Ligue 2 (Week 6) : Laval beats Orleans 3-1
FRANCE, Sep. 9, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 6: After three straigth defeats, the Tangos returned to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Orleans this Friday.
Orleans forward Khaled Ayari opened the score in the 21st minute, before seeing Laval catch up in the 24th minute thanks to Mathieu Coutadeur. 1-1 at half time. The Tangos eventually won the game in the second period with two more goals by Afougou ('77) and Saint-Louis ('85).
US Orleans are down in 17th place with 5 points from 6 games, tie on points with Nimes Olympique.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of September 9, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amiens SC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Reims | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Brest | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Sochaux | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Clermont | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | RC Strasbourg | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | GFC Ajaccio | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Valenciennes | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Le Havre | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Lens | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Troyes | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Ajaccio | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 7 |
| 13 | Auxerre | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Tours | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Red Star | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 16 | Nimes | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 5 |
| 17 | Laval | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
| 17 | Orleans | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
| 19 | Bourg-Peronnas | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 3 |
| 20 | Niort | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 3 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
Stade Laval
- Position: 17 +2
- Best performance of the season:Laval 3-1 Orleans (9 Sep.)
- Previous game:Valenciennes 2-0 Laval (26 Aug.)
- Next game:Red Star - Laval (16 Sep.)
US Orleans
- Position: 17 -2
- Best performance of the season:Orleans 2-0 Ajaccio (12 Aug.)
- Previous game:Orleans 0-0 Auxerre (26 Aug.)
- Next game:Orleans - RC Strasbourg (16 Sep.)
Laval
3:1
Orleans
3:1 (1:1)
- 9 September 2016
- 20:00
- Laval
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amiens SC | 13 |
| 2 |  Reims | 12 |
| 3 |  Brest | 11 |
| 4 |  Sochaux | 10 |
| 5 |  Clermont | 10 |
Week 6 Results
| Friday 9 September 2016 | ||||
 | Auxerre | 0-0 | Sochaux | |
| Brest | 0-2 | Clermont | |
 | Niort | 1-3 | Nimes |  |
 | Ajaccio | 1-2 | Red Star |  |
| Laval | 3-1 | Orleans | |
| Reims | 2-0 | GFC Ajaccio |  |
| Amiens SC | 3-1 | Tours |  | |
 | Lens | 1-1 | Bourg-Peronnas |  |
| Saturday 10 September 2016 | ||||
 | Le Havre | 15:00 | Valenciennes |  |
| Monday 12 September 2016 | ||||
| RC Strasbourg | 20:30 | Troyes |  | |