Ligue 2: Paris FC ends the year on a high note

Mustapha Name disappears, buried under his teammates, and the members of the Paris FC staff. The Senegalese international has just offered the victory to his team with a sumptuous recovery from the left in the last minute (3-2, 90th) after a rebounding match where the PFC led 2-0 before being joined . The relief is equal to the long wait and the doubt that was beginning to set in. But Paris FC finally found themselves in this last match of the year. The former leader had not won (3 draws, 3 defeats) since November 7 (1-0 in Dunkirk). His victory against Guingamp allows him to finish this year 2020 on a high note and in the Top 5 at 3 points behind leader Grenoble.

“We found a few moments of excitement because at 2-0 we had to kill the match, estimated the Parisian coach rené Girard. We have the merit of not having given up. The holidays are going to do a lot of good. It was important to break this spiral. “

The Parisians may also have sealed the fate of their former coach Mécha Bazdarevic, who seems increasingly weakened. Almost a year ago to the day (0-3, against Le Mans on December 21, 2019), the former coach of Bosnia-Herzegovina sat for the last time on the bench of Paris FC before being ousted for the benefit of René Girard. Bazdarevic’s reunion with the PFC and Charléty ended in a 10th game in a row without success for his team.

Arriving in the Charléty stadium parking lot, the Paris FC players were treated to a comforting welcome committee. About thirty supporters, weaned from the stadium, were there to sing and throw smoke.

René Girard’s team therefore thanked them in the best possible way by offering them great emotions for this 9th success of the season with this goal at the last minute.

Mental resources

A very long time injured (he could not start his season until November 21 against Auxerre), Marvin Gakpa had confirmed his rise to power. After a great overflow, the ex-midfielder from Metz (1-0) offers his 4th goal of the season to Gaëtan Laura (1-0, 26th). Revelation of the start of the L2 season, Laura, not 100% physically (adductors) and in loss of confidence in the last matches, had not scored since October 24 (2-1 in Châteauroux during the 8th day). Gakpa then scores his 1st for Paris FC on a cross from Laura (2-0, 63rd).

But while they seemed to have done the hard part by leading 2-0, they let Guingamp come back into the game with goals from Phaeton (67th) and Ngbakoto (82nd). Before Name’s cannon shot. Paris FC have shown that they have great mental resources and that they will always have to be reckoned with during the second part of the season. The players have well deserved their short week of vacation before a scheduled resumption on December 29.

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