Every weekend, Le Parisien invites you to analyze and decipher the results of the various Ile-de-France clubs. In National, the Red Star loses big in Dunkirk (1-0) while the draw in Orleans (0-0) is insufficient for Paris 13 Atletico, still 17th and which will go down. In National 2, Racing’s poor operation in Rennes (1-1) was tempered by Rouen’s draw against Saint-Pryvé (2-2). The Sky and White remain at five points. In group A, Fleury remains leader, Bobigny still clings but it’s over for Créteil, beaten by Épinal (0-2). In National 3, Aubervilliers took advantage of Vitry’s defeat to regain the lead. Finally, in D1 Arkema, it was Fleury who carried out the good operation by closing within 3 points of Paris FC.
The poster of the weekend: the bad operation of the Red Star
After their two successes (Orléans, Paris 13 Atletico), the Red Star recorded a small setback by losing (1-0) in Dunkirk for their third match in eight days. In the standings, the consequences are significant since the Red Star (3rd, 45 points) is overtaken by Dunkirk (2 in 46 pts) which won its 5th consecutive victory since the arrival of Mathieu Chabert on the bench. Concarneau (4th) and Versailles (5th) who have 44 points can also go ahead if successful on Monday. Led (1-0, 33rd) on a penalty from Alain Ipiele (ex-Sainte-Geneviève), the Red Star hit the crossbar on a header from Hacène Benali (54th) and fell on a great Arnaud Balijon (passed by the Red Star between 2015 and 2018), which notably deflected a header from Ndoye on his post (78th).
The sentence: “The football gods had decided not to reward us”, Habib Beye (Red Star)
After the defeat in Dunkirk, Habib Beye, also annoyed by the refereeing, did not hide his frustration. “The gods of football had decided not to reward us, given the multiple situations, the post, the bar… They had a very great goalkeeper who had an exceptional match and a few things that we don’t control, unfortunately. I told the referee what I had to tell him… But I also told my players not to make excuses. Everyone must analyze their performance. I would analyze mine. It’s not what decides the game. We had the opportunities. We won’t let go until the end of the season. When we analyze the content of the match, we would have deserved something else. There may be frustration, but we must continue to move forward and already plan for the Concarneau match. »
The reaction: in the turmoil, Sainte-Geneviève responded on the ground
After the serious incidents last weekend after the match against Boulogne-sur-Mer, Sainte-Geneviève, a historically quiet and uneventful club, has already been heavily sanctioned. Meeting on Thursday March 30, the disciplinary committee put the file under investigation but has already decided to suspend five players as a precaution: Zanga Koné, Adrien Fleury, Raoul Junior Delgado, Damien Furtado and Quentin Barcelo. The last four were holders against Boulogne.
Despite their absences and a necessarily diminished team, the group, which had a very difficult week, remobilized perfectly. Manu Dorado’s team won (1-0) in Haguenau thanks to a goal from El Hadji Dieme (28th). It is even the first victory in 2023 for Sainte-Geneviève which remained on a series of 8 games without success (3 draws, 5 defeats). The Essonne club took the opportunity to get out of the red zone in group B of National 2 (10th). But he has not yet finished with the sad affair of Boulogne. He will have to find a fallback ground for his next home game since the Parc des Sports has been suspended as a precaution. There will also be a legal component because complaints have been filed by the Boulonnais.
Disappointment: the climb is over for Créteil
Downgraded to National 2 in May 2022, Créteil will have to stay a second season in a row at this level. Saturday, Stéphane Masala’s players lost (0-2) the last chance match against Epinal, 2nd.
“There is nervousness, we are very disappointed with this defeat at home, regrets the Cristolian coach. This match was the opportunity to stay at the top of the table. We failed to do so. There were a lot of opposing elements against us. We found ourselves at ten (expulsion from Jolibois in the 33rd), which had never happened to us this season. At the start of the match, there was a similar situation but the Spinalien only took a yellow… We didn’t feel a huge difference between the two teams but, Épinal is on a good dynamic, unlike us who face headwinds. You will have to digest quickly. But the championship does not stop there. We have to stay as high as possible, for the group, the club and our supporters. »
Fourth in Group B, Créteil is now too far away, twelve points from 1st place. The climb will therefore be played out between Fleury (1st, 48 pts), winner of Belfort (1-0, goal from Vouma), Épinal (2 in 47 pts) and FC 93 Bobigny (3rd, 46 pts) who won (2 -1) in Metz thanks to Farid Beziouen’s 19th goal this season and Abdelsamad Hachem’s 7th.
The player of the weekend: Patrick Koffi (Lusitanos Saint-Maur)
On March 6, 2020, Patrick Koffi, 18 at the time, made his big debut in L2 with Paris FC in a match at Troyes (1-1), the last of the season before the Covid. He then signed a 3-year professional contract with Paris FC and René Girard used him in the first match of the 2020-2021 season at Chambly (3-0 victory). But after missing a big chance, Koffi was sent off. The turning point of his young career. Then appeared once in L2, he had been loaned to Créteil (National) last season where things went very badly. Returning to the PFC in December 2021, he remained with the reserve (N3). After terminating his last year of contract with the PFC, the American signed last September with Lusitanos Saint-Maur (N2) to try to revive his career. Saturday during the victory in Reims (2-1), he scored his 2nd goal in 2 games, bringing his total to 4 goals.
The number: 4
The number of consecutive victories for Drancy, winner at Montrouge (1-0) on Saturday in National 3. Since the arrival of Himed Hamma on the bench, Drancy, now undefeated for 5 games, has gone from 13th to 4th place . “We are progressing slowly, but we must continue because despite this series, which gives us hope, we are not far from the red zone”, tempers the coach. In the next match, Drancy will receive Aubervilliers who took over the leader’s chair thanks to their success against the Paris FC reserve (2-1) combined with Vitry’s loss against Brétigny (1-2).
The duel: The Fleury girls are getting closer to Paris FC
In the fight for 3rd place for D1 Arkema, qualifying for the preliminary round of the Champions League, Paris FC carried out a very bad operation by being hooked (2-2, 10th goal from Clara Mateo and 11th goal from Mathilde Bourdieu this season) by Guingamp. Fleury, winner of Dijon (1-0, goal by Julie Piga) is three points behind Paris FC, which still occupies 3rd place four days from the end. But on paper, Fleury’s schedule is more favorable. Paris FC will, in fact, have to move successively to Lyon (April 16), then to PSG (May 6).
Among young people: Aboubakar Diaby, the serial scorer of Montfermeil chose Paris FC
With Montfermeil, Aboubakar Diaby lost to Amiens (1-2) in group A of the national U19 championship. If he remains 2nd, Montfermeil remains under threat from PSG (3rd at 3 pts) and Amiens (4th at 4 pts) four days from the end to obtain one of the two qualifying places for the play-off. Diaby has decided for his future. Author of 21 goals since the start of the season (top scorer in all groups in U19), the 18-year-old striker spent with Paris 13 Atletico and Meudon, who was followed by many clubs (Troyes, Brest, Sochaux, Saint- Étienne and foreign teams, particularly in Italy) made the choice of proximity by signing with Paris FC.
THE RESULTS
NATIONAL (27th day)
Dunkirk – Red Star 1-0, Orleans – Paris 13 Atletico 0-0. Monday, 6 p.m.: Versailles – Châteauroux (Jean Bouin stadium).
NATIONAL 2 (23rd day)
Group A. Rennes (b) – Racing CFF 1-1, Poissy – Chateaubriant 0-1. .
Group B. Haguenau – Sainte-Geneviève 0-1, Reims (b) – Lusitanos Saint-Maur 1-2, Créteil – Epinal 0-2, Metz – FC 93 Bobigny 1-2, Fleury – Belfort 1-0. .
NATIONAL 3 (20th day)
Blanc-Mesnil – Les Mureaux 1-2, Aubervilliers – Paris FC (b) 2-1, Entente SSG – Les Ulis 0-0, Ivry – PSG (0-2, Linas-Montlhéry – Le Mée 2-1, Montrouge – Drancy 0-1, Vitry-Bretigny 1-2.
U19 NATIONALS (22nd day)
Group A. PSG – Lens 1-2; Montfermeil-Amiens, Le Havre-Drancy 1-1
Group FC 93 Bobigny – Sochaux, Clermont – Paris FC, Strasbourg – Torcy 0-0.
D1 Women (18th day)
Paris FC – Guingamp 2-2, Fleury – Dijon 1-0, PSG – Bordeaux 1-0.