Before the match, the announcer at the Abbé-Deschamps stadium warned “whatever happens, no invasion!” “. The Auxerre public listened wisely to his instructions and therefore celebrated in the rain, which already looks like a climb by remaining in the stands and singing with the players.
Thanks to this victory (2-0) over Paris FC, Auxerre is in fact at 99.99% in L1, one year after leaving it. It is not yet done mathematically, but with now six points ahead and a largely favorable goal average over Angers (+33 against +13), Auxerre cannot be joined. The scenes of joy, the hugs from coach Christophe Pélissier with his staff, were not misleading.
Best team in L2 in terms of points since the 11th day, Paris FC has not managed to live up to the event among the best team in L2 tout court. The PFC remains fifth, but it is now under threat from Caen which returned to one point thanks to its victory over Laval on Friday (1-0). But the Parisians keep their destiny between their feet to compete in a 4th play-off after 2019, 2021 and 2022.
If they win their last two matches against Guingamp and Bastia, they will at least be guaranteed to finish at least 5th. This would then be the start of a real obstacle course. But Stéphane Gilli’s players are not there yet… After this disappointment in Auxerre, more in form than in substance, they will already have to quickly remobilize.
Kebbal was contained
In the first period, the Auxerre pressing had stifled Paris FC who were unable to put their usual speed into transmissions. Ilan Kebbal was also well contained and did not have his usual performance either. On the pitch, the Parisians showed signs of annoyance on several occasions. In these conditions, if Vincent Marchetti forced Léon into a nice flight (19th), Auxerre quite logically leads at half-time. If Jules Gaudin, in the duel with Perrin on the pass, and his teammates quite vehemently called for a foul, they defended rather poorly on Sinayoko’s goal (1-0, 22nd). “I want to clear and there is a foul on me! », proclaimed Jules Gaudin.
After an attempt by Kebbal who had entered the area (53rd), Auxerre took advantage of an error from Moustapha Mbow, one of the best Parisians this season, to take cover by Onaiwu (2-0, 57th). The match is over. The Auxerre public can already sing: “We’re going to Ligue 1!” »
On the Paris FC side, Stéphane Gilli took the opportunity to make several changes to rotate his squad. Absent since March 16, Alimami Gory (7 goals, 8 assists this season) is making his comeback. This is the (only) good news of this gloomy afternoon. Paris FC will need all its assets to offer itself a little relief after the last day on May 17.
“We made a decent start but today, too many players were not at their usual level,” regrets Stéphane Gilli. Against Auxerre, it’s already complicated but when you’re not at your level, in a full stadium and facing a team full of confidence, it’s even more so. Auxerre was better than us. We lacked too many things to compete with them. We lacked mastery, we weren’t technically accurate enough. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Auxerre on its rise. We’re going to have to find some energy because we’ve been shooting at the same players for several weeks. We will already be thinking about the Guingamp match. We will see based on the other results but with two victories, it is mathematical, we will finish at least 5th.”
Match sheet
AUXERRE – PARIS FC 2-0 (1-0)
Spectators: 16,821.
Referee: M.Petit.
Buts. I have not (22e) ; Onaiwu (57e).
Warnings. Paris FC: Marchetti (22nd), Kebbal (43rd), Dicko (67th).
Auxerre: Leon – Mensah, Agouzoul, Jubal, Joly – Owusu, Raveloson, Hein (Diousse, 90th) – Perrin (Danish, 87th), Onaiwu (Soumaré, 87th), Sinayoko. Entr. : Pelissier.
Paris FC : Nkambadio – Dabila (Ollila, 87e), Chergui, Mbow, Gaudin – Mandouki (cap.), Camara (Gory, 83e), Marchetti (Lukembila, 83e) – Kebbal (Doucet, 70e) – Dicko (Lopez, 70e) ), Jabbari. Entr. : Gilli.
