Ligue 2 (Week 18) : Troyes defeats Arles-Avignon 4-0
FRANCE, Dec. 20, 2014 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 18: Four wins in a row for Troyes. After their success against Nancy, Angers and Nimes, ESTAC continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 4-0 victory over Arles-Avignon this Saturday.
45 minutes of play and neither Troyes nor Arles-Avignon have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Nivet ('64 on penalty), Gimbert ('65), Martins Pereira ('69) and Givet ('90 own).
Troyes AC climbed to first place with 36 points from 18 games, tie on points with runner-up Dijon FCO.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of December 20, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troyes | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 36 |
| 2 | Dijon | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 36 |
| 3 | Brest | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 34 |
| 4 | Sochaux | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 31 |
| 5 | GFC Ajaccio | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 29 |
| 6 | Nancy | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Angers | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 26 |
| 8 | Laval | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 26 |
| 9 | Auxerre | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 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 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 23 |
| 13 | Orleans | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 21 |
| 14 | Clermont | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 20 |
| 15 | Creteil | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 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 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 32 | -19 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2014-2015
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Overview
AC Arles-Avignon
- Position: 20
- Best performance of the season:Arles-Avignon 1-0 Niort (24 Oct.)
- Previous game:Creteil 2-0 Arles-Avignon (12 Dec.)
- Next game:Orleans - Arles-Avignon (9 Jan.)
Troyes AC
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:Arles-Avignon 0-4 Troyes (20 Dec.)
- Previous game:Troyes 2-0 Nimes (15 Dec.)
- Next game:Troyes - Brest (10 Jan.)
Arles-Avignon
0:4
Troyes
0:4 (0:0)
- 20 December 2014
- 14:00
- Avignon
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troyes | 36 |
| 2 |  Dijon | 36 |
| 3 |  Brest | 34 |
| 4 |  Sochaux | 31 |
| 5 |  GFC Ajaccio | 29 |
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 | 2-0 | Creteil |  |
| Arles-Avignon | 0-4 | Troyes | |
| Brest | 2-1 | Ajaccio |  |