2023-09-23 21:25:53
Difficulties continue in Ligue 2 for Paris FC. This Saturday, on the occasion of the 7th day, Stéphane Gilli’s men lost to the players of AC Ajaccio (2-1), more offensively inspired and determined, at the end of a match without much relief. This is a new setback for the club, which had found some color after its nice victory at Amiens (3-0) last week and has still not gone two matches without defeat since the start of the season.
The first half, quite dull, set the tone for the match. On a pitch in poor condition and in a sparse François-Coty stadium, the two teams struggled to develop their game and were content with their defensive solidity. But the tempo was still mainly dictated by Ajaccio, who had the best opportunity: a direct free kick from Thomas Mangani, diverted with the tips of his gloves for a corner by Ivan Filipovic (38th).
Hamel still scores
However, both teams were more inspired after returning from the locker room. So far relatively calm, Ajaccio goalkeeper Mathieu Michel first had to work against his own defender, Cédric Avinel, author of a poorly controlled tackle (51st). Five minutes later, it was the Corsicans who struck first, with a lofted header from Tim Jabol-Folcarelli (1-0, 56th). But this opening score woke up the Ile-de-France residents: following an outburst from Alimami Gory, Pierre-Louis Hamel, author of his third goal of the season, appeared at the far post to equalize immediately (1-1, 58th) .
The lull only lasted ten minutes, until Yacin Baamou’s cannonball: a heavy strike from 20 meters, which left Filipovic helpless and allowed the Corsicans to regain the lead (2-1, 68th). During the last ten minutes, the PFC then tried everything to come back but stumbled on an Ajaccian block inspired and relieved once its first victory of the season at home was validated. In the standings, the Parisian club is now in a dangerous 16th place with 6 points, overtaken by its tormentor of the evening (12th, 9 points).
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