Ligue 2 (Week 8) : Valenciennes defeats Clermont 2-1
FRANCE, Sep. 22, 2014 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 8: After losing 3-0 to Niort on September 19, the Athenians returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Clermont this Monday.
45 minutes of play and neither Valenciennes nor Clermont have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Poepon ('50) and Le Tallec ('79).
Valenciennes FC climbed to 17th place with 8 points from 8 games, tie on points with Nimes Olympique, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of September 22, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dijon | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | Troyes | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Brest | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | Angers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Orleans | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Niort | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Nancy | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Ajaccio | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | GFC Ajaccio | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 10 |
| 10 | Tours | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Creteil | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | Le Havre | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| 13 | Auxerre | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Sochaux | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Laval | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Nimes | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 8 |
| 17 | Valenciennes | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 8 |
| 18 | Arles-Avignon | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 7 |
| 19 | Clermont | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 6 |
| 20 | Chateauroux | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 6 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2014-2015
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Overview
Valenciennes FC
- Position: 17 +3
- Best performance of the season:Valenciennes 2-1 Clermont (22 Sep.)
- Previous game:Niort 3-0 Valenciennes (19 Sep.)
- Next game:Valenciennes - Orleans (26 Sep.)
Clermont Foot
- Position: 19 -1
- Best performance of the season:Clermont 1-0 Le Havre (12 Sep.)
- Previous game:Creteil 2-2 Clermont (19 Sep.)
- Next game:Clermont - Troyes (29 Sep.)
Valenciennes
2:1
Clermont
2:1 (0:0)
- 22 September 2014
- 20:30
- Valenciennes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dijon | 14 |
| 2 |  Troyes | 13 |
| 3 |  Brest | 12 |
| 4 |  Angers | 11 |
| 5 |  Orleans | 11 |
Week 8 Results
| Monday 22 September 2014 | ||||
| Valenciennes | 2-1 | Clermont | |
| Tuesday 23 September 2014 | ||||
 | Nancy | 20:55 | Tours |  |
| Troyes | 20:55 | Niort |  |
 | Nimes | 20:55 | Chateauroux |  |
| Orleans | 20:55 | GFC Ajaccio |  |
| Angers | 20:55 | Auxerre |  |
 | Arles-Avignon | 20:55 | Laval |  |
 | Sochaux | 20:55 | Brest | |
 | Ajaccio | 20:55 | Le Havre |  |
| Dijon | 20:55 | Creteil |  |