Ligue 2 (Week 29) : Nancy beats Auxerre 2-1
FRANCE, Mar. 23, 2015 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 29: After losing 1-0 to GFC Ajaccio on March 13, the Thistles bounced back with a 2-1 victory over Auxerre this Monday.
Nancy dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by forward Maurice Dalé in the 17th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Thistles further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Grange in the 56th minute.
AS Nancy-Lorraine climbed to 8th place with 43 points from 29 games, only one point behind Nimes Olympique.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of March 23, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troyes | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 17 | 27 | 57 |
| 2 | Angers | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 51 |
| 3 | Dijon | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 49 |
| 4 | GFC Ajaccio | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 49 |
| 5 | Brest | 29 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 48 |
| 6 | Sochaux | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 45 |
| 7 | Nimes | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 40 | -2 | 44 |
| 8 | Nancy | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 32 | 11 | 43 |
| 9 | Auxerre | 29 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 42 |
| 10 | Le Havre | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 32 | 7 | 40 |
| 11 | Laval | 29 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 40 |
| 12 | Niort | 29 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 36 |
| 13 | Creteil | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 33 |
| 14 | Orleans | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 33 |
| 15 | Clermont | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 43 | -7 | 32 |
| 16 | Valenciennes | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 41 | -17 | 31 |
| 17 | Ajaccio | 29 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 30 |
| 18 | Tours | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 37 | 48 | -11 | 26 |
| 19 | Arles-Avignon | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 46 | -23 | 22 |
| 20 | Chateauroux | 29 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 51 | -27 | 22 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2014-2015
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Overview
AS Nancy-Lorraine
- Position: 8 +1
- Best performance of the season:Nancy 6-0 Chateauroux (20 Feb.)
- Previous game:GFC Ajaccio 1-0 Nancy (13 Mar.)
- Next game:Le Havre - Nancy (3 Apr.)
AJ Auxerre
- Position: 9 -3
- Best performance of the season:Auxerre 3-0 Dijon (31 Jan.)
- Previous game:Auxerre 1-0 Sochaux (14 Mar.)
- Next game:Auxerre - Nimes (3 Apr.)
Nancy
2:1
Auxerre
2:1 (1:0)
- 23 March 2015
- 20:30
- Tomblaine
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Troyes | 57 |
| 2 |  Angers | 51 |
| 3 |  Dijon | 49 |
| 4 |  GFC Ajaccio | 49 |
| 5 |  Brest | 48 |
Week 29 Results
| Friday 20 March 2015 | ||||
 | Sochaux | 3-0 | Chateauroux |  |
| Angers | 1-0 | Le Havre |  |
 | Orleans | 0-0 | Niort |  |
| Dijon | 1-1 | Valenciennes |  |
 | Nimes | 3-2 | Tours |  |
 | Ajaccio | 1-2 | Clermont |  |
| Troyes | 2-0 | Creteil |  |
 | Arles-Avignon | 0-0 | GFC Ajaccio | |
| Saturday 21 March 2015 | ||||
| Brest | 0-0 | Laval |  |
| Monday 23 March 2015 | ||||
| Nancy | 2-1 | Auxerre | |