At the Abbé – Deschamps stadium, the match between AJ Auxerre and FC Sochaux- Montbéliard, counting for the play-offs of Ligue 2, was decided on penalties after the end of the regulation time and extra time (0-0). The Auxerre won (5-4, t.a.b) and will play their ascent against the eighteenth of Ligue 1

AJ Auxerre will be waiting for the 18th of the league 1 for a place in the elite after its victory at the end of the penalty shootout (5-4) at the end of a draw and virgin (0-0) this Friday in the playoffs of the league 2, at the Abbé-Deschamps. Jean Marc Furlan’s team dominated the game without scoring during most of it, but could have avoided extra time and the penalty shootout if his players had converted the clear actions, like his striker Gaëtan Charbonnier who had the match ball in his feet at the 90+ 2. Facing the goal, he sent the ball into the air after a shot from Trouillet was deflected by the opposing keeper, Prevot.

To do so, AJ Auxerre relied on a good Donovan Leon who diverted the shot of Yann Kitala, 3rd shooter of Sochaux-Montbéliard. Birama Touré, as a good captain, converted the last penalty of AJA and sent his team to the play-offs of Ligue 1. The crowd invaded the Abbé-Deschamps pitch after the match to celebrate the victory of his team, which since August 2016 has never won a penalty shootout in official competition.

Evolving in the second division since the 2012-2013 season , AJA is 180 minutes away from a move up to the first division next season. It will have as opponents FC Metz or AS Saint-Étienne, a reciprocal visit match. Auxerre will host the first leg on Thursday 26 May at 1 pm.