Thanks to a 10th goal from Loïs Diony, Tuesday against Guingamp, Angers takes the lead after the first phase of the Ligue 2 season, with two points more than AJ Auxerre, also winner. AS Saint-Etienne has revived and is four points behind 5th place.
Before Ligue 1 on Wednesday, it was the first leg of Ligue 2 which delivered its verdict on Tuesday evening, with all 10 matches taking place simultaneously. The opportunity for Angers SCO and AJ Auxerre to conclude with a new victory, respectively against Guingamp (1-0, thanks to the 10th goal from Loïs Diony) and Laval (1-3, with the ninth goal from Gauthier Eh !). The Angevins are autumn champions with two points more than the Burgundians.
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😍 On a magnificent Auxerre action, the midfielder delights with a little roulette in the area before scoring the 3-1 goal!#LAVALAJA pic.twitter.com/xLACuZsVVS— beIN SPORTS (@beinsports_FR) December 19, 2023
In the ranking, then come Grenoble and Laval tied for third place. The GF38 takes the podium following a success in Concarneau (0-3, double from Pape Meïssa Ba). Pau FC slowed down, with a draw against Troyes (1-1) and a 5th in danger. AS Saint-Etienne finally won, when SC Bastia came to Geoffroy-Guichard (3-2), and finds itself four points from this 5th place synonymous with a play-off (against 4th).
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👉 Already 1-0 for Saint-Etienne! pic.twitter.com/s9EHMdCePq— beIN SPORTS (@beinsports_FR) December 19, 2023
The Girondins de Bordeau also found the taste of victory to end the year, winning against the penultimate, Dunkerque (0-2). Scorer Zan Vipotnik reassures himself with a fourth goal. FCGB is only 13th, nine lengths from 5th place, with only three points more than the first relegation, Annecy. Valenciennes is dead last, with a 10th defeat in 19 matches…