Ligue 2 (Week 35) : Metz defeats Red Star 2-0
FRANCE, Apr. 22, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 35: Two wins in a row for Metz. After their 0-3 win against Bourg-Peronnas on April 15, Metz continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 2-0 victory over Red Star this Friday.
Christian Bekamenga scored dual goals
45 minutes of play and neither Metz nor Red Star have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with two goals by Cameroonian forward Christian Bekamenga at '73 and '85.
Metz remains in third place with 59 points from 35 games, 6 points behind AS Nancy-Lorraine, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of April 22, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dijon | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 58 | 27 | 31 | 67 |
| 2 | Nancy | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 53 | 29 | 24 | 65 |
| 3 | Metz | 35 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 37 | 11 | 59 |
| 4 | Le Havre | 35 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 56 |
| 5 | Lens | 35 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 55 |
| 6 | Red Star | 35 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 55 |
| 7 | Clermont | 35 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 53 | 50 | 3 | 54 |
| 8 | Nimes | 35 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 47 | 44 | 3 | 50 |
| 9 | Auxerre | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 48 |
| 10 | Tours | 35 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 47 |
| 11 | Brest | 35 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 46 |
| 12 | Bourg-Peronnas | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 52 | -7 | 44 |
| 13 | Ajaccio | 35 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 41 |
| 14 | Laval | 35 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 30 | 39 | -9 | 39 |
| 15 | Valenciennes | 35 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 31 | 39 | -8 | 37 |
| 16 | Sochaux | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 36 |
| 17 | Niort | 35 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 39 | -10 | 35 |
| 18 | Evian | 35 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 39 | -4 | 33 |
| 19 | Creteil | 35 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 56 | -20 | 33 |
| 20 | Paris FC | 35 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 29 | 44 | -15 | 27 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2015-2016
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Overview
Metz
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Metz 5-0 Bourg-Peronnas (27 Nov.)
- Previous game:Bourg-Peronnas 0-3 Metz (15 Apr.)
- Next game:Dijon - Metz (1 May.)
Red Star FC
- Position: 6
- Best performance of the season:Red Star 3-1 Metz (1 Dec.)
- Previous game:Red Star 0-2 Niort (15 Apr.)
- Next game:Red Star - Bourg-Peronnas (29 Apr.)
Metz
2:0
Red Star
2:0 (0:0)
- 22 April 2016
- 20:00
- Metz
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dijon | 67 |
| 2 |  Nancy | 65 |
| 3 | Metz | 59 |
| 4 |  Le Havre | 56 |
| 5 |  Lens | 55 |
Week 35 Results
| Friday 22 April 2016 | ||||
 | Ajaccio | 1-1 | Valenciennes |  |
 | Clermont | 0-1 | Tours |  |
 | Nimes | 4-2 | Lens | |
 | Niort | 0-0 | Bourg-Peronnas |  |
 | Evian | 1-1 | Le Havre | |
 | Brest | 0-0 | Laval |  |
| Metz | 2-0 | Red Star | |
 | Paris FC | 2-2 | Creteil |  |
| Saturday 23 April 2016 | ||||
 | Auxerre | 14:00 | Dijon | |
| Monday 25 April 2016 | ||||
| Nancy | 20:30 | Sochaux |  |