Ligue 2 (Week 5) : Valenciennes beats Laval 2-0
FRANCE, Aug. 26, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 5: After losing 3-2 to Brest on August 19, the Athenians returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Laval this Friday.
Laval made Valenciennes doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Da Costa Nuno ('79) and Ciss ('90).
Valenciennes FC climbed to 6th place with 8 points from 5 games, only one point behind Reims and Gazelec Ajaccio.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of August 26, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brest | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Amiens SC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | RC Strasbourg | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | GFC Ajaccio | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Reims | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Valenciennes | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Sochaux | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Troyes | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Ajaccio | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Le Havre | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Clermont | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 12 | Tours | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | Lens | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | Auxerre | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Orleans | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Niort | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 3 |
| 17 | Nimes | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 2 |
| 18 | Laval | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
| 18 | Red Star | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
| 20 | Bourg-Peronnas | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
Valenciennes FC
- Position: 6 +5
- Best performance of the season:Valenciennes 2-0 Laval (26 Aug.)
- Previous game:Brest 3-2 Valenciennes (19 Aug.)
- Next game:Le Havre - Valenciennes (10 Sep.)
Stade Laval
- Position: 18 -2
- Previous game:Laval 0-1 GFC Ajaccio (19 Aug.)
- Next game:Laval - Orleans (9 Sep.)
Valenciennes
2:0
Laval
2:0 (0:0)
- 26 August 2016
- 20:00
- Valenciennes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brest | 10 |
| 2 | Amiens SC | 10 |
| 3 | RC Strasbourg | 9 |
| 4 |  GFC Ajaccio | 9 |
| 4 |  Reims | 9 |
Week 5 Results
| Friday 26 August 2016 | ||||
| Valenciennes | 2-0 | Laval | |
| GFC Ajaccio | 1-1 | RC Strasbourg | |
 | Nimes | 2-3 | Amiens SC | |
 | Tours | 1-1 | Reims | |
 | Bourg-Peronnas | 2-2 | Niort |  |
 | Orleans | 0-0 | Auxerre |  |
 | Troyes | 1-1 | Lens |  |
 | Clermont | 2-1 | Ajaccio |  |
| Saturday 27 August 2016 | ||||
 | Red Star | 15:00 | Le Havre |  |
| Monday 29 August 2016 | ||||
 | Sochaux | 20:30 | Brest | |