Ligue 2 (Week 20) : Nancy draw 2-2 with Orleans
FRANCE, Jan. 19, 2015 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 20: The match between Nancy and Orleans ended in a 2-2 draw on Monday.
Orleans players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Orleans forward Samir Benmeziane in the 9th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, and despite Maah goal ('58) in the second period, they could not prevent a comeback by Nancy with goals by Youssouf Hadji ('66) and Mana Dembélé ('75 on penalty).
AS Nancy-Lorraine remains in 8th place with 28 points from 20 games, 2 points behind Stade Laval.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of January 19, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troyes | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 10 | 22 | 42 |
| 2 | Dijon | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 36 |
| 3 | Brest | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 35 |
| 4 | Sochaux | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 35 |
| 5 | GFC Ajaccio | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 33 |
| 6 | Angers | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 32 |
| 7 | Laval | 20 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 30 |
| 8 | Nancy | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 28 |
| 9 | Auxerre | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 28 |
| 10 | Nimes | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 25 |
| 11 | Le Havre | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 24 |
| 12 | Ajaccio | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 24 |
| 13 | Valenciennes | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 24 |
| 14 | Orleans | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 23 |
| 15 | Clermont | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 22 |
| 16 | Creteil | 20 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 22 |
| 17 | Niort | 20 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 22 |
| 18 | Tours | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 20 |
| 19 | Chateauroux | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 31 | -13 | 17 |
| 20 | Arles-Avignon | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 36 | -21 | 11 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2014-2015
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Overview
AS Nancy-Lorraine
- Position: 8
- Best performance of the season:Chateauroux 2-5 Nancy (19 Sep.)
- Previous game:Angers 3-1 Nancy (9 Jan.)
- Next game:Arles-Avignon - Nancy (23 Jan.)
US Orleans
- Position: 14 -1
- Best performance of the season:Orleans 2-1 Clermont (7 Nov.)
- Previous game:Orleans 1-1 Arles-Avignon (9 Jan.)
- Next game:Orleans - Auxerre (23 Jan.)
Nancy
2:2
Orleans
2:2 (0:1)
- 19 January 2015
- 20:30
- Tomblaine
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Troyes | 42 |
| 2 |  Dijon | 36 |
| 3 |  Brest | 35 |
| 4 |  Sochaux | 35 |
| 5 |  GFC Ajaccio | 33 |
Week 20 Results
| Friday 16 January 2015 | ||||
 | Chateauroux | 2-2 | Creteil |  |
 | Auxerre | 1-1 | Clermont |  |
 | Nimes | 2-0 | Valenciennes |  |
 | Arles-Avignon | 1-3 | Angers |  |
 | Laval | 1-0 | Dijon | |
| Brest | 0-0 | Niort |  |
 | Tours | 0-2 | Troyes | |
| GFC Ajaccio | 1-0 | Le Havre |  |
| Saturday 17 January 2015 | ||||
| Sochaux | 1-1 | Ajaccio |  |
| Monday 19 January 2015 | ||||
| Nancy | 2-2 | Orleans | |