Patrick Kisnorbo was already the primary Australian to handle a group in one in every of Europe’s “Big Five” soccer leagues and now he’s the primary to win a match.
An A-League title-winning coach with Melbourne City, Kisnorbo guided ES Troyes to a primary win since taking cost of the membership in French Ligue 1.
The 3-2 victory over Strasbourg moved Troyes as much as thirteenth, 5 factors away from the relegation zone, through which Strasbourg stays embedded.
The Australian coach now has 4 factors from two matches on the top-flight membership.
“This success is nice for us,” the previous Melbourne City coach stated.
“We nonetheless have a whole lot of work to do, however the gamers have been good right now. We have been in a position to create probabilities and we have been rewarded.”
Kisnobo’s group had a 0-0 attract his opening match in cost in late December.
The “Big Five” European leagues embody Ligue 1, the English Premier League and leagues in Spain, Italy and Germany.
In Scotland, Kisnorbo’s fellow Aussie coach, Ange Postecoglou, stored Celtic 9 factors clear on the prime of the Scottish Premiership after snatching a late draw away to nearest challengers and most bitter rivals Rangers.