Lorient misses the opportunity to take the lead, Dunkirk on the podium

Thanks to a goal from his goalkeeper in the dying seconds, Rodez snatched a draw against Lorient (3-3) on Friday, during the 10th day of Ligue 2, depriving the Merlus of first place in the standings.

The Lorient people thought they had done the hard part by leading 3 to 1 four minutes from time, thanks to the seventh goal of the season from Eli Junior Kroupi (32nd) and goals from Formose Mendy (56th) and Sambou Soumano (86th). ). But still in contact after a direct free kick from Mohamed Bouchouari (78th) and a goal from Waniss Taibi (90th), the Ruthenois snatched the equalizer on the last opportunity of the game thanks to a header from their goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi, mounted from a corner (90+7th). With this draw, the Merlus (20 pts) remain one point behind the leader, Paris FC, who will aim for a fifth success in a row on Saturday against Grenoble.

Behind, Dunkerque (19 pts) returns to the podium. A surprise team at the start of the season, the Northerners quickly forgot the equalizing penalty missed by their captain Gaëtan Courtet in Laval last week and resumed their march forward by winning against Red Star (2-0), thanks to a fox goal from the surfaces of their defender Opa Sanganté (31st) and a nice sequence from the Finn Naatan Skyttä (63rd).

Martigues reconnects

After eight games without a victory, Martigues won their second success of the season in Clermont (1-0). The Martéguaux remain 17th but come back level with Red Star and Caen with eight points.

In the fight for the climb, Metz temporarily moved up to fourth place after its success against Guingamp. Dominant for a long time but without solutions, the Lorraines were delivered by their winger Papa Amadou Diallo (71st). Tied with Messins with 18 points, Annecy (5th) and Amiens (6th) also won. The Savoyards got the better of Laval (2-0) while the Amiens won, by the same score, the first success of the season away from Pau.

In addition to the duel between Paris FC (2nd) and Grenoble (7th), the 10th day of Ligue 2 will continue on Saturday afternoon with the move of the red lantern Troyes to Caen (15th), before closing in the evening by the Corsican derby between Ajaccio (12th) and Bastia (10th).