Montpellier ASPTT has been stopped in its quest for promotion to D3 women's league. Opposed to Troyes, on their Grammont pitch, the Montpelliéraines lost the return match 4-2, this Sunday, when they had held the Estac in check in the first leg last weekend, 0-0. "It's a second strange match. We thought we were not too far and then we realized we were far. We lacked a bit of freshness, lucidity at times. Maybe a bit too stressed. Yet, in the first leg, we had done the essential even if we had not scored, we had been solid and then today (Sunday), we were too far from this Troyes team that played well, that has a collective base and is technically very interesting", analysed one of the two Montpellier coaches, Rachid Ichou. Troyes lit the first sparks with a shot by Akhnak (11th) and two corners in a row, including a ball floated off the chest to the post by Litho Khamene. Troyes replied with a first alert by Eldin (19th) before Litho Kamene was launched into the surface for a shot outside the reach of Azaïs (21st). ASPTT replied with Akhnak's small net (33rd) and especially this corner by Bodain taken by Matell on the transverse (39th). "If we get to a draw at halftime, we don't know! But overall, Troyes deserves its victory. Bravo to them. They produced the game, in the first leg, in the return", repeated Rachid Ichou as the Estac, just returned from the dressing room, found the fault a second time by Eldin (47th) then Barata (78th) while the Héraultaises threw all their forces to try to catch up. Carcenac gave a faint hope to his team (1-3, 79th) quickly doused by the 4th Aubois goal. While Oukhallou reduced the gap (90th), in the image of the ASPTT's character not to want to give up. "I have regrets regarding the girls, of course. Clém (Azaïs) is in her sixth or seventh promotion match… After, I think we are still a bit far from this kind of teams. Bravo to Troyes and we'll see what we'll do next year, hoping to have a more consistent group to be able to compete with these teams."