We can no longer stop the promoted Lens, winners in Annecy this Friday, during the 17th day of Ligue 2.
Le Mans, attractively promoted as winner in Annecy 2 to 1, temporarily rose to 2nd place in Ligue 2 on Friday evening at the opening of the 17th day, marked by the defeat (2-1) of Pau at home against Amiens, before Saturday’s matches. Thanks to this success, the Sarthois (30 points), who extend their unbeaten streak to twelve matches, slot themselves between the leader Troyes (32 pts, the ranking here) and Saint-Etienne (29 pts), who will play respectively at Boulogne-sur-Mer on Monday and against Bastia on Saturday.
Little worried at the Parc des Sports, the promoted side moved in the direction of march early in the game, opening the scoring thanks to a penalty converted by Antoine Rabillard (20th). After Annecy’s equalizer from Antoine Larose, the visitors validated a logical success with a goal from Samuel Yohou shortly after the hour mark (61st, 2-1).
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Bad operation on the other hand for Pau, upset at Nouste Camp by Amiens, winner by the same score. While they had the opportunity to grab the podium, the Palois (7th, 26 pts) lacked a solution against the Picard who, with goals from Ilyes Hamache (20th) and Kylian Kaïboué (90+), are in 14th place (18 pts). Buoyed by a goal from Jérémy Gélin (31st), Nancy gave itself some breathing room by dominating Clermont in the fog of Marcel-Picot and grabbed 15th place (18 pts).
Stunning Dunkirk
At the bottom of the table, Laval, reduced to 10 just before the break after the exclusion of Yohan Tavares, was overthrown by Dunkerque (6th, 27 pts) thanks to a double from Thomas Robinet, author of his 7th and 8th goals of the season (35th, 58th).
Building on the momentum of their draw (1-1) at Troyes, Rodez won against a Guingamp team, reduced to 10 men for an hour and who missed a penalty. But after leading 2-0 for a long time, the Ruthenois suffered a scare at the end of the match after Stanislas Kielt reduced the score from the penalty spot (87th).
