The day was also marked by the good operation of Auxerre, narrow winner on the lawn of Nîmes (2-1), and by the draw of Ajaccio against Rouen-Quevilly (0-0) in a closed match.

AJA, undefeated for seven games (5 wins, 2 draws), is now hot on the heels of Paris FC, 2nd, by one point.

Ajaccio is 4th, two points behind Auxerre.

Sochaux remains in 5th place, the last qualifier for the accession play-offs, after being held in check by the Chamois Niortais (1-1) who put an end to their series of six consecutive defeats.

The teammates of striker Aldo Kalulu are 4 points behind Ajaccio.

At the Toulouse Stadium, the meeting turned into a demonstration.

Double scorer (10th, 70th), Rhys Healey moved to first place in the Ligue 2 scorer rankings with 15 goals.

In addition to the goal against his side of the Amiénois Fomose Mendy (12th), Nathan Ngoumou (30th), Branco Van den Boomen on an indirect free kick in the area (53rd) and Mamady Bangré (84th) are the other scorers.

At the Marcel Picot stadium in Nancy, the Lorrainers scored three goals in the first half against Paris FC with a double from Mickaël Biron (10th, 43rd) and a goal from Neil El Aynaoui in the 28th.

Despite having 63% possession, the Parisians couldn't create enough clear chances to score.

Sixth with 41 points, Le Havre does not take advantage of the Sochaux standstill.

Paul Le Guen's men had a sad evening against Dijon: a 2-0 defeat combined with the expulsion of their captain Victor Lekhal.

Surprise winner at home of the dolphin Paris FC (3-0), Nancy nevertheless remains far from the first non-relegated Grenoble with 9 points behind.

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