TOM BLAINE, France (Interstat) — Nancy defeated Dunkerque U19 3-2 in a Ligue 2 match Saturday at Stade Marcel Picot. Nicolas Saint-Ruf opened the scoring in the 20th minute, and Matthéo Guendez doubled the lead in the 34th minute. Anto Sekongo pulled one back for Dunkerque U19 in the 79th minute, but Enzo Tacafred restored Nancy’s two-goal cushion four minutes later. Thomas Robinet scored in first-half stoppage time for the visitors to set up a tense finish.

Vincent Sasso received a yellow card in the 68th minute for Dunkerque U19.

Nancy improved to 9 wins, 13 losses and 3 draws in Ligue 2 play, and 11-13-5 across all competitions. Dunkerque U19 fell to 7-8-6 in the league and 14-15-9 overall. The result gave Nancy a 3-2 victory in a back-and-forth contest at the Tomblaine venue.