With this hard-won success against Laval (1-0), 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 of his victory against Red Star (1-0).
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.
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).
While we were heading towards 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 (83).
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).
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).
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)
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
Later in the evening, Metz moved up to 4th place in the standings after beating Amiens 3-2 thanks to two goals from Gauthier Hein (16th and 43rd) while the Pau-Bastia match was postponed to an indefinite date.
The match could not be played on Friday evening, just like Ajaccio-Martigues (played on Saturday, 1-1), due to the transport strike in Corsica. The movement has since been lifted.
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