Ligue 2 (Week 5) : Le Havre defeats Lens 4-0
FRANCE, Aug. 31, 2015 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 5: After losing 3-0 to Paris FC on August 21 and 0-1 to Clermont on August 21, HAC bounced back with a 4-0 victory over Lens this Monday.
Ghislain Gimbert scored dual goals
Le Havre dominated the first half thanks to goals from Gimbert ('24, '42) and Duhamel ('27). Leading 3-0 at the break, HAC further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Mendes in the 78th minute.
Le Havre AC climbed to fifth place with 9 points from 5 games, only one point behind Stade Laval.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of August 31, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metz | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Nancy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Dijon | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | Laval | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Le Havre | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Tours | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Valenciennes | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Clermont | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Brest | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Paris FC | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Bourg-Peronnas | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 7 |
| 12 | Creteil | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | Auxerre | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
| 14 | Evian | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 15 | Sochaux | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 16 | Lens | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 3 |
| 17 | Ajaccio | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 18 | Nimes | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 |
| 19 | Niort | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 2 |
| 20 | Red Star | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2015-2016
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Overview
Lens
- Position: 16 -1
- Previous game:Dijon 2-0 Lens (21 Aug.)
- Next game:Brest - Lens (14 Sep.)
Le Havre AC
- Position: 5 +5
- Best performance of the season:Lens 0-4 Le Havre (31 Aug.)
- Previous game:Le Havre 0-1 Clermont (21 Aug.)
- Next game:Le Havre - Red Star (11 Sep.)
Lens
0:4
Le Havre
0:4 (0:3)
- 31 August 2015
- 20:30
- Lens
