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Leader since the 14th day, long with a large lead, Le Havre, at home, missed the opportunity to validate its rise in the elite by losing 2-0 against Valenciennes, Monday at the end of the 36th day.

By Le Figaro with AFP

Posted on 05/23/2023 at 08:34

It is the third defeat of the season, but the second in a row after the 1-0 loss last week in Annecy, for the HAC, which is only two lengths ahead of its runner-up Bordeaux and five over Metz. , still in the fight for one of the two tickets for the L1. The Ciels and Marines, who hoped to celebrate the comeback in front of nearly 20,000 supporters at the Océane stadium, will no longer have the right to make mistakes on Friday in Bastia, current 4th who has just crushed Pau 6-2 at home. Otherwise, Bordeaux, 3-0 winner of Laval on Saturday, could have the opportunity to go back in front. And above all, a new poor performance from Le Havre would give hope to Metz, which was hung 1-1 at Guingamp and is moving to Sochaux. By far the best defense in the championship, the HAC was surprised by Valenciennes on the edge of the abyss but who played without complex to extricate themselves from the red zone (14th, 42 points).

They took the advantage in the first minutes on a penalty obtained and converted by Adrian Grbic and drove the point home just before the break on a powerful strike from Mohamed Kaba. Always borrowed in attack this season, the Le Havre remained too rough to come back to the score: only two shots on target out of 20 attempted, two of which hit the uprights. If nothing is yet fixed at the top of the table, the suspense also continues at the bottom, where Niort and Nîmes are already relegated but seven teams, including Annecy and Valenciennes, are still concerned by the 17th and 18th places, synonymous with relegation to National .

By Le Figaro with AFP

Posted on 06/05/2023 at 21:55

Bordeaux, by winning 1-0 at home against Caen on Saturday at the start of the 34th day of Ligue 2, consolidated its second place in the standings, followed by three points by Metz, who got out of the Niort trap (3 -1). Leader Le Havre will host Rodez on Monday.

The Girondins showed efficiency by scoring a goal on their only two shots on target in the game, through Zuriko Davitashvili (16th), slightly offside when receiving the pass from Josh Maja in depth.

The Bordelais (65 points), whose schedule should be more lenient at the end of the season (travel to Quevilly and Annecy, reception of Laval and Rodez on the last day), are advancing a little more towards the rise in Ligue 1, a season after leaving her.

Behind, the Messins (3rd) still follow but were scared in the face of Niortais close to the descent.

Led 1-0 in the 42nd minute after Nesta Elphege’s opener, Georges Mikautadze took advantage of a penalty just after to come back level. Youssef Maziz, from the head, then allowed the Mosellens to take the lead (51st).

Mikautadze offered himself a double at the end of the game after a mistake by the Niortaise defense (83rd).

The Chamois Niortais, despite their defeat, remain alive since their destiny also depended on a victory for Valenciennes (15th) and Annecy (16th).

Gold Valenciennes was held in check (3-3) at another poorly ranked, Nîmes, after a spectacular match where the Nîmes came back to score twice in the second half thanks to Benoît Poulain (65th) and Nicolas Benezet (71st) – who responded to a double from Aymen Boutoutaou (61 and 70th).

Annecy, for its part, was held back by Dijon at home. Alexy Bosetti thought he had delivered his team in the 85th minute, but Bryan Soumaré equalized with a powerful strike (87th).

VAFC and Annecy are one point behind 17th place, occupied by Laval, winner (2-1) against Bastia.

In great shape at the end of the season, Sochaux were beaten at Amiens 1-0, while Paris FC won against Grenoble (1-0).

The evening offered other meetings rich in goals with the victory of Saint-Étienne against Guingamp (3-2) and that of Quevilly in Pau (4-3).

Continuation of the 32nd day of Ligue 2 this Saturday, with the draw of Le Havre against Quevilly-Rouen or the defeat of the Sochaux Cubs in Laval.

By Le Figaro with AFP

Posted on 04/22/2023 at 21:46

While Metz continued its momentum by winning at Saint-Etienne (1-3), Le Havre conceded a 0-0 draw on its lawn in the Normandy derby against Quevilly-Rouen, this Saturday, during the 32nd L2 day. Still leaders, the people of Le Havre do not panic, however, with their formidable series of 30 matches without defeat, but have been stalling since the resumption of January. Their draw against Quevilly is the seventh in their last eleven matches. The HAC still have a seven-point lead over Metz, but Bordeaux will come back to six points if they win on Monday.

Behind the top three, three teams are tied with 52 points. Sochaux, Caen and Bastia are the only three teams that still have a (small) chance to tickle Metz and Bordeaux for second place. But Sochaux suffered a setback on Saturday by losing 2-1 to Laval, which is doing a good operation in its fight to maintain by approaching two points from Annecy, the first non-relegation player beaten 3-0 at home by Rodez. Caen returned to the height of Sochaux by going to win on the lawn of the red lantern Niort (2-1). And Bastia by going for a point in Dijon (1-1), 18th and still relegated.