Lorient (AFP)
FC Lorient won 2-1 Monday at home against Rodez in the clash match of the 8th day of Ligue 2, and takes the lead in the overall standings.
With 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat, 19 points scored, the Merlus take the lead over the Havrais and Trojans, second and third points equal, and are anchored at the top of the table.
The encounter between Lorient and Ruthenois began in the pouring rain and powerful squalls of wind, weather gloomy for a first half soporific stage Moustoir.
On the Merlus side, Jimmy Cabot's pretty technical moves to warm up the midfield and Enzo Lefe's shot just outside the half-time, but also the isolated counter-attack, were just a few things to remember. Ugo Bonnet for the Aveyron, which does not succeed, just before the break (0-0).
In the second half the bad weather calmed a little and it was the rainy weather.
Upon returning to the flooded Breton lawn, Yoane Wissa thrilled the nets of the promoted a nice curled lob that cheated Arthur Desmas, slightly advanced in front of his cages (46).
The Lorient striker scored his sixth goal of the season and rose to second place in the standings of L2 top scorers behind Havrais Tino Kadewere.
A quarter of an hour later, Yoane Wissa, again, got a foul and a penalty in the box, converted by Pierre Yves Hamel (64).
The match seemed to have been played, but Rodez had not completely bitten the Hooks hook, and midfielder Pierre Ruffaut was serving caviar on the right side for his striker Pape Sané, who had a header in the nets from Lorient (80). ).
A few faults and unsuccessful technical gestures came enameling the end of the game but the score remained unchanged.
Rodez is 8th in the standings, while Lorient now leads the league 2, 3 points ahead of Le Havre and Troyes.
For the ninth day, the Merlus will go to Chambly, current eleventh, while the Ruthenois will receive Sochaux.
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