The Girondins de Bordeaux built their success in Aveyron thanks to a perfect start to the match and express goals from Ukrainian midfielder Danylo Ignatenko (5th) then young right winger Dilane Bakwa (14th).

Author of his first professional goal, the 19-year-old striker trained in Bordeaux embodies the new face displayed by David Guion's team, with seven players from the training center present in the starting lineup against Rodez, and an average barely over 22 years old.

At the end of the game, the goal of Marvin de Lima (90th + 4), 20, gave a little more relief to the success of Bordeaux which, with four points and two + clean-sheets + in two games, is giving itself air, while the club was placed under surveillance by the DNCG, the financial controller of French football.

The Red Lantern Greens

Earlier in the afternoon, Saint-Etienne conceded a draw against Nîmes in the opening match of the second day of Ligue 2.

A week after their inaugural defeat in Dijon (2-1), and in a Geoffroy-Guichard stadium behind closed doors, the Greens gave in first, with the goal of Jens Thomasen (33rd), after a slight hand error from the doorman Etienne Green, before equalizing by their striker Jean-Philippe Krasso (44th) from the penalty spot.

Saint-Etienne, who was sanctioned with four matches behind closed doors and three penalty points by the LFP Disciplinary Committee after the incidents at the end of the return play-off to the Elite against Auxerre, on 29 May, occupies the last place of the championship with -2 points.

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Livolant enchants Guingamp

En Avant Guingamp for its part temporarily took the lead in the championship, after its success in Laval (2-1), a week after that against Pau (4-0).

After the opener from Anthony Gonçalves (5th), the Guingampais overthrew Laval thanks to the equalizer of Maxime Barthelmé (54th) then to the magic goal of Costa Rican captain Jérémy Livolant (72nd), whose half-volley of 35 meters ended its race in Maxime Hautbois' skylight.

In the other matches on Saturday, Bastia largely won at Niort (4-1), Paris FC confirmed its ambitions to climb with a success (2-1) over Quevilly-Rouen, Pau and Dijon drew and virgin (0-0), Valenciennes beat Le Havre (1-0), Amiens dominated Annecy (1-0) and Grenoble surprised Sochaux (1-0).

The second day of Ligue 2 ends on Monday (at 8:45 p.m.) with the meeting between Caen and Metz, both winners on the first day.

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