Ligue 2 (Week 17) : Troyes defeats Nimes 2-0
FRANCE, Dec. 15, 2014 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 17: Three wins in a row for Troyes. After their success against Nancy and Angers, ESTAC continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 2-0 victory over Nimes this Monday.
45 minutes of play and neither Troyes nor Nimes have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Azamoum ('49) and Ben Saada ('69).
Troyes AC climbed to second place with 33 points from 17 games, 2 points behind Dijon FCO.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of December 15, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dijon | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 35 |
| 2 | Troyes | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 33 |
| 3 | Brest | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 31 |
| 4 | Sochaux | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 30 |
| 5 | Nancy | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 27 |
| 6 | GFC Ajaccio | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 26 |
| 7 | Angers | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Auxerre | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Valenciennes | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 24 |
| 10 | Le Havre | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 23 |
| 11 | Laval | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 23 |
| 12 | Ajaccio | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 23 |
| 13 | Creteil | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 20 |
| 14 | Niort | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 19 |
| 15 | Nimes | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 19 |
| 16 | Orleans | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 | Clermont | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 17 |
| 18 | Tours | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 14 |
| 19 | Chateauroux | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 14 |
| 20 | Arles-Avignon | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 28 | -15 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2014-2015
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Overview
Troyes AC
- Position: 2 +1
- Best performance of the season:GFC Ajaccio 0-4 Troyes (29 Aug.)
- Previous game:Angers 0-3 Troyes (29 Nov.)
- Next game:Arles-Avignon - Troyes (20 Dec.)
Nimes Olympique
- Position: 15 -1
- Best performance of the season:Nimes 3-2 Niort (7 Nov.)
- Previous game:Nimes 3-3 Le Havre (28 Nov.)
- Next game:Nimes - Orleans (19 Dec.)
Troyes
2:0
Nimes
2:0 (0:0)
- 15 December 2014
- 20:30
- Troyes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dijon | 35 |
| 2 | Troyes | 33 |
| 3 |  Brest | 31 |
| 4 |  Sochaux | 30 |
| 5 |  Nancy | 27 |
Week 17 Results
| Friday 12 December 2014 | ||||
 | Niort | 0-1 | Sochaux | |
 | Orleans | 2-3 | Angers |  |
 | Creteil | 2-0 | Arles-Avignon |  |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 1-1 | Auxerre |  |
 | Le Havre | 0-1 | Laval |  |
 | Valenciennes | 1-0 | Chateauroux |  |
 | Ajaccio | 2-0 | Nancy | |
 | Clermont | 2-2 | Tours |  |
| Saturday 13 December 2014 | ||||
| Dijon | 1-0 | Brest | |
| Monday 15 December 2014 | ||||
| Troyes | 2-0 | Nimes | |