Ligue 2 (Week 16) : Valenciennes beats Nancy 1-0
FRANCE, Dec. 1, 2014 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 16: The Thistles crashed to their 2nd consecutive defeat as they lost 1-0 against Valenciennes.
Nancy made Valenciennes doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Valenciennes forward Opa Nguette with just 10 minutes remaining in regulation time.
AS Nancy-Lorraine remains in fourth place with 27 points from 16 games, 3 points behind Troyes AC.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of December 1, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dijon | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| 2 | Brest | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 31 |
| 3 | Troyes | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 30 |
| 4 | Nancy | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 27 |
| 5 | Sochaux | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | GFC Ajaccio | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 25 |
| 7 | Auxerre | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Le Havre | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Angers | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 22 |
| 10 | Valenciennes | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 21 |
| 11 | Laval | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 20 |
| 12 | Ajaccio | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 20 |
| 13 | Niort | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Nimes | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 19 |
| 15 | Orleans | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 18 |
| 16 | Creteil | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 17 |
| 17 | Clermont | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 16 |
| 18 | Chateauroux | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 14 |
| 19 | Tours | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 13 |
| 20 | Arles-Avignon | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 26 | -13 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2014-2015
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Overview
AS Nancy-Lorraine
- Position: 4
- Best performance of the season:Chateauroux 2-5 Nancy (19 Sep.)
- Previous game:Troyes 1-0 Nancy (24 Nov.)
- Next game:Ajaccio - Nancy (12 Dec.)
Valenciennes FC
- Position: 10 +3
- Best performance of the season:Valenciennes 2-0 Orleans (26 Sep.)
- Previous game:Valenciennes 0-1 Brest (21 Nov.)
- Next game:Valenciennes - Chateauroux (12 Dec.)
Nancy
0:1
Valenciennes
0:1 (0:0)
- 1 December 2014
- 20:30
- Tomblaine
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dijon | 32 |
| 2 |  Brest | 31 |
| 3 |  Troyes | 30 |
| 4 | Nancy | 27 |
| 5 |  Sochaux | 27 |
Week 16 Results
| Friday 28 November 2014 | ||||
 | Chateauroux | 0-1 | Niort |  |
 | Orleans | 1-1 | Ajaccio |  |
 | Arles-Avignon | 0-2 | Dijon | |
| Brest | 2-2 | Creteil |  |
 | Tours | 2-1 | GFC Ajaccio |  |
 | Laval | 1-1 | Auxerre |  |
 | Nimes | 3-3 | Le Havre |  |
| Sochaux | 1-0 | Clermont |  |
| Saturday 29 November 2014 | ||||
 | Angers | 0-3 | Troyes | |
| Monday 1 December 2014 | ||||
| Nancy | 0-1 | Valenciennes | |