At the start of the final sprint, “Le Parisien” invites you to take a tour of the football program in Ile-de-France. This weekend will be rather “light” since the National 2, the National 3 and the U19s are taking a break.
The poster of the weekend: Issy – Fleury
PSG (in Bordeaux) and Paris FC (in Lyon) outside, all eyes will be on the derby of this 20th day of D1 Arkema between the Chouettes d’Issy and Fleury this Saturday (2:30 p.m.) at the Cité sports. This match is especially important for Issy. After three wins in a row, the promoted lost heavily to Bordeaux (3-0) and PSG (6-1) in his two games in April. Three days from the end, Camille Vaz’s team is 10th, and first non-relegation, with three points ahead of Soyaux.
Issy who will have two difficult matches (Montpellier, Lyon) to end the season must take points during this derby to give himself some air. As for Fleury who is ahead of Bordeaux (5th) by two points, the objective will be to keep this good 4th place.
The question: Will Créteil avoid last place?
Relegated to National 2 since his defeat at Bastia-Borgo (2-0), Créteil is playing the last home game of his sad season against Cholet. He will not find his short-lived coach (January-February 2021) Richard Déziré, laid off by Cholet on Monday, for non-sporting reasons. For the Cristoliens, the only challenge will be to save honor by avoiding finishing last in the National. Before the big maneuvers and the change of president as revealed in our columns, the public at the Duvauchelle stadium should show their dissatisfaction.
“It’s a disaster for the club to go down, especially after the descent that we experienced 4 years ago. The whole group is affected. The season has been very difficult for everyone, at all levels, and we’re having a hard time with the descent. Even if there is no more stake in terms of the classification, we do not want to finish last. We still want to take points and give everything until the end, especially at home in front of our supporters, ”underlines midfielder Christopher Baptista, 7th season at the club.
The player to watch: Cosette Morché (Issy)
Cosette Morché, 25, the American from the Chouettes d’Issy, has just been nominated for the UNFP Trophies for the best goalkeeper of the season with Chiamaka Nnadozie (Paris FC), Mylène Chavas (Bordeaux), Christiane Endler (OL) and Barbora Votikova (PSG). Arrived this season from the American club OL Reign, the tall 1.88m goalkeeper is rewarded for her fine performances in the cage of the promoted D1 Arkema who seems on track to win his maintenance.
She is having her second experience in Europe after playing in Sweden at Eskilstuna between 2019-2020. “Being in Issy is a real challenge for me. It’s great, I just want to continue learning, gaining experience, playing time. I don’t want to go back to the United States to be on the bench, ”she explains.
The info: the Red Star convened on May 10
The Disciplinary Committee, meeting on Thursday, has still not taken a decision on the follow-up to be given to the match stopped between Red Star and Sète on April 15. The Ile-de-France club is again summoned by the committee on Tuesday, May 10. It seems likely that the precautionary measure behind closed doors at the Bauer stadium will be extended and that the last match of the season against Concarneau on May 13 will take place without an audience. Habib Beye’s team goes to the leader Laval where the atmosphere will be festive after the rise in L2 assured Monday in Chambly (3-0).
The program
NATIONAL (29th day). Friday, 6:30 p.m.: Créteil – Cholet (Duvauchelle stadium), Laval – Red Star.
D1 FEMININE (20th day). Saturday, 2:30 p.m.: Issy – Fleury (sports city), 16 h 45 : Bordeaux-PSG. Sunday, 2:45 p.m. : Lyon – Paris FC.