The state of grace has indeed flown for Paris FC which continues to tumble.
Beaten in Clermont (3-2), the Parisians have not won for six games now (3 draws, 3 losses).
They come off the podium for the first time this season (5th) before ending the year on Tuesday against Guingamp of the former Parisian coach Mécha Bazdarevic, another sick team (9 games without a win).
What you must remember
Good streaks, an almost one-sided end to the game but fatal absences that weighed on him… It is becoming a recurring problem.
As very often this season, Paris FC missed its start and conceded a goal very early by Doussou (1-0, 7th).
If Gaëtan Laura (13th) and Ali Abdi (16th) worried Desmas, Dossou, the Benin winger from Austria, puts the Parisian defense to death and offers himself a double (2-0, 22nd).
Exceeded by the speed of Clermontois, Paris FC has, at least, had the merit of not completely sinking.
Check Oumar Diakité (18 years old), very active for his first start in L2, serves Julien Lopez and Clermont captain, Florent Ogier (who spent 6 months at the PFC in 2013) deceives his goalkeeper by blocking the ball (2-1 , 43rd).
But just after the break, the capital club is punished on a new error - a slip of Ndiaye - which allows Bayo to serve Berthomier (3-1, 52nd).
Always in reaction, the players of René Girard finish the strongest like 15 days ago in Troyes (2-1).
But after the reduction of the score of Julien Lopez (3-2, 78th), they fail to equalize despite many situations.
Lopez is denied a goal for offside (84th) before being unbalanced in the box (87th).
Another very frustrating outcome for the PFC (54% possession, 14 shots against 11, 31 centers against 15).
In a lively meeting, the @ClermontFoot won at home ✊!
# CF63PFC
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The number: 3
The number of points taken by Paris FC in the last six games (3 defeats, 3 draws).
A relegation pace for the former leader who had a 7-point lead before the international break in early November and who is now fifth, 6 points behind Troyes.
The player: Julien Lopez
Back from suspension, the Marseillais is involved in both goals of his team.
He first pushed Ogier to make a mistake then scored his 5th goal of the season with a good recovery.
The top Parisian scorer was still dangerous at the end of the match but saw his equalizing goal refused for offside (84th) then unsuccessfully claimed a penalty after being unbalanced in the area (87th).
The reaction: "a certain press in Clermont had called me paranoid"
" I'm disappointed.
Everything we had in place flew away with this first goal.
We have a big problem this season, it's taking goals early in the game and at half-time.
Against a team of the level of Clermont, it does not forgive.
Even if we had a better second half, we were spectators in the first.
We have to run after the score, we discover ourselves and we expose ourselves.
I read that a certain press in Clermont had called me paranoid, but after being refused a goal in Troyes, there we conceded a first goal which was offside and then there were contentious decisions.
We are not helped too much at this level, that too should be pointed out.
"
René Girard, Paris FC coach
MATCH SHEET
CLERMONT - PARIS FC;
3-2 (2-1).
Match behind closed doors.
Referee: M. Miguelgorry.
Goals.
Clermont: Dossou (7th, 22nd), Berthomier (52nd);
Paris FC: Ogier (43rd csc), Lopez (78th).
Warnings.
Clermont: Ogier (83rd);
Paris FC: Ndiaye (85th), Arab (87th).
Clermont:
Desmas - Zedadka, Hountoundji, Ogier (cap.), Trichard - J. Gastien, Magnin - Dossou (Chader, 69th), Berthomier (Iglesias, 74th), Gomis (Allevinah, 69th) - Bayo (Tell, 90th + 3 ).
Entr.
:
P. Gastien.
Paris FC:
Demarconnay - Abdi, Bamba, Ndiaye, Hanin - Mandouki (cap.) (Kikonda, 59th), Name (Guilavogui, 59th), Diakité (Arab, 80th) - Gakpa, Laura, Lopez.
Entr.
:
Girard.
