Ligue 2 (Week 18) : Orleans beats Nimes 1-0
FRANCE, Dec. 19, 2014 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 18: After losing 2-3 to Angers on December 12, USO returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Nimes this Friday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Orleans midfielder Guillaume Loriot with just 4 minutes remaining in regulation time.
US Orleans climbed to 13rd place with 21 points from 18 games, 2 points behind AC Ajaccio, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of December 19, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dijon | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 36 |
| 2 | Troyes | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 33 |
| 3 | Brest | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 31 |
| 4 | Sochaux | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 31 |
| 5 | Nancy | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 27 |
| 6 | Angers | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 26 |
| 7 | Laval | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 26 |
| 8 | Auxerre | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 26 |
| 9 | GFC Ajaccio | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 26 |
| 10 | Valenciennes | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 24 |
| 11 | Le Havre | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 23 |
| 12 | Ajaccio | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 23 |
| 13 | Orleans | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 21 |
| 14 | Creteil | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 20 |
| 15 | Clermont | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 20 |
| 16 | Niort | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 20 |
| 17 | Nimes | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 19 |
| 18 | Tours | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 17 |
| 19 | Chateauroux | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 28 | -13 | 15 |
| 20 | Arles-Avignon | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 28 | -15 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2014-2015
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Overview
Nimes Olympique
- Position: 17 -2
- Best performance of the season:Nimes 3-2 Niort (7 Nov.)
- Previous game:Troyes 2-0 Nimes (15 Dec.)
- Next game:Ajaccio - Nimes (9 Jan.)
US Orleans
- Position: 13 +3
- Best performance of the season:Orleans 2-1 Clermont (7 Nov.)
- Previous game:Orleans 2-3 Angers (12 Dec.)
- Next game:Orleans - Arles-Avignon (9 Jan.)
Nimes
0:1
Orleans
0:1 (0:0)
- 19 December 2014
- 20:00
- Nîmes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dijon | 36 |
| 2 |  Troyes | 33 |
| 3 |  Brest | 31 |
| 4 |  Sochaux | 31 |
| 5 |  Nancy | 27 |
Week 18 Results
| Thursday 18 December 2014 | ||||
| Sochaux | 1-1 | Angers |  |
| Friday 19 December 2014 | ||||
 | Tours | 3-2 | Le Havre |  |
 | Laval | 3-1 | Valenciennes |  |
 | Auxerre | 1-1 | Niort |  |
 | Chateauroux | 1-1 | Dijon | |
| Nancy | 1-2 | Clermont |  |
| Nimes | 0-1 | Orleans | |
| Saturday 20 December 2014 | ||||
 | GFC Ajaccio | 14:00 | Creteil |  |
 | Arles-Avignon | 14:00 | Troyes | |
| Brest | 14:00 | Ajaccio |  |