Paris FC was very, very hot this Saturday evening but he managed to keep his 5th place synonymous with dams ... At ten after the expulsion of Ousmane Kanté, for more than an hour, he resisted the AC Ajaccio (1-1).
But his place in the Top 5 was held by a thread and a missed penalty, in another decisive shock between Auxerre and Grenoble, by the Burgundians in the ... 98th minute.
The stop of Maubleu, the goalkeeper of Grenoble, against Hein, made it possible to freeze the classification.
Before the last day, Grenoble (4th), Paris FC (5th) and Auxerre (6th) therefore retain their positions.
The Parisians will have to win next Saturday against Chambly.
A new match under high tension because Chambly, winner of Pau (1-0), can always hope to maintain or play the dams in the event of success at Charléty.
What you must remember
In anticipation of the dams and not to take any risks, René Girard and his staff had chosen to do without Gaëtan Laura (hip) and Julien Lopez (in the recovery phase). On the restraint at the start of the match, Paris FC opened the scoring on its first acceleration. Ali Abdi, positioned a notch higher in the middle left, accelerates and serves in withdrawal Warren Caddy (0-1, 15th). The striker scores his 4th goal of the season. But after the red card of Ousmane Kanté (28th), Paris FC, ten against eleven, will suffer the waves of the ACA. If Vincent Demarconnay is imperial on a header from Moussiti-Oko (36th), he must bow to a new header from the Congolese striker Ajaccio (1-1, 40th), already a scorer in the first leg in Charléty (1 -1). In the second half, Paris FC suffered a little less and held up well. Thanks to good alignment,he has managed to put ACA forwards into an offside position on numerous occasions.
The turning point of the match: the expulsion of Ousmane Kanté
While Paris FC took the match in hand after his goal, Moussiti-Oko who sped to goal, is hung from behind by Ousmane Kanté.
The referee, ex-pro Gaël Angoula, considers that it is in the position of last defender and therefore expels the Guinean international (28th).
A big blow for Paris FC which loses its defensive base man, who had chained the big performances in recent weeks.
René Girard is forced to review his system by replacing an offensive player (Flo Martin) with the young Jaouen Hadjam (18 years old).
The international U18 makes his 6th appearance of the season in L2.
He confirmed his great potential with a clear round in this high-stakes game.
The number: 9
The red card received by Ousmane Kanté is the 9th this season for Paris FC.
It is also the 5th out of the last 8 games.
Kanté had already been sent off to Sochaux (2-1 victory) during the 31st day.
The player: Warren Caddy
In a numerically inferior team, the Paris FC striker (24) was often lonely.
But he showed himself, as usual, always so generous and precious by his discounts and his back-to-goal game.
Caddy also celebrated his reunion with AC Ajaccio where he started in L2 at the age of 17 in 2015, without imposing himself, before having to leave as an amateur in Grasse (N2), with his 4th goal of the season.
He said
“Doing an hour to ten is never easy against a good team.
The players have given everything to bring this point back.
The draw means that we keep our destiny in our hands.
We wanted to bring back the three points, so everything will be played against Chambly.
We will have to win.
But it would be hard not to make the play-offs after such a season ”.
René Girard, Paris FC coach.
Match sheet
AC AJACCIO - PARIS FC: 1-1
Referee: M. Angoula.
Goals.
AC Ajaccio: Moussiti-Oko (40th);
Paris FC: Caddy (15th).
Warnings.
AC Ajaccio: Barreto (55th), Youssouf (57th).
Expulsion.
Paris FC: Kanté (28th).
AC Ajaccio:
Leroy - Diallo, Kalulu, Avinel, Youssouf - Bayala (Cimignani, 61st), Laci (Botué, 87th), Marchetti, Barreto (Coutadeur, 76th) - Moussiti-Oko, Courtet (cap.).
Entr.
: Pantaloni.
Paris FC:
Demarconnay - Belaud, Bamba, Kanté, Hanin - Mandouki (cap.), Name (Diakité, 87th) - Abdi (Gakpa, 87th), Nomenjanahary (Arab, 67th), Martin (Hadjam, 33rd) - Caddy (Diaby Fadiga, 67th).
Entr.
: Girard.
