The very poor operation of the evening is to the credit of Paris FC.
Ninth in the Ligue 2 championship, just three points behind fifth place Amiens, the Parisians had an obligation to achieve a good result to stay in touch with this group of playoff contenders and to go on to a seventh match without defeat in the Championship. .
Facing them, Dunkirk who are fighting to maintain their position and who after three consecutive defeats, remained with a draw and a victory.
Both eliminated a week earlier in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France, the two teams offered an exciting first quarter of an hour, without the actions leading to big situations.
After Julian Anziani's strike from outside the off-target area, Stéphane Gilli's men harassed the Dunkirk goal but the attempts of Alimani Gory, decisive passer in the week against Laval, did not worry the Northerners.
So much so that after this big sequence in Paris, it was the Northerners who opened the scoring in the 40th by Enzo Bardeli receiving a cross from the Comorian Youssouf.
Dunkirk responds to Parisian equalizer
Returning to the locker room with regrets, the Parisians equalized in the 56th minute of play. On a corner from Ilan Kebbal, right-back Dabila was able to extend Cyril Mandouki's header in front of the goal.
Not enough to disconcert the USL for which maintenance is still within their ropes.
The proof ten minutes later with the 1-2 goal: receiving a superb cross from Anziani, Benjaloud Youssouf crosses for Gaétan Courtet who scores with a header.
A goal which gave wings to the Dunkirks, completely freed in the midfield and which could well have increased the bill against Paris FC, who saw their evening turn into a nightmare after the exclusion of their number 9 Lamine Diaby Fadiga at the 74th.
With the desire to hold on to a draw, Stéphane Gilli's men showed themselves (a little too late) offensive like the beautiful strike from Gory, again him, which pushed the veteran Balijon to relax in the additional time.
Insufficient to return to this tricky meeting at the end of which the PFC lost ground in the race for the playoffs.