At the end of the weekend, the two groups of the D2 offer us completely different faces with Metz coming off in group A while five teams stand at one point at the top of group B. An eighth day also marked by the first success this season for the players of Aurillac-Arpajon.


Group A - A first mattress for Messines


FC Metz extend their lead at the top of Group A after their victory at Le Mans. But like last week in Brest, Messina players had to come back from behind to finally win.

A victory again obtained 3-2 with an opening of the score Le Mans free kick (14th) before Valerie Sanderson brings a first time FC Metz to the mark (17th). It was then Meryll Wenger who responded on penalty late in the first period and equalized (38th) after a new goal manceau free kick (20th).

In the second half, Meryll Wenger added a third goal for Metz shortly after the hour of play (67th), an advantage to the score that the Lorraine players will manage to preserve until the final whistle. This victory in pain allows the team of David Fanzel to accentuate his advantage in the standings with now five points separating them from Saint-Malo, second in group A.

The Malouin players who shared the away points on the lawn of La Roche-sur-Yon in a match where neither team found the net (0-0). This drawless result allows FC Metz to lead in the lead while Arras approaches Saint-Malo after his home win against Rouen (2-1).


The good series of Arras


The club nordiste has not lost since its heavy defeat against FC Metz (5-0) on the second day, with 14 points taken from the last six games. A rhythm that allows the Arrageoises to return to third place, a point of Saint-Malo.

Rouen had yet opened the score in this match by Makan Traore, before Audrey Tabary scored a decisive double (68th and 87th), his first goals since returning to Arras this summer. Several teams returned to the standings on the eighth day. This is particularly the case of VGA Saint-Maur, winner on the lawn of Lorient (0-3). A success in which Naomie Feller was particularly successful, registering a double the day before her 17 years.

This away win pushes Lorient a little more, always the red lantern of this group A with four points behind Brest, the first non-relegation team. The VGA is now sixth, passing Angers and Rouen in the standings on the eighth day.


Movement in the rankings


Good operation also for Reims, now fourth after his victory against Brest (2-0). An advantage to the score acquired in the second half with a first goal of Tanya Romanenko after the locker room (48th) on a center of Anaïs Pugnetti before Sonia Ouchène allow the Remoise to break (83rd) following a corner. An advantage that could have been even wider without the stop of Mélodie Carré on a penalty of Melissa Gomes.

At the same time, Angers marks the pace after his draw (1-1) against FF Issy. A duel of promoted in which Angers believed a time hold the victory, with the opening of the score of Mathilde Rateau (64th) in the second period. The Angevines will have several opportunities to break before seeing the Ile-de-France team recover with a goal from Ella Kaabachi on penalty (82).

A point that allows Issy to take some distance with the red zone, while the players of the White Cross are now in the middle of the table, but only three lengths of the podium.Group B - Grenoble is no longer alone at the top


General regrouping at the top of group B, after the draw in Grenoble against Toulouse (0-0). A result that allows the return of his pursuers with now five teams that stand at one point at the top of the rankings. Grenoble's five-point lead last month has now evaporated. In front of Toulouse, the goalkeepers of the two teams held the shock in their respective surfaces, and the left post of Camille Pecharman came to prevent Cassandre Furuberget to find the flaw for the GF38 in the second period.

From now on, four teams have 19 points starting with Yzeure, new provisional leader after his victory (1-3) on the lawn of ESAP Metz. A result obtained thanks to goals from Sarah Chalabi and Danielle Sekam Ngahane. Dijon also returns to height after his victory in Alsace on the lawn of Vendenheim (0-3). Tatiana Solanet had opened the scoring in the first half (25th) before Laura Bouillot (48th) and Mei Ly Rasasak (80th) accentuate the advantage of Dijon in the second act.

Yzeure and Dijon had already accompanied Grenoble at the head of the championship at the beginning of the season, but this is a first for Saint-Étienne which is now invited to the top. Beaten on the first day by Yzeure, the Vertes are now back after their success this weekend on the lawn of Ambilly. In Savoy, ASSE won 3-0 with a half-hour mark opener by Kelly Gago (31st). Audrey Chaumette (47th) added a second goal after the break before Myriam Zanoubi opened her counter (89th) with the first team of the Vertes.

Four teams tied for points and in ambush, Nancy, a length behind the quartet, after his new offensive festival on the lawn of Nîmes (1-5). Five goals scored in the last half hour, after the opening of the score of Gard players by Lisa Pauleau shortly after the hour of play (65th). Nancy managed to return quickly by Maëlys Goumeziane (67) before Marlyse Ngo Ndoumbouk scored a hat-trick in ten minutes, already approaching the bar of 20 goals this season. Francine Zouga then adds the fifth Nancy goal and seals the victory Lorraine.


Aurillac-Arpajon unblocks his counter


A major upheaval in the top of the table, while at the bottom of the ranking Aurillac-Arpajon takes off finally after his victory on the lawn of Montauban (2-3). A match where Mégane Lafond scored twice for the Auvergnates, opening and concluding the score for the FC2A. Kelly Koné also scored from the lead on a corner, three goals that put Aurillac-Arpajon away despite Charlotte Fromantin's double for the Tarn-et-Garonne players.

This success on the outside allowed the FC2A to take its first three points of the season, after an encouraging home performance against Dijon last week. If they stay in the red zone in front of Ambilly, this success could be used to restart the machine after a start to the season to forget.