Ligue 2 (Week 6) : Brest beats Lens 2-1
FRANCE, Sep. 14, 2015 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 6: After their 1-1 draw against Paris FC on August 28, Brest returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Lens this Monday.
Brest dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Congolese forward Kévin Koubemba in the 40th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Brest players further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Battocchio Cristian in the 65th minute.
Stade Brest climbed to fourth place with 11 points from 6 games, only one point behind AS Nancy-Lorraine.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of September 14, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metz | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 2 | Dijon | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 3 | Nancy | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Brest | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | Creteil | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Laval | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Bourg-Peronnas | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Tours | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Le Havre | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | Clermont | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | Paris FC | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 12 | Valenciennes | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 13 | Evian | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 14 | Red Star | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 5 |
| 15 | Auxerre | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 5 |
| 16 | Ajaccio | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 17 | Nimes | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
| 18 | Sochaux | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 3 |
| 19 | Niort | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 3 |
| 20 | Lens | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 3 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2015-2016
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Overview
Stade Brest
- Position: 4 +5
- Best performance of the season:Brest 2-0 Nimes (7 Aug.)
- Previous game:Paris FC 1-1 Brest (28 Aug.)
- Next game:Bourg-Peronnas - Brest (18 Sep.)
Lens
- Position: 20 -4
- Previous game:Lens 0-4 Le Havre (31 Aug.)
- Next game:Lens - Tours (18 Sep.)
Brest
2:1
Lens
2:1 (1:0)
- 14 September 2015
- 20:30
- Brest
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Metz | 16 |
| 2 |  Dijon | 13 |
| 3 |  Nancy | 12 |
| 4 | Brest | 11 |
| 5 |  Creteil | 10 |
Week 6 Results
| Friday 11 September 2015 | ||||
 | Evian | 4-0 | Auxerre |  |
 | Nimes | 0-0 | Ajaccio |  |
 | Laval | 0-1 | Metz | |
 | Clermont | 1-1 | Paris FC |  |
 | Le Havre | 0-2 | Red Star |  |
 | Tours | 0-1 | Bourg-Peronnas |  |
| Nancy | 1-1 | Niort |  |
 | Sochaux | 0-3 | Creteil | |
| Saturday 12 September 2015 | ||||
 | Valenciennes | 1-3 | Dijon | |
| Monday 14 September 2015 | ||||
| Brest | 2-1 | Lens | |