Results and Highlights of the 1st Day of Ligue 2 BKT: Grenoble Foot 38 Surprises AS Saint-Etienne with a 0-1 Victory

This Saturday August 5 was disputed
1st day of Ligue 2 BKT with nine matches on the schedule. The 3:00 p.m. match concerned the meeting between AS Saint-Etienne and Grenoble Foot 38.

Saint-Etienne – Grenoble Foot 38
0-1

For this opening match of the 2023/2024 version of the championship, there is a surprise in a cauldron already ready, although partially closed. Yet the Greens had a penalty (very nice) and stopped by Maubleu, then a goal finally refused for a disputed offside. The people of Isère will achieve the perfect shot since in the 91st minute it is Sanyang who will score following a good recovery from behind. Grenoble should even have won with a bigger gap if their attackers had been more precise, especially Postolachi alone against the goalkeeper and who struck over at the start of the game.

AC Ajaccio – Rodez AF 1-1

The Corsicans are back in Ligue 2 after relegation at the end of the season. They are naturally part of the favorites on the podium, however it is the players of Rodez who will open the scoring by Rajot after 6 minutes. Touzghar will nevertheless equalize just before the break (45 + 5).

Valenciennes FC – AJ Auxerre 1-4

There too, a relegated from Ligue 1 and candidate for a comeback, AJ Auxerre. They are also the ones who will score through Ousmane Camara (18th). It will be a short-lived joy since Jonathan Buatu equalizes in the 22nd minute. In the second period Camara will offer or double (62nd). Gauthier Hein will even make the break (70th) then also afford a double (79th).

Stade Lavallois – SCO Angers 1-0

Derby for this first day between Laval and Angers, in a stadium where nearly 9000 supporters came. The first period will be rich in faults and yellow cards (three) for failing to see goals. In the second half it was the locals who opened the scoring through Sam Sanna (66th).

Paris FC – Stade Malherbe de Caen 0-2

Paris FC starts its championship in a funny way. After 2 minutes of play Jules Gaudin takes a yellow card, then a second in the 33rd, leaving his team at 10. Behind, Julien Lopez (39th) and Lamine Gueye (45th) are injured for the Parisians. Three minutes later the ex-Bordeaux Alexandre Mendy opened the scoring for Caen… They doubled the lead in the second half through Ali Abdi, a former PFC player (63rd).

USL Dunkirk – ES Troyes AC 2-2

In ten minutes, three goals were scored in this meeting between the promoted and the relegated. Luka Ilic opened the scoring for Troyes (13th) before Kyliane Dong doubled the lead (17th). Behind Dunkerque will react by Rayan Ghrieb (23rd). This same player will achieve a double (75th).

US Concarneau – SC Bastia 0-0

Rough beginnings for these two teams, especially in the engagement with a lot of faults in the first period, informed Bastiais (Ducrocq and Liénard) but no goals. In the second half, the Bastia goalkeeper diverted a penalty from Concarneau.

Other results

Amiens SC – Quevilly-Rouen Métropole 1-0
FC Annecy – EA Guingamp 1-4
Pau FC – FC Girondins de Bordeaux (Monday at 8:45 p.m.)

Classification

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