Four days after their exploit in the Champions League in Wolfsburg (2-0), the girls of Paris FC perfectly managed their return to earth and to the ordinary of D1 Arkema. The Parisiennes offered themselves a real demonstration on the Dijon field, penultimate. With this 5th victory in five championship matches, Paris FC continues its flawless performance and temporarily takes the lead in the standings while awaiting the result of Reims – Lyon which takes place a little later in the evening.
On the next day, the two leaders will face each other on Sunday November 5 at the Charléty stadium (9 p.m.) for a promising clash. Given what the Parisian team showed against Arsenal and Wolfsburg in the Champions League and since the start of the season in the league, it seems to have the means to upset the Lyon ogre.
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Compared to the eleven which started on Wednesday in Wolfsburg, Sandrine Soubeyrand had made four changes with the tenure of Teninsoun Sissoko, Melween N’Dongala, Margaux Le Mouël, Louise Fleury.
From the outset, Mathilde Bourdieu, recalled to the French team by Hervé Renard, opened the scoring with an assist from Gaëtane Thiney (0-1, 5th). Also behind Daphnée Corboz’s goal (0-2, 30th), the PFC captain then scored her 5th goal of the season and championship (0-2, 36th) by concluding a beautiful collective movement. Julie Dufour, who has been walking on water for several weeks, scored her 4th goal in the last 4 matches (0-4, 38th).
A shock against Lyon on November 5 at Charléty
With this comfortable lead, Sandrine Soubeyrand is still rotating her squad with four changes at the break in view of the next games. Nine players will indeed go to the selection: Clara Matéo, Mathilde Bourdieu, Julie Dufour (French team), Celina Ould Hocine, Margaux Le Mouël, Lou Bogaert, Louna Ribadeira, Kessya Bussy (French U23 team) and Kaja Korosec (Slovenia ). After the international break, there will be the clash against Lyon (November 5), a trip to Saint-Étienne (November 11) before the first group match of the Champions League against the Swedes of BK Häcken (November 15 at Charléty ).
If the pace logically dropped in the second half, Paris FC gave the appearance of a festival to its indisputable victory by adding two new goals thanks to Margaux Le Moël (0-5, 56th) and Louna Ribadeira (0-6, 79th). Six different scorers rotating the team. This once again demonstrates the change in dimension taken by Paris FC and the depth of its squad this season.
“I don’t know if we demonstrated, but it’s true that we scored some great goals,” underlines coach Sandrine Soubeyrand. We were efficient, we scored on the first opportunity. We are in the dynamic of the start of the season. We remained diligent, involved and focused. Afterwards, the quality of the players and the team’s play made the difference. The lead in the championship? It’s anecdotal. The goal is to finish as high as possible and gain confidence for the upcoming matches and until the end of the season. »
Match sheet
DIJON – PARIS FC 0- 6 (0-4).
Buts. Bourdieu (5e), Corboz (30e), Thiney (36e), Dufour (38e), Le Mouël (56e), Ribadeira (79e).
Paris FC: Nnadozie – Soyer, Sissoko, Greboval (Hunter 46th), N’Dongala – Corboz (Korosec, 46th), Le Mouël (Matthew, 71st), Thiney (cap.) – Fleury, Bourdieu (Ribadeira, 46th), Dufour (Bussy, 46e). Entr. : Soubeyrand.
