toulon (1-0) and against Fréjus (1-0). The club's future in N2 remains dependent on flawless performance on the pitch and a convergence of favorable external results.

If Andrézieux-Bouthéon won yesterday evening in Bourgoin, bringing its total of points to 33, it will then be mathematically impossible for the Alésiens, with 22 points, to join the Forézien club. The winner of the match, if there is a winner, between Toulon and Fréjus/Saint-Raphaël, will also reach the same total of 33 points.

In the event of a defeat for the Foréziens, the prospect of reaching the potentially saving ninth place would once again be relevant… on a double condition: that the Alésiens, who will have to do without the services of defenders Yalaoui, Dabo and Khemais, win against Chamalières, who are only three points ahead of them and, at the same time, Thonon Évian (27 points) falls in Grasse.

The fate of both is so closely linked that we cannot help but build up the wildest hypotheses. On the OAC side, whatever happens, we are determined to play it hard, until the end , as launched by coach Hakim Malek, who explains: "We have had enough setbacks over the past six months not to savor the two recent victories and the six points that went with them. Our goal is to always enter the field with the desire to win, not only to prove our worth, but also to finish in the highest possible place.& quot;

The decisions of the DNCG can reshuffle the cards

The Alesian technician, who will once again follow the match in the stands (he is suspended) and will let his assistant Christophe Vialet work on the bench, n 'don't forget to remind: "We are well placed to know that a decision from the DNCG (National Directorate of Management Control, Editor's note) could ultimately redistribute all the cards by sanctioning certain clubs in order to fish out others. It's up to us to act accordingly."

Alès (12th, 22 pts) plays at Chamalières (11th, 25 pts ) this Saturday at 7 p.m.