On this 3rd day of Ligue 2, Niort met USL Dunkirk in Marcel-Tribut.

Led by the score, USL Dunkirk suffered a 2-1 defeat against a more efficient Niort opponent.

Desabre's balanced 4-2-3-1 Niortais started the match with Merdji at the forefront, facing the starting 11 in 5-3-2 defensive vocation of his opponent.

In the 16th, on a pass from Demba, USL Dunkirk unlocked the counter thanks to Pierre.

In the process, Cassubie managed to cheat the goalkeeper, scoring the second goal of the game.

At the end of the first half, the players returned to the locker room with a score of 1-1.

The goal of Senegalese goalkeeper Mendy in the 95th, in added time, allowed Niort to validate this victory.

Dudouit received a yellow card.

With a possession of 50% respectively, USL Dunkirk and Niort are statistically neutralized.

Thanks to this victory, Niort gained 6 places and therefore took 10th place in the standings, thus ahead of Rodez.

The Dunkirk players suffered a defeat and, losing one place, the club fell to 16th place.

USL Dunkirk and Niort: the next matches

For his next match, Niort will face Grenoble at the René-Gaillard stadium on August 14 at 7 p.m. for the next day.

For its part, USL Dunkirk will meet Sochaux on the same day at exactly the same time, at the Auguste-Bonal stadium.

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The match in brief: line-up, goals and refereeing

USL Dunkirk - Niort: 1-2 (1-1 at halftime)

In Dunkirk (Marcel-Tribut), August 7, kick off at 7 p.m.

Niort coach: Sébastien Desabre

Composition of Niort: Quentin Braat (30), Joris Moutachy (29), Lenny Vallier (21), Guy-Marcelin Kilama (5) [then Bradley Matufueni M'bondo in the 43rd], Ibrahima Sory Conté (4), Yohan Cassubie (33), Brahima Doukansy (19) [then Samy Benchamma in the 64th], Bilal Boutobba (10), Dylan Louiserre (6), Yanis Merdji (20) [then Sidi Cissé in the 71st], Pape Ibnou Bâ (11) [then Joseph Mendes in the 71st]

USL Dunkirk coach: Romain Revelli

Composition of USL Dunkirk: Axel Maraval (30), Thiam Demba (28), Adon Gomis (27), Ibrahim Cissé (26), Loic Kouagba (3), Emeric Dudouit (2), Bilal Brahimi (33), Leverton Pierre (19) [then Manuel Semedo da Veiga in the 74th], Mohamed Ouadah (12), Malik Tchokounté (18), Désiré Segbé Azankpo (7) [then Jérémy Huysman in the 74th]

Goals: Pierre (16th), Cassubie (19th), Mendes (95th)

Warnings: Dudouit (37th) for USL Dunkirk

No player sent off

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