Ligue 2 Review #19: Bastia triumph in Corsica derby, PFC back into promotion places

SC Bastia 4-0 AC Ajaccio: Le Sporting dominant in Corsica derby clash

Benoît Tavenot's Bastia side were dominant in an action-packed Corsica Derby clash at Stade Armand-Cesari which saw plenty of goal-mouth action as well as a red card. Tom Ducrocq opened the scoring for the hosts via the penalty spot (19') before Felix Tomi doubled Bastia's lead only a few minutes later (23'). Lamine Cisse got on the scoresheet just before half-time (40') as Ajaccio's Everson Jr was shown a straight red two minutes later. Against the ten men of Ajaccio, Bastia would add one more goal in the second half to complete a memorable win over their island rivals.

Paris FC 1-0 Amiens: Les Parisiens back on top with win

Former Liverpool manager and current Red Bull head of footballing operations Jürgen Klopp paid his first visit to Stade Charléty as Paris FC ran out as 1-0 winners over Amiens to retake second place in the race for promotion. Pierre-Yves Hamel scored his 50th goal in PFC colours (50'), as Les Parisiens managed to get back to winning ways at home after falling to Martigues last week and temporarily go back to the top of the league.

Elsewhere in Ligue 2: 

• Leaders FC Lorient and fellow promotion chasers Metz played to a 0-0 draw on Saturday evening, allowing Paris FC to level on points with the Breton side.
• Guingamp ran out as 4-1 winners over Annecy to go within one point of the play-offs thanks to goals from Ghrieb, Siwe, Mendes, and Hemia.
• In a match which saw three (yes, three) red cards, Grenoble sealed their second consecutive win under new manager Gueguen with Théo Valls scoring the solitary goal for Les Grenoblois.
• Clermont beat bottom side Martigues to rise up to 12th place in the league with their second consecutive victory thanks to a solitary goal from Jérémy Jacquet.
• Rodez grabbed their first win of 2025 at home to Troyes thanks to a brace from Nkada in a spicy affair which saw a player from each side sent off. 
• Laval and Red Star played out an entertaining 1-1 draw at Stade Francis Le Basser with Aliou Badji scoring in consecutive games for the away side.

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