Ligue 2 (Week 27) : Troyes beats Clermont 2-0
FRANCE, Mar. 6, 2015 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 27: After losing 1-0 to Niort on February 27, ESTAC returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Clermont this Friday.
Troyes dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by forward Corentin Jean in the 25th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, ESTAC further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Nivet on penalty with just 5 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Troyes AC remains in first place with 53 points from 27 games, a 8-point lead over runner-up Angers SCO.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of March 6, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troyes | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 16 | 25 | 53 |
| 2 | Angers | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 45 |
| 3 | GFC Ajaccio | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 45 |
| 4 | Dijon | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 44 |
| 5 | Brest | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 43 |
| 6 | Sochaux | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 42 |
| 7 | Nancy | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 40 |
| 8 | Laval | 27 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 39 |
| 9 | Nimes | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 38 | -4 | 38 |
| 10 | Le Havre | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 36 |
| 11 | Auxerre | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 36 |
| 12 | Creteil | 27 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 33 |
| 13 | Orleans | 27 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 32 |
| 14 | Niort | 27 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 32 |
| 15 | Ajaccio | 27 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 30 |
| 16 | Clermont | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 29 |
| 17 | Valenciennes | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 39 | -17 | 29 |
| 18 | Tours | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 44 | -10 | 25 |
| 19 | Chateauroux | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 43 | -20 | 22 |
| 20 | Arles-Avignon | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 41 | -22 | 18 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2014-2015
39842
Overview
Troyes AC
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Arles-Avignon 0-4 Troyes (20 Dec.)
- Previous game:Niort 1-0 Troyes (27 Feb.)
- Next game:Valenciennes - Troyes (16 Mar.)
Clermont Foot
- Position: 16
- Best performance of the season:Clermont 3-0 Nimes (31 Oct.)
- Previous game:Clermont 0-0 Valenciennes (27 Feb.)
- Next game:Clermont - Dijon (13 Mar.)
Troyes
2:0
Clermont
2:0 (1:0)
- 6 March 2015
- 20:00
- Troyes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troyes | 53 |
| 2 |  Angers | 45 |
| 3 |  GFC Ajaccio | 45 |
| 4 |  Dijon | 44 |
| 5 |  Brest | 43 |
Week 27 Results
| Friday 6 March 2015 | ||||
 | Orleans | 0-1 | Valenciennes |  |
 | Ajaccio | 0-1 | Creteil |  |
| Troyes | 2-0 | Clermont | |
 | Nancy | 1-1 | Laval |  |
 | Sochaux | 2-1 | Tours |  |
| Angers | 0-0 | Niort |  |
 | Nimes | 2-0 | GFC Ajaccio | |
| Saturday 7 March 2015 | ||||
| Dijon | 14:00 | Le Havre |  |
| Monday 9 March 2015 | ||||
 | Arles-Avignon | 20:00 | Auxerre |  |
| Brest | 20:45 | Chateauroux |  |