Overview

• USL Dunkerque defeated EA Guingamp 1-0 in the first round of the Ligue 2 promotion play-offs, held at Stade Marcel-Tribut.
• Maxence Rivera scored the match's only goal early in the second half, capitalizing on Dunkerque's home advantage.
• Guingamp's efforts to equalize included a disallowed goal by Lenny Vallier in the 70th minute due to offside.
• Dunkerque will now face FC Metz, the third-placed Ligue 2 team, in a play-off final on May 17 at Stade Saint-Symphorien.
• The winner of the final will compete in a two-legged tie against the 16th-placed Ligue 1 team for promotion to the top flight.