Ligue 2 (Week 6) : Le Havre hold Valenciennes to 2-2
FRANCE, Sep. 10, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 6: The match between Le Havre and Valenciennes ended in a 2-2 draw on Saturday.
Valenciennes players started off well by taking the lead thanks to goals by Da Costa Nuno ('11) and Nestor ('18) while Le Havre only scored once Duhamel ('10). However, even though they were leading 2-1 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Le Havre with a saving goal from Le Havre forward Ghislain Gimbert in the 68th minute.
Valenciennes FC climbed to 6th place with 9 points from 6 games, only one point behind Clermont Foot.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of September 10, 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 | Valenciennes | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | RC Strasbourg | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | Le Havre | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | GFC Ajaccio | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 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
Le Havre AC
- Position: 8
- Best performance of the season:Le Havre 1-0 Nimes (5 Aug.)
- Previous game:Red Star 0-0 Le Havre (27 Aug.)
- Next game:Bourg-Peronnas - Le Havre (16 Sep.)
Valenciennes FC
- Position: 6 +1
- Best performance of the season:Valenciennes 2-0 Laval (26 Aug.)
- Previous game:Valenciennes 2-0 Laval (26 Aug.)
- Next game:Valenciennes - Ajaccio (16 Sep.)
Le Havre
2:2
Valenciennes
2:2 (1:2)
- 10 September 2016
- 15:00
- Le Havre
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 | 2-2 | Valenciennes | |
| Monday 12 September 2016 | ||||
| RC Strasbourg | 20:30 | Troyes |  | |