Finally, the return of the championship after the lull due to the World Cup did not hold any big surprises. Unfortunately for ASSE, who bounced back with a defeat in Annecy and remain bottom of the table. This match, played in the opening of this day of Ligue 2, was followed by the Le Havre – Bordeaux poster. The Normans, first, complete the superb operation of the day by beating the now former second in the championship, in a hard-fought match.
Sochaux takes advantage of it, thanks to the three points won at home against Rodez. The team goes from 2nd to 5th point of the HAC. Behind, Grenoble fell on Quevilly-Rouen. The Norman team coached by Olivier Echouafni is now close to the top 10 despite the fear of their defender Jason Pendant, who collected 21 points as a Christmas present.
Valenciennes and Amiens are floundering
Valenciennes and Amiens separate on 1-1, the last success of Valenciennes in the league now dates back to 15 October that of Amiens dates back to 8 October. Both teams are 5th and 6th in the standings. 7th, Caen suffers the Bastia law by bowing at the end of the game on a goal by Yohan Baï on entry, who finds himself excluded two minutes later for an uncontrolled tackle.
Guingamp, on the other hand, was all smiles after Gaétan Courtet’s injury-time penalty win. The match was also full of mistakes in the penalty area as three penalties were converted, including one from former Sochalien player Jérémy Livolant. The Bretons, just like Paris FC, winners in Pau, return to the Stade Malherbe de Caen with 23 points.
One of the lessons of the day also comes from the Dijon box against Laval. Lacking offensive success for weeks, Omar Daf’s players unraveled this time around. With a brace from Bryan Soumaré and a great game from Le Bihan, scorer and passer. 6 shots on goal, 5 goals, this time the success was on the side of the Côte-d’Or players. Finally Metz, second attack in the championship, remained silent towards Niort and is 10th.
