Caen beats Bastia and moves away from the Ligue 2 red zone

Caen gave itself some fresh air by beating Bastia 2-0 at home, thanks in particular to striker Alexandre Mendy, top scorer in the history of the Norman club, on Saturday during the 12th day of Ligue 2. After the victory Tuesday against Martigues (3-0), this fourth success of the season allows the Malherbistes to move away from the red zone and climb to 13th place (14 points), hot on the heels of their opponent of the day (10th, 15 pts) . Before kick-off, the club, owned by Kylian Mbappé since the summer, and some 15,400 spectators at the Michel-d'Ornano stadium paid tribute to Alexandre Mendy. The 30-year-old striker became Stade Malherbe's top scorer on Tuesday thanks to a double against Martégaux, with 70 goals since his arrival in 2020.

Untenable, the Guinea-Bissau international once again panicked the Normandy counters by scoring a 71st time – his seventh achievement of the season – with a clear volley from a cross adjusted by Mickaël Le Bihan (31st). This opportunistic opening of the score came against the flow of play as the team coached by Nicolas Seube was mishandled in the first period by the Corsicans who were poorly rewarded. Caen goalkeeper Yannis Clémentia, after brilliantly interposing against Amine Boutrah (7th), was very happy to see his amount repel a point-blank recovery from Lisandru Tramoni (13th).

In a second act with a similar scenario, with Bastia domination still sterile, Bilal Brahimi scored the break goal from a free kick (57th). Friday evening, Paris FC was held at home (3-3) by Rodez but retained its first place after the misstep of its runner-up Lorient, defeated at Clermont (2-1). The 12th day continues on Saturday evening with the Guingamp-Grenoble meeting before ending on Monday with the trip from Metz to Ajaccio.