Ligue 2 Review #5: Bastia top the league! Grenoble win big at Martigues
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Bastia 2-1 Paris FC: Corsicans win feisty affair to top Ligue 2 table
Paris FC succumbed to a second loss in a row as goals from Amine Boutra and Lamine Cissé secured a table-topping win for SC Bastia. In a match which saw three sending offs, PFC opened the scoring via Adama Camara (10'), before Boutra's curled equaliser (21'). Lame Cissé's finish from outside the box saw the Corsican side go ahead, before Tavares was sent off for a reckless challenge.
Minutes later saw Vincent Marchetti sent off, as both teams went down to 10-men. PFC's Jean-Phillipe Krasso's second-half sending off saw the visitors down to nine, as Bastia managed to see out their lead. A third win out of the last five for I Turchini, as Benoît Tavenot's side continued their unbeaten start to the season at the top of the table.
Martigues 0-4 Grenoble: Ligue 2 top-scorer Meïssa Ba on target again in big win for GF38
Grenoble moved up to third place with their third win of the season in style over a struggling Martigues away from home (0-4). The first half saw the home side go down to 10-men when Martigues' Steve Solvet was shown a straight red card, before Grenoble opened the scoring in the second period via Alan Kerouedan's deft finish (50'). Lenny Joseph doubled the lead for Les Grenoblois (60') before Nolan Mbemba rounded the keeper for a third (66') and Ligue 2 top scorer Pape Meïssa Ba capped off the win with a header (70').
Guingamp 2-2 Annecy: Amine Hemia's wonder-strike scrapes late point for Guingamp
The Stade de Roudourou returned to Ligue 2 action after hosting Brest in the Champions League last week, and it saw plenty of goals as Guingamp scored late via another Amine Hemia wonder-volley to earn a draw against 7th-placed Annecy. Veteran Yohan Demoncy opened the scoring with a tap-in early on (4') before Kalidou Sidibé levelled proceedings with a close-range volley (22'). The visitors from the Alps went ahead once more, as Demoncy turned provider for Axel Drouhin's powerful header (65').
The Breton side hoped to avoid a second defeat in a row, and were saved by Amine Hemia late on. The midfielder added another stunning goal to his collection this season, with a well-placed volley on the edge of the box to draw level for En Avant (80'). With the points shared, EAG kept their second spot in the table.
Elsewhere in Ligue 2:
- Dunkerque won their third game in a row in a 3-2 victory over Pau FC on Friday evening, with goals from Naatan Skyttä, Yacine Bammou, and Vincent Sasso.
- Laval showed their clinical edge away at Red Star with a 3-0 win, as Malik Sellouki scored a hat-trick to earn a first win for the season.
- Troyes' bad start to the season continued, as fellow strugglers Rodez earned their first win of the season (0-3) thanks to goals from Noah Cadiou, Timothé Nkada, and Dany Jean.
- Lorient and Metz played out a 1-1 draw on Saturday as Mohamed Bamba's 85th minute goal cancelled out Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly's first-half opener.
Moment of the week: Amine Hemia only scores bangers
After scoring two contenders for goal of the season against Red Star in Matchday 3, Guingamp's Amine Hemia followed up with another stunning volley from the edge of the box for his fourth goal of the season. Only Grenoble's Pape Meïssa Ba (5) has scored more goals in Ligue 2 so far this season in Ligue 2.
Full Ligue 2 BKT Matchday 5 Results:
Amiens SC 1-0 Clermont
SC Bastia 2-1 Paris FC
Troyes 0-3 Rodez
SM Caen 1-0 AC Ajaccio
Dunkerque 3-2 Pau FC
EA Guingamp 2-2 FC Annecy
FC Martigues 0-4 Grenoble
Red Star FC 0-3 Laval MFC
FC Metz 1-1 FC Lorient
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