Red Star were complaining about not winning away from home for five months - a victory at Châteauroux on October 2.
Gap now filled, after the convincing victory validated before the hour mark on the Villefranche Beaujolais field this Monday evening.
⏱ 01' Kick-off at Stade Armand-Chouffet!
@RedStarFC faces Villefranche for the 25th day of National.
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— Red Star FC ✪ (@RedStarFC) March 18, 2024
No one sees how the rise in Ligue 2 could escape the Red Star which has a thick cushion of seven points on Niort, 2nd, and eleven points on Martigues, 3rd, with 9 days remaining.
The Red Star found the opening in added time of the first period through Botella, the striker for whom it was the sixth goal this season (0-1, 45th + 2).
A cross from the right from Hachem, a poorly cleared recovery from Eickmayer, and Botella, the quickest, slipped the ball closely under Péan's belly.
Just after the break, the Audonian team made the break.
Rayane Doucouré, 23-year-old central defender who was celebrating his first start, extended a free kick from Botella, taken from the left (0-2, 49th).
Thirteenth and first relegated before the match, Villefranche went directly to attack the Audonian goal.
Beunardeau, the Red Star goalkeeper, was called upon first on a good shot from Louzif, but deflected the good shot from the Calado midfielder (9th).
Little by little, however, Habib Beye's players got their hands on the game, multiplying the opportunities, with dangerous shots from Hachem (15th) and Eickmayer (16th), a header from Kouagba on the opposing right post (21st), a beautiful curled shot from Durand, from the right (26th) or an attempt from Annani, from six meters, captured by Péan (40th).
Somewhat beneficiaries of the success specific to the team in a good dynamic, the Audoniens adjusted the sights, struck twice and quite easily contained the Caladois in the second half.
Friday (7:30 p.m.), they welcome Nancy, 4th in the National, to the Bauer stadium.