Lorient edged out Chamois Niortais, 4x1, on Friday, in the match for the 14th round. In this competition, both teams came from two defeats. Pierre-Yves Hamel with a superb display.
The luckless Quentin Braat scored an own goal in the 5th minute. After 8 minutes, Pierre-Yves Hamel fired home Lorient's second goal, from the penalty spot. In the 24th minute, o struck for Christophe Pélissier's team, laid on by Armand Lauriente. After 29 minutes, Ibrahim Sissoko struck for Chamois Niortais, assisted by Darlin Yongwa Ngameni . Yoane Wissa netted the last goal after 33 minutes.
After the result Lorient is 2nd in the table, 27 points, while Chamois Niortais occupy 15th place, 14 points. In the next fixture, Lorient's team will play away against Châteauroux, whilst Niort's team will play at home against Rodez.
| Lorient | Chamois Niortais | |||
| 7 | 4 | Shots | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | Shots on target | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | Total Tackles | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | Tackles Won | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | Ball steals | 10 | 7 |
| 8 | 69 | Total Passes | 73 | 7 |
| 8 | 58 | Passes Completed | 65 | 7 |
| 8 | 1 | Saves | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | 5 | Fouls Committed | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | Fouls Suffered | 7 | 7 |
