The Merlus moved up to second place in the standings this Saturday after beating Stade Malherbe Caen.
Lorient moved back to 2nd place by winning at Caen 2-1, Saturday during the 8th day of Ligue 2, marked by the rout of Guingamp at Clermont (4-1).
The Lorientais return to two points behind the leader, Paris FC, winner of Laval 1-0 the day before.
In Ornano, Caen, of which Kylian Mbappé is the majority shareholder, suffered its fifth defeat of the season against Merlus and fell to 14th place. Perfectly launched by Brahim Traoré, Tidiam Gomis opened the scoring for the Normans in the 17th minute, but Eli Kroupi Junior equalized for the Bretons in the 35th. A loss of the ball from Traoré allowed Mohamed Bamba to rush to goal and offer victory to the Merlus (87th).
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After five matches without a win including a 3-0 setback at Grenoble, Clermont raised its head by winning 4-1 at home against Guingamp, still on alternating current. The Clermontois move up to 13th place while the Guingampais (6th) miss the opportunity to join the leading duo.
After a quarter of an hour, the Auvergnats were already leading 2-0 thanks to Yohann Magnin (9th) and Ousmane Diop (15th). Famara Diedhiou (53rd) and Diop, again (56th), increased the score in the second period. before the reduction of Amadou Sagna (88th)
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In the third match of the afternoon, Ajaccio (12th) and the bottom red Martigues drew 1-1 in Corsica. Christopher Ibayi opened the scoring for ACA (22nd), but the Corsicans found themselves at 10 after the exclusion of Benjamin Santelli (39th). The Martégaux took the opportunity to equalize thanks to Oucasse Mendy (45+1). Ajaccio even finished at 9 after Arsène Kouassi’s red card (73rd), but preserved a precious point
In the evening, Metz (7th, four points behind Lorient) hosts Amiens (10th) while the Pau-Bastia match has been postponed to an indefinite date. The match could not be played on Friday evening, just like Ajaccio-Martigues (played on Saturday), due to the transport strike in Corsica. The movement has since been lifted.
