Auxerre carried out the good operation of the 14th day of Ligue 2, passing its evening opponent and rival for the promotion at the end of the season Saint-Étienne thanks to a prolific 5-2 victory at home on Saturday. Having moved up to 3rd place in the ranking, the Icaunais also took advantage of the misstep of leader Laval, surprised at home by Concarneau (0-3), and the completely crazy draw from Angers to Pau (4-4) to get closer of the top two in Ligue 2.
For the Greens, who slipped to 5th place in the standings (24 points) behind Grenoble, 2-1 winner in Amiens, it is the second defeat in a row, after the one suffered at home against Paris FC during the 13th day. Also beaten during the previous day, in Guingamp, the Auxerrois have resumed their march forward and are in 3rd place in the standings, with 25 points, thanks to this success won in particular thanks to a hat-trick from their Japanese striker. Ado Onaiwu.
With 29 points, Laval remains leader, but Olivier Frapolli’s players, reduced to 10 after the expulsion at the end of the first period of their striker Rémy Labeau Lascary, suffered their third defeat of the season by losing at home against Concarneau, which moved up to 11th place (18 points). The runner-up of the Mayennais, Angers, did not really take advantage of the opportunity. The Angevins, however, believed they had pocketed the three points of victory – which would have allowed them to regain the lead in the championship thanks to a better goal difference – thanks to a goal from Jean-Mattéo Bahoya at the very end of the match, giving them back the lead. 4-3 advantage… before seeing their opponents equalize in added time (4-4). Angers remains second, with 27 points.
In the race for the play-offs, Ajaccio moved up one place and is now in 6th place after its 1-0 home victory against Troyes, also benefiting from the 0-0 draw between Rodez and Guingamp in Aveyron. And at the bottom of the table, Bordeaux finally tasted victory again, thanks to a 3-1 success against Annecy which allowed it to escape the relegation zone (16th, with 15 points), like Paris FC, winner 1-0 from Bastia, and now 12th in the championship. In the northern duel of the (very) poorly ranked, Dunkirk won at the very end of the match in Valenciennes (1-0), and moved up to 18th place in the championship (12 points). Valenciennes remains last with 9 points, behind Quevilly-Rouen (11 points), which drew 3-3 at Caen.