Paris's under-19 men fall to friendly defeat against Le Havre
Youth football•
Jean-François Vulliez's players were beaten 2-1 by the Normandy-based side in a lively encounter.
Bilal Laurendon – Yanis Bastaraud, Mathias Lavenette, Barnabé Atalmba, Khelyan Chatelus – Landry N’Dri, Yanis Khafi (C), Moustapha Doukoure – Noa Bezeme, Fabio Domingos, Noah Nsoki.
Players who came on in the second half:
Martin James, Rayan Abo El Nay, Zayon Chtai Telamio, Eddy Doue, Mohamed-Amine El Idrissi, Abdou Fanne Drame, Dimitri Lucea, Ethan Luvambano, Quentin Ndjantou, Hubert Mbuyi and Khalil Ayari.
Le Havre dominated the first-half proceedings and opened the scoring from the spot in just the eighth minute, before doubling their lead shortly after the half-hour mark.
After a complete change of personnel, Les Parisiens became the dominant ones in the second half and even pulled a goal back through Quentin Ndjantou – again from 12 yards out – in the 70th minute, but this strong momentum wasn't quite enough to earn them a draw. With plenty of positives to take away from this friendly, though, the team's pre-season preparations continue apace.