This weekend, we played the 16th round of the Coupe de France but also two games late in D2. Group B 12 games that had been postponed due to poor weather conditions. Val d'Orge won against Vendenheim, while Aurillac took important points against Clermont. A game late for the 12th day still remains to be played with the meeting Grenoble - Nîmes.

An offensive festival for leaders
Leading the group B, the Val d'Orge had seen the gap be reduced with his pursuers after the victories of Toulouse and Dijon, temporarily returned to two points of the players of Essonne. This is another high-profile team that the Val d'Orge received Sunday in Courcouronnes, FC Vendenheim, a team still in the right car at the end of the first leg of the championship.

Val d'Orge quickly opened the scoring by Julie Machart (7th), an advantage maintained until the half hour and the equalizer of Marion Rey, who is 17 years old scored his first goal in D2 (32nd). A short return because two minutes later Corinne Lebailly gives the advantage to the Val d'Orge by managing to lob Melodie Goepp. In a few minutes, the players of Nicolas Carric even make the break with a third registered by Céline Chatelain (37th).

At the return of the locker room, the Val d'Orge further accentuates his lead on a new goal by Corinne Lebailly (50th). Vendenheim reduced some of her time on a goal from Joanna Schwartz (65) and could even pick up a little more to score. But finally, the Parisians take off with three new goals scored by Danaé Dunord (75th), Julie Machart (77th) and Corinne Lebailly (90th) who offers a hat-trick by taking over a free-kick from Julie Belouet.

Seven goals to two, a broad victory that rewards the efficiency of the Val d'Orge and also confirms the result of the first leg where the players of Essonne had imposed 3-1 in Alsace. With this result, the Val d'Orge takes a five-point lead in Group B and gives himself air before moving to Toulon, a red lantern but a team often difficult to maneuver on his lawn.

Lala Zambrano decisive for his debut at Aurillac
The other good operation is for Aurillac-Arpajon. Auvergnat club received another team from the region with the arrival of Clermont Foot. The relegation FC2A before this match could leave the red zone in case of victory against the Clermontoises. A match for the maintenance, especially as the players of Yvan Charvillat also need points at the bottom of the ranking.

In the end, a 1-0 win for Aurillac, thanks to a goal by Yosneidy "Lala" Zambrano in the first half. The young Venezuelan striker recently arrived at the club, having played in the U-20 World Cup with the South American team. On purpose, she managed to lob the goalkeeper Clermont after being served in depth by the Cameroonian international Madeleine Ngono Mani.

Two players on which Aurillac counts to raise the head on this second part of the championship. The club has also chosen to recruit Mathilde Kepper, an American player who played in the university league with the team Louisiana State (LSU). All three aligned for this match, they participated in the victory of Aurillac, which now leaves the eleventh place in the standings at Le Puy.

The rest of the championship will be next weekend with Aurillac a trip on the lawn of Nimes, while Clermont will receive Dijon.

Photo: Nelson Fatagraf