After a draw this Saturday in Grenoble during the 32nd day of Ligue 2, Le Mans takes second place from Saint-Étienne, who faces Troyes.
Le Mans took the position of runner-up from Saint-Étienne thanks to their point obtained in Grenoble (1-1) on Saturday during the 32nd day of L2, while awaiting the clash between the Greens and the leader Troyes in the evening.
Doubled on Friday night by Red Star, who overturned Guingamp (3-2), Stade de Reims long believed they would regain the fourth place, which offers the penultimate ticket for the promotion playoffs, but they settled for a frustrating draw at the end of the match against Nancy (1-1). On Saturday at 8 p.m., Troyes can secure their promotion to Ligue 1 with a win at Geoffroy-Guichard against the Greens, who will want to reclaim the second place, which guarantees direct access to Ligue 1.
Four minutes after the penalty converted by Jessy Benet (35′), Le Mans equalized thanks to Erwan Colas, but they were unable to secure the victory and only lead ASSE by one point (58). Reims quickly opened the scoring with a volley from Thiemoko Diarra in the ninth minute, but were caught off guard by Nancy, despite being a man up for 25 minutes after Cazim Suljic’s second yellow card.
Zakaria Fadouch beautifully concluded a solo run from his own half (85′) and the Champenois, tied for fifth place with Rodez (52 points), lose two valuable points in the race for the playoffs.
