At the head of this 16th day of Ligue 2, the clash between the leader of Le Havre and the Bordeaux has turned in favor of the Normans. Defeated in Annecy under the downpour, Saint-Étienne remain stuck in bottom place in the table.
It was a dense and tick-filled night for the HAC. His fans’ Christmas present has arrived. Not at the foot of the tree but in the stands. For the first time since its inauguration in 2012, the Océane stadium was sold out. History to reward the excellent flight of the band to Luka Elsner who rears up to the head of Ligue 2.
The Le Havre fans were not mistaken, their protégés, leaders of the league, received their second place – the Girondins de Bordeaux.
The Normans took on the leaders’ costume to treat themselves to a ninth win and a fourteenth consecutive game without defeat in the league thanks to a goal from Amir Richardson (1-0, 9th), well helped by the failed exit of Gaëtan Poussin.
Reduced to ten after the expulsion of Quentin Cornette (67), the HAC has been able to resist the onslaught of Bordeaux and still dreams of climbing into Ligue 1. With this success, Victor Lekhal’s teammates are sure to close out 2022 on the chair of leader.
ASSE, red lantern
Two rooms, two atmospheres. It’s not the time for Forez to celebrate but to worry. Saint-Étienne clinched the championship after leaving in mid-November for the lands of Ruthenia (2-0 defeat).
Yesterday the Saint-Etienne dam sank under the downpour of Annecy, flooded from the second minute of the game since the Haut-Savoyards opened the score and even drowned when Moïse Sahi Dion went there with his brace (51), taking advantage Etienne defensive approximations.
The Greens, however, did not let go and managed to reduce the score with Léo Pétrot (2-1, 76th). The Saint-Etienne red lantern then thought he could get back into the game. In vain.
The sky has not yet cleared over the heads of the Greens, who are more concerned with saving their butts in Ligue 2 rather than dreaming of the top of the standings to hope to find the elite.
Grenoble misses, not Sochaux
With Bordeaux’s defeat by leaders Le Havre, Sochaux had a golden opportunity to overcome the Girondins. The Cubs did not wander against Rodez but provided the essential (1-0) thanks to a goal by captain Aldo Kalulu (73rd).
The residents of Grenoble also had the opportunity to move up and overtake Bordeaux in the table and reach the provisional podium in Ligue 2. But Isérois lost against Quevilly-Rouen (2-0).
Dijon to the power of five
The charter of the evening was signed by the Dijonnesi. The Burgundians corrected the Lavallois (5-0), taking advantage in particular of the clumsiness and mistakes of the promoted. Bryan Soumaré took the opportunity to look after him by scoring twice.
All the results of this 16th day of Ligue 2:
Annecy 2 – 1 Saint Etienne
Le Havre 1 – 0 Bordeaux
Pau 0 – 1 Paris FC
Nimes 1 – 2 Guingamp
Metz 0 – 0 Niort
Dijon 5 – 0 Laval
Bastia 1 – 0 Caen
Sochaux 1 – 0 Rodez
Quevilly-Rouen 2 – 0 Grenoble
Valencia 1 – 1 Amiens
