Ligue 2 (Week 19) : Tours defeats Metz 2-0
FRANCE, Dec. 19, 2015 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 19: Metz crashed to their 3rd consecutive defeat as they lost 2-0 against Tours.
Christian Kouakou scored dual goals
Tours dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Ivorian forward Christian Kouakou in the 32nd minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, TFC further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Kouakou in the 63rd minute.
Metz are down in 6th place with 30 points from 19 games, one point behind Red Star FC.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of December 19, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 39 |
| 2 | Dijon | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 37 |
| 3 | Clermont | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 31 |
| 4 | Le Havre | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 31 |
| 5 | Red Star | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 31 |
| 6 | Metz | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 30 |
| 7 | Lens | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 29 |
| 8 | Auxerre | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 28 |
| 9 | Brest | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 26 |
| 10 | Bourg-Peronnas | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 26 |
| 11 | Laval | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 25 |
| 12 | Tours | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 24 |
| 13 | Evian | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 21 |
| 14 | Niort | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 20 |
| 15 | Creteil | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 20 |
| 16 | Sochaux | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 19 |
| 17 | Valenciennes | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 19 |
| 18 | Ajaccio | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 17 |
| 19 | Nimes | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -8 | 17 |
| 20 | Paris FC | 19 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 15 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2015-2016
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Overview
Tours FC
- Position: 12 +1
- Best performance of the season:Tours 3-1 Auxerre (21 Aug.)
- Previous game:Niort 0-0 Tours (11 Dec.)
- Next game:Paris FC - Tours (8 Jan.)
Metz
- Position: 6 -3
- Best performance of the season:Metz 5-0 Bourg-Peronnas (27 Nov.)
- Previous game:Metz 1-2 Dijon (12 Dec.)
- Next game:Metz - Sochaux (11 Jan.)
Tours
2:0
Metz
2:0 (1:0)
- 19 December 2015
- 14:00
- Tours
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nancy | 39 |
| 2 |  Dijon | 37 |
| 3 |  Clermont | 31 |
| 4 |  Le Havre | 31 |
| 5 |  Red Star | 31 |
Week 19 Results
| Thursday 17 December 2015 | ||||
 | Evian | 0-1 | Nancy | |
| Friday 18 December 2015 | ||||
| Dijon | 0-0 | Red Star | |
| Le Havre | 1-0 | Auxerre |  |
 | Laval | 3-2 | Nimes |  |
 | Valenciennes | 1-1 | Paris FC |  |
 | Brest | 1-2 | Clermont | |
 | Creteil | 2-3 | Niort |  |
 | Sochaux | 3-0 | Ajaccio |  |
| Saturday 19 December 2015 | ||||
 | Lens | 2-0 | Bourg-Peronnas |  |
| Tours | 2-0 | Metz | |