Ligue 2 (Week 9) : Valenciennes defeats Orleans 2-0
FRANCE, Sep. 26, 2014 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 9: Two wins in a row for Valenciennes. After their 2-1 win against Clermont on September 22, the Athenians continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 2-0 victory over Orleans this Friday.
45 minutes of play and neither Valenciennes nor Orleans have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Poepon ('55) and Loriot ('67 own).
US Orleans are down in 14th place with 11 points from 9 games, tie on points with Nimes Olympique.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of September 26, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dijon | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 2 | Troyes | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 16 |
| 3 | GFC Ajaccio | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 16 |
| 4 | Nancy | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Le Havre | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Brest | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | Niort | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Angers | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Laval | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | Auxerre | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | Sochaux | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Creteil | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 11 |
| 13 | Nimes | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 11 |
| 14 | Orleans | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 11 |
| 15 | Valenciennes | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 11 |
| 16 | Ajaccio | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 10 |
| 17 | Tours | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 9 |
| 18 | Arles-Avignon | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 7 |
| 19 | Chateauroux | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 7 |
| 20 | Clermont | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 6 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2014-2015
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Overview
Valenciennes FC
- Position: 15 +2
- Best performance of the season:Valenciennes 2-0 Orleans (26 Sep.)
- Previous game:Valenciennes 2-1 Clermont (22 Sep.)
- Next game:Troyes - Valenciennes (4 Oct.)
US Orleans
- Position: 14 -4
- Best performance of the season:Orleans 1-0 Brest (22 Aug.)
- Previous game:Orleans 0-1 GFC Ajaccio (23 Sep.)
- Next game:Orleans - Le Havre (3 Oct.)
Valenciennes
2:0
Orleans
2:0 (0:0)
- 26 September 2014
- 20:00
- Valenciennes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dijon | 17 |
| 2 |  Troyes | 16 |
| 3 |  GFC Ajaccio | 16 |
| 4 |  Nancy | 14 |
| 5 |  Le Havre | 14 |
Week 9 Results
| Friday 26 September 2014 | ||||
 | Creteil | 3-2 | Ajaccio |  |
| Le Havre | 1-0 | Dijon | |
 | Tours | 0-1 | Sochaux |  |
| GFC Ajaccio | 2-0 | Nimes |  |
 | Chateauroux | 1-1 | Brest |  |
 | Auxerre | 2-1 | Arles-Avignon |  |
 | Laval | 1-1 | Nancy | |
 | Niort | 2-1 | Angers |  |
| Valenciennes | 2-0 | Orleans | |
| Monday 29 September 2014 | ||||
 | Clermont | 20:30 | Troyes | |