This match seemed like a bad joke.
Bretons playing at home in a Normandy stadium is enough to make debate specialists on Mont-Saint-Michel smile.
But its venue still not being approved for Ligue 2, Concarneau had to welcome Paris FC players to the Michel-d'Ornano stadium in Caen, as it was unable to play at Moustoir de Lorient due to the weather.
Opposite, they found Stéphane Gilli's men lacking confidence, they who had just had four unsuccessful matches, including two draws scraped at the last minute and a defeat against Dunkirk.
In Caen, the Concarnois opened the scoring in the 24th minute thanks to their in-form man, the Mauritanian Pape Ibnou Ba, scorer in each of his matches since his return from the CAN.
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OF THE HEAD !!!!
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After a dull first period, without much opportunity except Julien Lopez's shot stopped by Esteban Salles in the 14th, the Parisians returned to the locker room trailing by one goal.
A gap that they quickly closed thanks to Lopez, again, author of a superb headed goal from a free kick from Gory (48th).
Starting for only the third time this season, Julien Lopez scored his first goal, having been injured in his knee for almost four months.
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Ten minutes later, Cyril Mandouki offered Concarneau an equalizer by committing an avoidable foul in the Breton area.
Maxime Etuin was quick to score his second goal of the season from a penalty.
The equalizer in the 80th minute from Alimani Gory, well served by Josias Lukembila, will not be enough for Paris FC to return from Normandy with the three points.
With 34 points, the Parisians are stagnating in Ligue 2 and are 11th, six points from fifth place.
That of dams.