On February 5, one of the matches of the 22nd round of the French Football Championship took place. Auxerre (France) and Reims (France) met.
"Auxerre" - "Reims" - 0:0. French Championship, round 22French Championship, round 22
"Auxerre" (France) — "Reims" (France) — 0:0 (0:0)
Warnings: Gideon Mensah (23), Jubal (38)
Auxerre and Reims faced off in a tense match where each side attacked furiously but neither side was able to break the stalemate and the end result was a 0-0 draw. Both teams had tight defensive lines which prevented them from ever come forward. The first noteworthy case was a yellow card from Auxerre in the 23rd minute for G. Mensah. In the 38th minute, Jubal received a second yellow card for Auxerre. Later, in the 63rd minute, Reims made their first substitution in the match: K. Doumbia came on for A. Matusiv. All this time, Auxerre remained strong defensively, making their own substitution in the 68th minute, as a result of which M. Otret replaced H. Sakhi. Three minutes later, Reims made a second substitution, this time J. Cajust replacing D. Lopi. Reims made their third substitution in the 72nd minute, having released A. Flips instead of M. Maolida. Auxerre responded with two more substitutions in the 79th minute: M. Ablin and G. Hein came on for S. Dembele and M. Niang, respectively. Then, in the 82nd minute, Reims made the fourth substitution: H. Ito replaced A. Zeneli. Auxerre's fourth substitution came in the 86th minute when N. Da Costa replaced Y. M'Changama. Finally, in the 86th minute, J. Massengo replaced L. Sinayoko as Auxerre's fifth and last substitution of the match. Despite the intense activity, the match ended in a 0-0 draw.
In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: Angers - Auxerre, Reims - Troyes.
