Ligue 2 (Week 35) : Nancy defeats Ajaccio 2-0
FRANCE, May. 1, 2015 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 35: After their 1-1 draw against Valenciennes on April 28, the Thistles returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Ajaccio this Friday.
Nancy dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Moroccan forward Youssouf Hadji in the 45th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Thistles further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Coulibaly in the 70th minute.
AS Nancy-Lorraine climbed to fifth place with 54 points from 35 games, 2 points behind Dijon FCO, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of May 1, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troyes | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 50 | 20 | 30 | 69 |
| 2 | GFC Ajaccio | 35 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 32 | 12 | 61 |
| 3 | Angers | 35 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 30 | 14 | 59 |
| 4 | Dijon | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 56 |
| 5 | Nancy | 35 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 51 | 36 | 15 | 54 |
| 6 | Brest | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 53 |
| 7 | Le Havre | 35 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 45 | 35 | 10 | 51 |
| 8 | Auxerre | 35 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 44 | 37 | 7 | 50 |
| 9 | Sochaux | 35 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 50 |
| 10 | Niort | 35 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 49 |
| 11 | Laval | 35 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 47 |
| 12 | Clermont | 35 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 41 | 43 | -2 | 46 |
| 13 | Nimes | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 50 | -9 | 44 |
| 14 | Creteil | 35 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 45 | -5 | 43 |
| 15 | Tours | 35 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 53 | -9 | 37 |
| 16 | Valenciennes | 35 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 47 | -18 | 37 |
| 17 | Orleans | 35 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 42 | -9 | 36 |
| 18 | Ajaccio | 35 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 34 |
| 19 | Chateauroux | 35 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 59 | -30 | 28 |
| 20 | Arles-Avignon | 35 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 52 | -26 | 27 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2014-2015
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Overview
AS Nancy-Lorraine
- Position: 5 +1
- Best performance of the season:Nancy 6-0 Chateauroux (20 Feb.)
- Previous game:Valenciennes 1-1 Nancy (28 Apr.)
- Next game:Clermont - Nancy (8 May.)
AC Ajaccio
- Position: 18
- Best performance of the season:Tours 0-2 Ajaccio (30 Jan.)
- Previous game:Ajaccio 2-3 Orleans (28 Apr.)
- Next game:Ajaccio - Brest (8 May.)
Nancy
2:0
Ajaccio
2:0 (1:0)
- 1 May 2015
- 20:00
- Tomblaine
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Troyes | 69 |
| 2 |  GFC Ajaccio | 61 |
| 3 |  Angers | 59 |
| 4 |  Dijon | 56 |
| 5 | Nancy | 54 |
Week 35 Results
| Friday 1 May 2015 | ||||
 | Chateauroux | 3-0 | Valenciennes |  |
 | Tours | 0-1 | Clermont |  |
 | Arles-Avignon | 2-0 | Creteil |  |
 | Laval | 1-1 | Le Havre |  |
| Angers | 2-1 | Orleans |  |
 | Auxerre | 0-0 | GFC Ajaccio | |
| Nancy | 2-0 | Ajaccio | |
 | Sochaux | 2-3 | Niort |  |
| Saturday 2 May 2015 | ||||
 | Nimes | 14:00 | Troyes | |
| Monday 4 May 2015 | ||||
 | Brest | 20:30 | Dijon | |