Nicholas Gioacchini returned to French Ligue 2 side Caen in good spirits after scoring his first two goals for the U.S. Men’s National Team and the striker carried his impact over to club play.
Gioacchini started at Le Havre and drew the eventual game-winning penalty kick in a 2-1 victory. It was an influential performance from the striker, who helped his club move to second place with the win.
Caen was staring defeat in the face before a late surge of attacking chances. Yoann Court’s equalizer came in the 76th minute for Caen before Gioacchini gave his team a chance to win.
The striker was hauled down by Pierre Gibaud in the 82nd minute, allowing Yacine Bammou the chance to score the winning goal from the penalty spot.
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En vidéo, la faute imaginaire qui amène le penalty pour Caen.#HAC #TEAMHAC #HACTU pic.twitter.com/aiBhOUC22G— 100% 𝙃𝘼𝘾 ⚽️ 100% 𝙃𝘼𝙑𝙍𝘼𝙄𝙎 (@hactu_fr) November 21, 2020
The 20-year-old Gioacchini showed strong work rate in the match, winning four fouls in total while also winning two aerial battles and making three recoveries. Despite not finding the back of the net himself, Gioacchini helped his team to its sixth league win out of 11 matches played so far.
Up next for the club is a home date with Chateauroux on November 28th, another opportunity for Gioacchini to play a vital role once again.
Interesting…the foul was called imaginary…
What? They didn’t let him take the PK? 😉
“hauled down”
“If you break the law, the cops will haul ya butt, downtown!”
“The tackle was made by number 52, who hauled down the running back at the 10 yard line!” “Don’t get hauled down by your woman for cheating!” It’s a common phrase in the southern part of the US. I have to be reminded that southern idioms, or phrases aren’t widely known outside of the region. Lol