Ligue 2 (Week 35) : Troyes defeats Nimes 2-1
FRANCE, May. 2, 2015 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 35: Two wins in a row for Troyes. After their 2-1 win against Angers on April 28, ESTAC continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 2-1 victory over Nimes this Saturday.
Nimes forward Panagiotis Vlachodimos opened the score in the 18th minute, before seeing Troyes catch up in the 27th minute thanks to Thiago. 1-1 at half time. ESTAC eventually won the game in the second period with with a goal by Darbion with just 4 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Troyes AC remains in first place with 72 points from 35 games, a 11-point lead over runner-up Gazelec Ajaccio.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of May 2, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troyes | 35 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 52 | 21 | 31 | 72 |
| 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 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 52 | -10 | 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
Nimes Olympique
- Position: 13 -1
- Best performance of the season:Nimes 2-0 GFC Ajaccio (6 Mar.)
- Previous game:Le Havre 2-0 Nimes (28 Apr.)
- Next game:Orleans - Nimes (8 May.)
Troyes AC
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Arles-Avignon 0-4 Troyes (20 Dec.)
- Previous game:Troyes 2-1 Angers (28 Apr.)
- Next game:Troyes - Arles-Avignon (8 May.)
Nimes
1:2
Troyes
1:2 (1:1)
- 2 May 2015
- 14:00
- Nîmes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troyes | 72 |
| 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 | 1-2 | Troyes | |
| Monday 4 May 2015 | ||||
 | Brest | 20:30 | Dijon | |