2023-10-21 00:39:50
This is becoming a very bad habit at the Jean-Bouin stadium. As against Rouen (2-2), Avranches (1-1) and Sochaux (1-1), Versailles opened the scoring against Marignane-Gignac at the start of the second period. But once again, Laurent Peyrelade’s team failed to maintain its advantage. The Marseillais, promoted to National, managed to equalize in the 87th minute (1-1).
Versailles therefore sees new points soar at home where it presents a deficit (1 victory, 4 draws, 1 defeat now). Because of their inability to “kill matches”, the Versailles remain stuck in the soft underbelly (9th), closer to the relegation zone (two points ahead) than to the podium (five points behind 3rd) .
This team nevertheless shows interesting things, intermittently. If last season, Versailles was seen above all as a team of “mercenaries” by its opponents and observers, the new owners, Alexandre Mulliez and Fabien Lazare, wanted to rejuvenate it during the transfer window. Alongside promising recruits (Nadje, Bangoura, Altikulac, Hend…), internal promotion is also used like Jordan Mendes. Trained at the club, the 19-year-old midfielder, 6th match this season and 2nd start, was rewarded for his good activity by opening the score (1-0, 52nd). A goal that he himself sought.
But after being saved by his post on a header from Goteni, formerly of Paris 13 Atletico, (60th), Sébastien Renot had to bow (1-1, 87th). Just before this equalizer in the form of a stab, Modeste Duku had wasted a delicious offering from Jeremain Lens (82nd).
The first matches of this 11th day were favorable to Red Star who will host Cholet on Monday evening (7:30 p.m.) at Bauer. His pursuer Niort in fact lost (4-2) in Orléans and Villefranche was hung up in Sochaux (3-3). The leader will therefore have the possibility of widening the gap further by taking 8 and 9 points ahead of Niort and Villefranche if he wins in front of Cholet who has just changed coach.
Match sheet
VERSAILLES – MARIGNANE-GIGNAC 1-1 (0-0).
Goals. Versailles: Mendes (52nd); Marignane: Bouhmidi (87th). ,
Versailles: Renot – Jaques, Gibaud, Akueson – Lefèvre, Nadje, Mendes, Altikulac – Bangoura (Leborgne, 63rd), Prunier (Lens, 63rd), Baaloudj (Duku, 79th). Enter. : Peyrelade.
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