Bordeaux continue with a second success in a row after Nîmes two weeks ago. The Girondins beat Guingamp (1-0) away from home and took the opportunity to take the place of runner-up in the Ligue 2 standings, behind Le Havre.
The Girondins de Bordeaux, logical winner at Guingamp 1 to 0 despite a hot alert at the end of the match, resumed their place as Ligue 2 runners-up on Monday at the end of the 29th day at the Roudourou stadium. With 53 points on the clock, Bordeaux recovers the place that Metz had temporarily taken from them on Saturday, but remains seven points behind leader Le Havre.
The Girondins opened the scoring by taking advantage of a gross error by defender Eboa Eboa who, on receiving a harmless pass, dithered before having the ball stolen on pressing by Josh Maja, the latter offering a caviar to Fransérgio who opened the scoring without opposition (22nd). Facing a Bordeaux team displaying certainties in the game and under the eyes of Jocelyn Gourvennec, the Guingampais showed too many approximations to win.
Easy Gironde defense
Back from the locker room, the Bretons tried to react, but their too disorderly initiatives did not worry the Gironde rearguard. Especially since their attackers displayed significant technical waste near the zone of truth. Their first shot on target came in the 70th minute of play. But from there, galvanized by the Roudourou crowd, they besieged Gaëtan Poussin’s goal, this time with sharper attacks.
Suddenly the latter was replaced by his captain Bardet (75th) before saving his team from a spectacular parade (76th). At dusk of the match, Badji offered himself the break point but his shot hit the post (90th + 3). Bordeaux will receive Bastia at the start of the 30th day on Saturday (3:00 p.m.), while the Guingampais will challenge Le Havre in the evening (7:00 p.m.).