Winner of Laval 1-0 at the end of the match, Paris FC signed its third victory in a row, consolidating its place as leader of Ligue 2 while Grenoble, beaten in Rodez (2-1), fell from the podium on Friday in opening of the 7th day.
With this hard-won success, the PFC now has 18 points, two more than its surprising runner-up, Dunkerque, while FC Annecy (15 pts) climbs to the 3rd step of the podium thanks to its victory against Red Star . But these last two teams remain within gunshot of Guingamp (4th, 13 pts) which travels to Clermont on Saturday, and Lorient (6th, 13 pts) which goes to Caen.
The Paris FC bench makes the difference
At the Charléty stadium, despite clear domination, the Parisian leader had to fight to break through the barrier of the very disciplined Tangos. Their compact low block has long annihilated the attempts of the Parisian attackers, like this double save by goalkeeper Mamadou Samassa on a tense shot from Nouha Dicko (34th).
As we moved vAfter a draw, Stéphane Gilli’s men went for the three points of victory thanks to the panache of the returning players, Julien Lopez and Pierre-Yves Hamel decisive, the first being an assist on the second’s goal (83rd).
Bad operation on the other hand for Grenoble, knocked down 2-1 in Rodez and demoted to 5th place (13 pts). The Grenoblois, second at kick-off, had done the hardest part by finding the fault shortly before the break thanks to Meïssa Ba (44th), co-top scorer in the championship with Messin Cheikh Sabaly (7 goals). The Ruthenois (15th, 6 pts), more enterprising during the second act, equalized ten minutes later through Mohamed Bouchouari before taking the advantage through Noah Cadiou (81st).
Thanks to a well-controlled second half, Dunkirk overthrew poorly ranked Troyes. After stumbling over Zacharie Boucher for a long time, the Northerners turned everything around with goals from their captain Opa Sangante (53rd) and Yassine Bammou (64th). The Red Star (14th, 7 pts) who thought they would bring back a draw from their trip to Annecy, collapsed at the end of the match by conceding defeat on a corner converted by Hamjatou Soukouna (84th).
