Cardona, Ballo, Breum: the Greens cruise on
Saint-Etienne beat Clermont 3-1 on Friday night at Geoffroy-Guichard. A week after their demolition job at Sochaux (0-3), the Greens backed it up and kept hold of top spot.
Irvin Cardona opened the scoring in the 42nd minute, set up by a backheel from Thierno Ballo. It was his third goal in two games, after his brace at Bonal. The Malta international, capped eight times, found his rhythm straight after the restart.
Ballo doubled the lead in the 54th minute, his first goal in the Saint-Etienne shirt, pouncing on a loose ball in the box. Jakob Breum, the Danish signing who had already caught the eye against Sochaux, wrapped it up in the 71st minute. Ousmane Diop grabbed a late consolation for Clermont in the 89th.
Lucas Stassin, who has been tipped to move on, stayed on the bench for the full game. Zuriko Davitashvili came on in the second half.
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Nantes still waiting for a win
Laval beat Nantes 2-1. The Canaris are still without a Ligue 2 win this season.
The match was overshadowed by a nasty head clash between Francis Coquelin, facing his former club, and Wilitty Younoussa in the 14th minute. Both players were taken off on stretchers. Coquelin was taken to hospital, conscious, according to local reports from Mayenne.
Trevis Dago put Laval ahead in the 17th minute, Bahereba Guirassy levelled in the 44th, and Mathis Houdayer snatched the win for Tango in stoppage time.
Reims collapse, Montpellier win at Nancy
Reims led 3-1 against Dunkerque after a brace from Yaya Fofana. It finished 3-3. Souleymane Keita pulled one back, Zohouri was sent off for Reims, and Thomas Robinet converted a penalty in the 97th minute. Seven minutes of added time, and one point rescued from nowhere.
Montpellier won 0-1 at Nancy. Laciné Mégnan-Pavé, courted by PSG in recent days, provided the assist for Yanis Issoufou on his first Ligue 2 start.
Annecy beat Rodez 2-0, Pau won 0-1 at Dijon, and Guingamp toppled Boulogne 1-0 thanks to a late Stanislas Kielt strike. Grenoble-Metz and Red Star-Sochaux both ended 0-0. Elyaz Zidane was once again in the Red Star starting XI.
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