Ten days before the first day of Ligue 2 in Grenoble, his opponent in the 1st round of the play-offs in May (0-2 defeat), Paris FC, experienced his first hitch in his preparation on Wednesday.
After having brilliantly started its campaign of friendly matches with cards in front of Châteauroux (5-0), relegated to National, then Quevilly-Rouen (3-0), promoted to Ligue 2, the PFC lost (0-1) in Reims, 14th in Ligue 1 last season.
Even if they resumed training two weeks after the Parisians, the Rémois had already made a strong impression on Saturday against Auxerre (6th in L 2 last year) by largely winning (4-1).
This was quickly confirmed in this match played at the Stade de Reims training center.
After a shift on the right side, Ilan Kebbal launched Hugo Ekitiké who dribbled Didier Desprez before scoring in the empty goal.
🎙 "Use this match to grow"
➡ The reaction of coach Thierry Laurey after the narrow defeat against @StadeDeReims
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This will be the only goal of the meeting marked by the exit on stretcher of Axel Bamba, affected in the hamstrings at the end of the first act.
A blow for the Parisians after the injuries of Gaëtan Belaud (knee sprain) and Yohan Demoncy (right shoulder).
“When you hold the back of the thigh, it's not very reassuring, said Parisian coach Thierry Laurey.
It is the only tile of the day.
Axel is one of the essential cogs of the defense.
We will have to adapt because I'm afraid we will have to do without it for several weeks.
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Bamba is going to take exams.
If his absence is prolonged, it will complicate the start of the PFC which will be deprived of Ousmane Kanté (suspended) in Grenoble while his third central defender, Youssoupha N'Diaye, is unavailable until December.
The reinforcement of a central defender would therefore be desirable.
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The two new ones, the right-back Maxime Bernauer (ex-Le Mans, Nat.) And the striker Migouël Alfarela (ex-Annecy, Nat.), Arrived this week, have taken their first steps in their new team by playing half time for the first and one hour for the second.
In the second period, the PFC could have equalized twice.
First on a strike from Marvin Gakpa flush with the post of Diouf (72nd) then on a volley from Julien Lopez just above the crossbar (85th).
“We had a difficult first half but we then made a few changes and at the end of the match we were striking with the possibility of equalizing, analyzes the coach, Thierry Laurey.
A draw would have been deserved in the second period.
It was a good training run, especially for the youngsters who saw that it was complicated to play against a Ligue 1 because there are more impacts and the lost balls are quickly negotiated by the opponent.
They will use this game to grow.
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The Parisians are now entering the home stretch before the restart on July 24.
They will play a fourth and final friendly match of three 45-minute halves this Saturday against Créteil, who has just been drafted in the National.
THE SHEET
REIMS (L 1) - PARIS FC (L 2): 1-0 (1-0).
Goal.
Ekitiké (13th).
Reims:
Rajkovic (Diouf, 46th) - Munetsi (Lopy, 46th), Abdelhamid (cap.) (Donis, 46th), Faes (Maresic, 62nd) - Doucouré (Konan, 62nd), Kebbal (Hornby, 46th), Cassama ( Brahimi, 46th), Cafaro (Locko, 46th), Chavalerin (Mbow, 62nd) - Zeneli (Filips, 46th), Ekitiké (Berisha, 46th).
Entr.
:
Garcia.
Paris FC:
Desprez (Demarconnay, 61st) - Bernauer (Campanini, 46th), Bamba (Chergui, 46th), Kante (cap.) (Tattevin, 78th), Hadjam (Diakité, 60th) - Camara (Mandouki, 60th), Kikonda (Name, 60th), Arab (Lopez, 60th) - Alfarela (Hanin, 60th), Diaby Fadiga (Gakpa, 60th), Guilavogui (Laura, 60th).
Entr.
:
Laurey.