To hope to maintain its position, Stade Mayennais had to win its last two matches and benefit from an exceptional combination of circumstances. But the dreaded verdict fell on Saturday. By winning, Carquefou took away his last illusions. Mayenne is therefore officially relegated to R2.
“I am disappointed by our performance, analyzed Bertrand Agesne, the Mayenne coach. We were not at the technical level of an R1 match. It’s a reflection of a difficult season. We will now rebuild to calmly prepare for the future. We will focus on being competitive from next season to move up to R1”.
However, everything started well for the Mayennais, who had mastered the first half hour of play by bringing out the balls well and finding the right gaps. And it was logical that Gilles opened the scoring at the end of a good collective action (1-0, 27′). But paradoxically, it was from that moment on that the Mayennais began to thwart. Axel Simoes took the opportunity to offer Carquefoliens the equalizer, benefiting from a defensive error just before the break (1-1, 45′).
This goal, which came at the worst time, hurt the minds of the Mayennais. Which were absent at the start of the second period. “We didn’t have enough accuracy to get into situations after the break,” regretted Bertrand Agesne. On the contrary, it was the Loire-Atlantique players who took the advantage through Killian Simoes on a quick transition (1-2, 57′). The fate of the match had just changed. Gilles having failed to convert Mayenne’s only chance of the second half (90+1′).
MAYENNE – CARQUEFOU: 1-2 (1-1)
Referee: M.Gandais.
GOALS. Mayenne: Gilles (27′) Carquefou: A. Simoes (45′), K. Simoes (57′).
