QRM had very little chance of avoiding the barrages. Since this Saturday, it is now official. Even with their victory against Dunkirk (3-1) for the 38th and last day of Ligue 2, Fabien Mercadal’s players will have to go through the play-off box. They will face the 3rd of National, Villefranche-Beaujolais.
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“We prepared this match (against Dunkirk, editor’s note) which was going to serve as a ramp for the play-offs“, explains Fabien Mercadal the coach. “We had planned this match well on the passage of the dams. But this first half against Dunkirk, very sincerely, we misused it. It will take without calling back. She clearly tells us that if we don’t put all the ingredients, we can’t exist“, analyzes the coach.
In the 1st half, the Quevillais missed out. Led from the 15th minute of play (Brahimi), they then equalized through Nazon (27th). “In the 1st half, there is nothing that needs to be done. There was no team block, no freshness, too many hesitations. In the same match, we had everything we shouldn’t do. And all there is to do“, adds Fabien Mercadal.
The red and yellow woke up in the 2nd half. Sabaly puts his people on the right track (69th) before the last Quevillais goal by Jozefzoon (75th). “Now it’s up to us to find the ingredients to succeed in these barrages. But the most important thing to remember is the involvement of the group. We have a good team. Everyone is involved, focused. There is a refusal to return to national“, adds Fabien Mercadal.
The first leg of the play-offs is scheduled for Tuesday May 24 at 8:30 p.m. The return match at Diochon will be on Sunday May 29 at 4 p.m.