Ligue 2 (Week 3) : Clermont beats Nimes 1-0
FRANCE, Aug. 14, 2015 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 3: After their 0-0 draw against Sochaux on August 7 and 2-2 draw against Evian on August 7, Clermont returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Nimes this Friday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Senegalese forward Famara Diedhiou on penalty in the 50th minute.
Clermont Foot climbed to fourth place with 5 points from 3 games, tie on points with Paris Football Club.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of August 14, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Creteil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Le Havre | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Paris FC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Clermont | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Dijon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Brest | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Metz | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Nancy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Valenciennes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Laval | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Evian | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Lens | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Tours | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Bourg-Peronnas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| 15 | Auxerre | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 15 | Red Star | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 17 | Ajaccio | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 17 | Sochaux | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 19 | Nimes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 20 | Niort | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2015-2016
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Overview
Clermont Foot
- Position: 4 +4
- Best performance of the season:Clermont 1-0 Nimes (14 Aug.)
- Previous game:Evian 2-2 Clermont (7 Aug.)
- Next game:Le Havre - Clermont (21 Aug.)
Nimes Olympique
- Position: 19 -1
- Previous game:Brest 2-0 Nimes (7 Aug.)
- Next game:Nimes - Nancy (22 Aug.)
Clermont
1:0
Nimes
1:0 (0:0)
- 14 August 2015
- 20:00
- Clermont-Ferrand
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Creteil | 7 |
| 2 |  Le Havre | 6 |
| 3 |  Paris FC | 5 |
| 4 | Clermont | 5 |
| 5 |  Dijon | 4 |
Week 3 Results
| Friday 14 August 2015 | ||||
 | Auxerre | 2-3 | Laval |  |
 | Niort | 1-1 | Sochaux |  |
 | Red Star | 1-1 | Tours |  |
 | Bourg-Peronnas | 2-1 | Dijon | |
 | Lens | 1-1 | Creteil | |
 | Ajaccio | 1-1 | Evian |  |
| Clermont | 1-0 | Nimes | |
| Paris FC | 3-0 | Le Havre | |
| Saturday 15 August 2015 | ||||
 | Nancy | 14:00 | Brest |  |
| Monday 17 August 2015 | ||||
 | Metz | 20:30 | Valenciennes |  |