Annecy go second, Red Star impress, Steven Nzonzi returns as Ligue 2 youth shine | OneFootball

Annecy moved provisionally second with a 2-1 derby win at Grenoble. As reported by L'Équipe, Red Star impressed at Laval and Steven Nzonzi returned for Dunkerque.

The victory was Annecy’s 100th in Ligue 2. Laurent Guyot’s changes told, Thibault Rambaud scored 10 minutes after coming on and Paul Venot hit the winner. It was their 55th win at this level under Guyot.

At Laval, Samuel Renel struck on 37 minutes after slick work by Damien Durand and Saîf-Eddine Khaoui, then Durand made it 2-0 on 45 minutes from Kévin Cabral’s disguised pass. Mathys Houdayer replied with a 20-metre hit on 49 minutes. Red Star finished with 10 and are provisionally fifth.

Dunkerque led when Opa Sanganté converted Adrien Lebeau’s quickly taken free-kick on 38 minutes, but Clermont levelled on 69 minutes through Christ Okou after Lebeau squandered a break. Nzonzi, 37, then replaced Jordan Morel late on for his first Ligue 2 outing since 2009 with Amiens, and Clermont remain winless this season.

Youth stood out, Annecy started 17-year-old Gabin Secretant and Dijon’s 17-year-old No 9 Tyris Dong earned a 1-1 draw at Boulogne-sur-Mer, a match briefly halted by sprinklers. Home wins were scarce, Pau led through Lorenzo Rajot after a Mathieu Peybernes error, yet Sochaux, down to 10 after Saad Agouzoul’s second booking on 53 minutes, levelled on 66 minutes through Mathis Clairicia from Bendjaloud Youssouf’s low cross. Metz, Reims, Saint-Étienne and Nantes, also at home on Saturday and Monday, will seek home wins.

Source: L'Équipe

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