With Aussies Ellie Carpenter, Clare Hunt and Sarah Hunter competing in D1 Féminine, Beyond 90 will be keeping readers up to date with how their teams are faring.
A young Olympique Lyonnais suffered their first loss of the season as Girondins de Bordeaux won 2-1. Alice Marques opened the score for OL at 33’ but experienced Sarah Bourgouin scored a brace (45+4’, 85’) to win Bordeaux’s last game in D1 Arkema, as the club has been relegated to D2.
FC Fleury lost their playoff spot to Stade de Reims after losing 2-3 against Montpellier HSC. Nérilia Mondésir gave an early lead to MHSC (4’) and Maëlle Lakrar doubled their lead at 35’. Fleury came back to level the scores at 2-2 through Bactheba Louis (46’) and Léa Le Garrec (56’), but Léa Khelifi scored the winner for Montpellier at 78’.
Le Garrec left the field due to a serious knee injury, and Maëlle Lakrar is joining Real Madrid. Montpellier’s president has said that he will decrease the women’s team investment because they did not finish as high as expected.
Stade de Reims qualified for the playoffs after a 2-1 win at Paris Saint-Germain, the icing on the cake for the coach Amandine Miquel. Rofiat Imuran (15’) and Anaele Le Moguedec (27’) gave a 2-0 lead to Reims. PSG reduced the deficit thanks to Fanny Rossi (28’), but were unable to come back. Clare Hunt was in PSG’s starting lineup.
Paris FC also lost in this round, 0-1 against Dijon FCO, allowing a goal from Léa Declercq (79’).
AS Saint-Etienne and Lille OSC drew 1-1. Cindy Caputo opened the scoring from the penalty spot at 20’ for ASSE, before Anaïs Ribeyra equalised at 53’.
Finally, EA Guingamp and Le Havre AC played a seven-goal game with Le Havre winning 4-3. Laurie Teinturier opened the scoring for Guingamp at 2’, then Chancelle Effa Effa equalised at 32’. In the second half, Le Havre took the lead thanks to Inès Benyahia at 56’, but Guingamp made it 2-2 soon afterwards thanks to Alison Peniguel (58’). Benyahia scored again two minutes later to give Le Havre a 3-2 lead, and Effa Effa made it 4-2 at 67’. Marie-Charlotte Léger made it interesting for Guingamp with an 88thh minute goal but Le Havre hung on for a dramatic victory.
Olympique Lyonnais, Paris-Saint-Germain, Paris FC and Stade de Reims have secured their spot for the playoffs.
Semi Final: Saturday 11th, 9.00pm, Paris Saint-Germain vs. Paris FC
Semi Final: Sunday 12th, 5.00pm, Olympique Lyonnais vs. Stade de Reims
Friday 17th, 6.00pm: 3rd place game
Friday 17th, 9.00pm: Final
D1 Arkema Ladder
