Laval and Grenoble, winners away from Paris FC and Caen during the 8th day on Tuesday, still occupy the first two places in Ligue 2, and are ahead of Auxerre, new third thanks to their success over Annecy at the Abbé-Deschamps.
Against Paris FC at the Aube stadium in Troyes, the Laval residents were satisfied with a goal from the tip of the foot in the area by Diaw (55th) to sign their fourth consecutive victory in the championship.
Grenoble also won far from its bases, at the Malherbe stadium against Caen (2-1), thus preserving its invincibility away from home this season with two victories and two draws. The Caennais opened the scoring with Abdy (19th), whose ball, with a very pure strike from around fifteen meters from the left corner of the penalty area, went to lodge itself in the opposite corner of the goal guarded by Maubleu . But Ba ruined the locals’ hopes as soon as they returned from the locker room, scoring twice in the 46th and 49th minutes. Jean-Marc Furlan’s men suffered a third defeat in a row and fell heavily in the standings, from fourth to seventh place.
Third in this ranking is now Auxerre after its very large victory over Annecy (4-0). At the Abbé-Deschamps stadium, Christophe Pélissier’s men opened the scoring (20th) thanks to… the Annecy goalkeeper, Callens, who could only push a ball diverted by his defender Mouanga on a cross into his goal from the right of the full-back Dagba. Ayé, with a header at the near post on a centered ball from the left, doubled the lead (28th). Perrin and Raveloson increased the score for AJA in the final minutes.
Amiens, held in check by Ajaccio (0-0) at the Licorne, comes off the podium and finds itself sixth. The Picards failed to capitalize on their opportunities, like this penalty ball sent onto the post by Mafouta on the hour mark.
At the back of the pack, Quevilly-Rouen sinks a little further: the Normandy team suffered at home, in front of Angers (0-1), its sixth defeat in eight days, and firmly occupies last place without any victory, with two points. Concarneau, thanks to its victory at Valenciennes (1-0) thanks to a penalty narrowly transformed by Etuin (31st), leaves the relegation zone, moving from 19th to 15th place.
