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Bordeaux has managed his entry in the Europa League by winning on Thursday on the Latvian field of Ventspils (1-0) in the 2nd qualifying round to go to the end of a balanced match and little rhythm.
Without much certainty at the time of approaching this new continental campaign, between the sale of the club to the Americans of GAPC which is slow in coming to fruition and a recruitment for the moment in the direction of the arrivals, the country stadium of Ventspils, with its athletic track cutting the atmosphere but not the west wind, had the trap.
And if the disillusion of Videoton last season was still trotting in a few heads at kickoff, the young Zaydou Youssouf, Malcom's designated successor on the right side at just 19, promptly evacuated him with a splendid free-kick from Uvarenko's skylight in the third minute.
This opening scoreline could have freed the men of Gustavo Poyet who had innovated by putting the Polish center Lewczuk to the post of right side, fixing the middle Sankharé in point – like during the last friendly match against the Union Berlin (1-1) – but this last one failed by de a time of readiness in the surface during the first act.
But his Girondins are still running and this move to the Baltic has long been akin to a fifth preparation match given the lack of pace observed, a lack of automatisms and a culprit waste in the construction.
The Latvians, limited, played the blow thoroughly but the Bordeaux defense controlled well Akinyemi, author of six goals against the Luftetari Albanians the previous turn, and the wisp Aiyegun Tosin, his most punchy and enterprising opponent.
Just a shot by Alfa (32) deflected by Lerager, made Costil shudder, who spent a quiet afternoon overall
After the break, Ventspils tried to force the decision but it was the Girondins who finished better with two attempts from Poundjé (84) and Préville (85) who could have given them a bigger mattress for the return match in a week at the Matmut Atlantique.
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