Saturday 13 May 2023 – 00:10 – RR
National, thrilling championship, continuation. Martigues, who receives Nancy on Monday, retains his chair as leader: none of his four pursuers won this Friday.
THE RACE TO THE CLIMB
Martigues has lost nothing by waiting
The Martégaux, who will conclude this 31st day on Monday with the reception of Nancy, were able to see their four rivals for accession to Ligue 2 at work. They know what to expect: a magnificent operation awaits them if they win against Lorraine because none of their competitors have won.
Concarneau trapped in Le Puy
Some even lost. Starting with Concarneau, the dolphin of Martigues. Faced with a team from Le Puy already relegated but determined not to let go, the Bretons gave in twice, on a double from Mohamed Ben Fredj. The striker on loan from AJ Auxerre to Les Ponots opened the scoring in the 28th minute, from the penalty spot. On the lookout at the far post, he restored the advantage to his team in the 82nd minute. Just before the break, Issouf Paro, with a header, on receiving an eccentric free kick from the left, had equalized, in the heart of the Puy defense (40th).
Le Puy en Velay creates the sensation!
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Dunkirk held back at Bourg-en-Bresse
For Concarneau, the consequences of this defeat were largely minimized by the other results of the evening. Starting with the draw from Dunkirk to Bourg-Péronnas. Dunkirk however believed, for almost an hour, to carry out a golden operation, after the opening of the score of Alain Ipiélé (9th). But the Northerners were caught in the 67th minute when Jonathan Rivas, at the near post, placed a superb shot out of reach of Arnaud Balijon, the Dunkirk goalkeeper.
With this draw, Dunkirk returns to Concarneau. The two teams are tied in the particular goal average but overall, the Thoniers retain second place, synonymous with a climb.
The FBBP equalize against Dunkirk!
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The Red Star, victim of the Cholet revolt
The Red Star could also have taken advantage of the other results of the evening to make a big splash and temporarily take first place. But the Red Star, the worst performing team at home in the top five, gave up three points at home to Bauer, against a formation from Cholet not yet assured of its maintenance. In this meeting, everything settled in the second half. The Choletais opened the scoring with a penalty from Noah Fatar, the striker on loan from SCO Angers. The Audonians thought they had done the hardest part when Fodé Doucouré equalized (1-1, 57th). But in additional time, Andgelo Mosset, took it twice to deceive Ludovic Butelle (1-2).
SO Cholet crucifies Red Star FC in stoppage time
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Versailles, one defeat too many?
Five points behind with two games to go… Suffice to say that Versailles’ chances of reaching Ligue 2 were seriously reduced this Friday evening after the Yvelinois’ defeat against Paris 13 Atlético. The Parisian formation, however already condemned to relegation, won 1-0. The scorer of the evening: Mario Jason Kikonda, who played last season at… Dunkirk. Sure his purpose was appreciated in the North.
The calendar of the five teams still in the running for the climb:
- FC Martigues (1st, 56 pts): receives Nancy, goes to Borgo, receives Versailles
- US Concarneau (2nd, 56 pts): receives Bourg-en-Bresse, goes to Orléans
- USL Dunkerque (3e, 56 pts) : receives Orleans, goes to Le Mans
- Red Star FC (4e, 54 pts) : goes to Châteauroux, receives Saint-Brieuc
- FC Versailles (5e, 51 pts) : receives Avranches, goes to Martigues
THE FIGHT FOR MAINTAINING
They did a good job:
Sedan officially saved
The National version 2022-2023 invented the anti-soft stomach recipe. With six descents, that is to say a third of the total quota, the soft belly does not exist. This is how Sedan had to wait for the 32nd day to be certain, mathematically, to validate its maintenance.
The Ardennes did it with style for an hour, at Louis-Dugauguez, facing Châteauroux. Mohamed Fadhloun opened the scoring in the 21st minute on… Nine minutes later, Maxence Carlier made the break. Then Alexandre Ramalingom scored his 12th goal of the season (3-0, 61st).
Upset, the Berrichons fought back through Adama Mbengue (64th) and Yannis Verdier (76th). But it was however insufficient to prevent the Xth success of the season of Sedan, synonymous with maintenance.
CS Sedan Ardennes leads 2-0
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Cholet breathes better
There are joys that do not deceive. By scoring the winning goal in added time, Andgelo Mosset not only damaged Red Star’s plans. The Choletais also offered two crucial additional points to his team in the race for maintenance. Cholet even grabbed a place in the standings at the expense of Châteauroux. A success at home against Paris 13 Atlético on the next day could be synonymous with maintaining Cholet.
Villefranche-Beaujolais, master of its destiny
His great success at Châteauroux, during the last day, was also that of hope. It was still necessary to be able to continue… To continue, Villefranche-Beaujolais managed to do it at the best moment of the season against Saint-Brieuc. The Caladois won with the same score as against Berrichonne. A wide score of 5-1, which emerged in the 14th minute thanks to Josselin Gromat (1-0). Just before the break, Naïm Dhib doubled the lead.
If Villefranche-Beaujolais doubted, it was only for three minutes. Either between the reduction of the score signed by Fodé Guirassy and the third local goal, scored by Idrissa Ba. Gromat offered himself a double (4-1, 65th) and Sofiane Bourouis completed the success of his team (5-1, 86th). Villefranche is no longer eligible for relegation and now has its destiny in its own hands. Two days from the end and before a new home game against Le Mans, it is not trivial.
Avranches maintains hope
For the reception of Borgo, the Normans had little other choice than to impose themselves in order not to drop out in the fight for maintenance. Faced with the red lantern, they succeeded with a certain mastery. From the second minute, Noah Françoise opened the way to success on a service from Nicolas Mercier (1-0). Just before the break, Ihsan Sacko, from the penalty spot, signed a welcome break. Goduine Koyalipou gave a wider scope to his team’s success in the 81st minute (3-0) before Mustapha Sangaré, in added time, saved the honor of the Corsicans.
Mixed evening for:
Bourg-en-Bresse, despite its draw against Dunkirk
The Bressans have a complicated schedule. After the reception of Dunkirk this Friday, they must indeed visit another candidate for the climb, Concarneau, before finishing at home against Nancy, who is not out of the woods for the moment. Led by Dunkirk, Bourg-en-Bresse had the merit of hanging on and snatching the point from the draw. An important point, which allows him, with 39 points, to always be ahead of Avranches, thanks to a better particular goal difference. But Villefranche doubled it.
Bad night for…
Nancy sous pression
The Lorrainers will not have to return empty-handed from their trip to Martigues on Monday, under penalty of approaching the penultimate day as the first relegation. Certainly, they then receive Le Puy, already relegated. But the Ponots proved their motivation against Concarneau. Then, the calendar provides for a last complicated day for the Nancy with a trip to Bourg-en-Bresse, which had won at Picot on the way out. In short, Nancy will have to play tight.
Saint-Brieuc in the hard
The equation is both simple and complicated for the Briochins, who have to beat two teams in the home straight to get by. However, Avranches, Nancy and Bourg-en-Bresse are four lengths ahead, Villefranche five and Châteauroux six. To make matters worse for the Bretons, they would be ahead of the particular goal average by Villefranche, Nancy and Avranches. With Bourg-en-Bresse, the equality of points in the classification would be decided by the general goal average. But the Bressans are a bit ahead. In fact, the only direct opponent that Saint-Brieuc is ahead of in the particular goal average is Châteauroux, but the Castelrousins are six steps ahead…
The calendar of the teams which are neither assured of their maintenance, nor condemned
- Orleans (7th, 44 pts): goes to Dunkirk, receives Concarneau
- Le Mans (8th, 43 pts): goes to Villefranche, receives Dunkirk
- Cholet (9th, 42 points): receives Paris 13 Atlético, goes to Avranches
- Chateauroux (10th, 41 pts): receives the Red Star, goes to Paris 13 Atlético
- Villefranche (11th, 40 pts): receives Le Mans, goes to Sedan
- Bourg-en-Bresse (12th, 39 pts): goes to Concarneau, receives Nancy
- Nancy (13e, 39 pts) : goes to Martigues, receives Le Puy, goes to Bourg-en-Bresse
- Avranches (14e, 39 pts) : goes to Versailles, receives Cholet
- Saint-Brieuc (15th, 35 pts): receives Sedan, goes to Red Star
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