Ligue 2 (Week 2) : Brest beats Orleans 2-1
FRANCE, Aug. 5, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 2: After their 0-0 draw against GFC Ajaccio on July 29, Brest returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Orleans this Friday.
Orleans forward Mickaël Barreto opened the score in the 14th minute, before seeing Brest catch up in the 36th minute thanks to Bruno Grougi. 1-1 at half time. Brest eventually won the game in the second period with with a goal by Maupay in the 52nd minute.
Stade Brest climbed to fourth place with 4 points from 2 games, tie on points with Valenciennes FC.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of August 5, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Havre | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Sochaux | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Valenciennes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Ajaccio | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Brest | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | GFC Ajaccio | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Reims | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Lens | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Tours | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Laval | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Niort | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Red Star | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Amiens SC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | RC Strasbourg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Auxerre | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Bourg-Peronnas | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Nimes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 18 | Clermont | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 19 | Orleans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Troyes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
Stade Brest
- Position: 4 +2
- Best performance of the season:Brest 2-1 Orleans (5 Aug.)
- Previous game:GFC Ajaccio 0-0 Brest (29 Jul.)
- Next game:Red Star - Brest (12 Aug.)
US Orleans
- Position: 19 -1
- Previous game:Orleans 0-1 Le Havre (29 Jul.)
- Next game:Orleans - Ajaccio (12 Aug.)
Brest
2:1
Orleans
2:1 (1:1)
- 5 August 2016
- 20:00
- Brest
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Le Havre | 6 |
| 2 |  Sochaux | 4 |
| 3 |  Valenciennes | 4 |
| 4 |  Ajaccio | 4 |
| 4 | Brest | 4 |
Week 2 Results
| Friday 5 August 2016 | ||||
 | Clermont | 0-0 | Red Star |  |
 | Reims | 1-0 | Bourg-Peronnas |  |
| Ajaccio | 2-1 | Troyes |  |
 | Laval | 1-1 | Niort |  |
| Sochaux | 0-0 | Valenciennes | |
 | Auxerre | 1-2 | GFC Ajaccio |  |
| Le Havre | 1-0 | Nimes |  |
| Brest | 2-1 | Orleans | |
 | Lens | 2-2 | Tours |  |
| Saturday 6 August 2016 | ||||
| RC Strasbourg | 15:00 | Amiens SC | ||