Le Havre slowed down, Sochaux and Bordeaux who are struggling, Grenoble which climbs to 4th place, Niort which sinks Dijon… the multiplex of the 22nd day of Ligue 2 this Friday evening has reserved for us its share of exciting twists! Make way for the Tops and Flops of this L2 evening.
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Tops
Sochaux: the pass of three
All was not perfect, but the essential is assured. On the lawn of Rodez, Sochaux avoided the trap in a relegation zone and did not drop any points on the way. However, the RAF caused a lot of problems for a FCSM team on alternating current in Aveyron. After Doumbia’s goal, Deprès slammed a nice header to equalise. Finally, it was Sissoko from a penalty in the second half that allowed his team to retain second place.
Bordeaux: the reaction
And Sochaux needed this victory not to drop one rank in the standings. Because Bordeaux also keeps the rhythm and reacted well. After their defeat against Le Havre (1-2) in the week, the Girondins delivered a serious performance to overcome Pau (2-0) in the Aquitaine derby at Nouste Camp. Special mention to Aliou Badji, scorer on a golden service from Dilane Bakwa. What to deliver and increase the striker, disappointing so far?
𝑽𝑰𝑪𝑻𝑶𝑰𝑹𝑬
[0⃣-2⃣] #PAUFCFCGB pic.twitter.com/4UuFtBCqba
– FC Girondins de Bordeaux (@girondins) February 3, 2023
Grenoble: quietly
“We don’t look up”. For the moment, Grenoble and its trainer Vincent Hognon remain cautious. It is true that the GF38 is not necessarily the most impressive team, but it is very well organized and often clinical. Good results like the victory in Nîmes (2-0) which today place the Isère club in 4th place, just three points from the climb. What to dream of? For the moment, Grenoble does not want to put its head in the clouds. But in a few weeks, who knows?
Olaitan’s monstrous lob, the Bangré show
The man in form of the multiplex was undoubtedly Mamady Bangré! Author of a magnificent double all in technique and touch against Guingamp (left foot and right foot), the attacking midfielder loaned to QRM by Toulouse delighted the Robert-Diochon stadium, and is gaining more and more importance in the system. by Olivier Echouafni. For his part, Junior Olaitan undoubtedly scored THE goal of the season with a 60-meter lob against Dijon as stratospheric as it was important to relaunch the Chamois against Dijon in a duel at the bottom of the table (1-0)!
Ligue 2 – A stratospheric 60-meter lob from Junior Olaitan for Niort against Dijon!
– MaLigue2 (@maligue2) February 3, 2023
Les Flops
Dijon, fear in the stomach
It was the game not to lose. And yet… Dijon was not able to take the slightest point against the red lantern Niort (0-1) in front of his increasingly disillusioned audience of Gaston-Gérard. This is going badly at the DFCO. Very bad. Omar Daf seemed a little in denial at the press conference, and even if we repeat at will that the players “are aware” of the situation, the rendering on the ground does not really justify it… The Burgundian club seems have hit rock bottom and will have to give themselves a good kick to hope to revive. The end of the season will be hot in the Côtes d’Or.
It’s over at Gaston-Gérard with this sad defeat against Niort (0-1). THE #DFCO remains in relegation position with 1 point behind Nîmes.#DFCOCNFC (0-1) pic.twitter.com/mdWFoOJ4Uc
– Dijon FCO (@DFCO_Officiel) February 3, 2023
Laval, too generous
The situation repeats itself too often. With 34 goals conceded, Laval is one of the worst students in the ranking of defenses. And his generous side plays too many tricks on him for a team that aims to maintain. In Valenciennes, goalkeeper Alexis Sauvage and his defenders once again offered gifts to a northern team which did not ask for so much to end its series of 9 games without a win (3-1). If the Tangos are still spectacular to follow, they will still have to take care to tighten the bolts a little more behind.
End of series for Bastia
It’s a very small flop because Bastia was one of the teams in form. But on the lawn of Caen (3-1 defeat), the Corsicans suffered too much from the law of the Normans. Especially in the duels, like an Alexandre Mendy who scored twice in the second half and an already decisive Saletros. It’s the end of the series for Sporting, which had been undefeated since the World Cup break. Nothing serious for all that, Bastia will have the opportunity to bounce back against Quevilly on February 11.
Photo by Alexandre Dimou/FEP/Icon Sport
