VELAINE-EN-HAYE, France (Interstat) — AS Nancy U19 defeated Pontarlier U19 2-1 on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in Championnat National U19 play at Parc des Sports Michel Platini 1. Pontarlier struck first in the seventh minute when Selyan Chanudet scored. Jordy Ntary Backala equalized for Nancy in the 10th minute, and Ahmet Yayla netted the winner in the 40th. Chanudet played the full match and scored once. Backala also went the distance and scored once, while Yayla scored in 65 minutes. Nancy held on despite four Pontarlier yellow cards, shown to Hugo Racine, Hakan Ustundag, Pierre Delagrange and Bassiru Jatta. The result left Pontarlier with a 0-4 record in the competition and 0-4 overall, while Nancy moved to 2-2 in the competition and 2-2 overall. Nancy will visit Strasbourg U19 on Sunday, Sept. 20. Pontarlier will host Stade de Reims on Sunday, Sept. 20. Pontarlier pushed forward late but could not find another goal.