Strasbourg score six as Amo-Ameyaw punishes Troyes late

Strasbourg scored six times to beat Estac Troyes 6-2 in Ligue 1 on Sunday, overturning a 1-0 deficit after Antoine Mille’s ninth-minute opener. Troyes remain one point ahead of Strasbourg in the table, with Monaco leading on 9 points.

How it happened

Mille put Troyes ahead in the 9th minute, converting an assist from Anis Ouzenadji, but Strasbourg turned the game around before half-time. Jacobo Ortega equalised in the 40th minute from Gessime Yassine’s pass, and Diogo Sousa made it 2-1 two minutes later. Giovanni Reyna added Strasbourg’s third in the 57th minute, assisted by Ortega, before Samuel Amo-Ameyaw struck twice in the 85th and 88th minutes. Conrad Harder completed Strasbourg’s six in the 90th minute, with Sousa providing the assist, while Jérémy Le Douaron’s 90th-minute goal for Troyes made the final score 2-6.

The numbers

Strasbourg had 55% possession and completed 450 accurate passes from 514, compared with Troyes’ 301 accurate passes from 378. Troyes did create 27 shots to Strasbourg’s 19, including 19 from inside the box, but Strasbourg registered 12 shots on goal against six for the hosts. Troyes also won 11 corners, while Strasbourg had none.

Who decided it

Samuel Amo-Ameyaw changed the contest late, scoring twice in 27 minutes and finishing with a match rating of 8.4. He also produced three shots on target and one key pass. Ortega was another central figure, scoring once and assisting once in 71 minutes, with a rating of 8.3, while Sousa contributed a goal and an assist across 90 minutes.

Why it matters

Troyes stay seventh on 4 points from two games, with a record of one win, one draw and no defeats, despite conceding six goals to Strasbourg. Strasbourg move to 3 points from two matches and remain 12th, six points behind Monaco and one point behind Troyes.