Ligue 2 (Week 20) : Tours beats Paris FC 3-1
FRANCE, Jan. 8, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 20: Two wins in a row for Tours. After their 2-0 win against Metz on December 19, TFC continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 3-1 victory over Paris FC this Friday.
Tours dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by midfielder Baptiste Santamaria in the 37th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, TFC further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Tandia Ibrahima '65 and Kouakou '66).
Tours FC climbed to 10th place with 27 points from 20 games, 2 points behind AJ Auxerre.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of January 8, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 42 |
| 2 | Dijon | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 38 |
| 3 | Clermont | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 34 |
| 4 | Le Havre | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 32 |
| 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 | Bourg-Peronnas | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 29 |
| 9 | Auxerre | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 29 |
| 10 | Tours | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 27 |
| 11 | Brest | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 26 |
| 12 | Laval | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 25 |
| 13 | Evian | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 21 |
| 14 | Niort | 20 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 21 |
| 15 | Nimes | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 20 |
| 16 | Valenciennes | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 20 |
| 17 | Creteil | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 37 | -15 | 20 |
| 18 | Sochaux | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 19 |
| 19 | Ajaccio | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 18 |
| 20 | Paris FC | 20 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 15 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2015-2016
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Overview
Paris Football Club
- Position: 20
- Best performance of the season:Paris FC 3-0 Le Havre (14 Aug.)
- Previous game:Valenciennes 1-1 Paris FC (18 Dec.)
- Next game:Le Havre - Paris FC (15 Jan.)
Tours FC
- Position: 10 +2
- Best performance of the season:Paris FC 1-3 Tours (8 Jan.)
- Previous game:Tours 2-0 Metz (19 Dec.)
- Next game:Tours - Red Star (15 Jan.)
Paris FC
1:3
Tours
1:3 (0:1)
- 8 January 2016
- 20:00
- Paris
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nancy | 42 |
| 2 |  Dijon | 38 |
| 3 |  Clermont | 34 |
| 4 |  Le Havre | 32 |
| 5 |  Red Star | 31 |
Week 20 Results
| Friday 8 January 2016 | ||||
| Nancy | 1-0 | Laval |  |
 | Bourg-Peronnas | 5-1 | Creteil |  |
| Paris FC | 1-3 | Tours | |
 | Ajaccio | 1-1 | Le Havre | |
 | Niort | 2-2 | Dijon | |
 | Nimes | 2-0 | Brest |  |
 | Auxerre | 1-1 | Valenciennes |  |
| Clermont | 4-1 | Evian |  |
| Saturday 9 January 2016 | ||||
| Red Star | 14:00 | Lens |  |
| Monday 11 January 2016 | ||||
 | Metz | 20:30 | Sochaux |  |