Ligue 2 (Week 9) : Nimes beats GFC Ajaccio 2-0
FRANCE, Sep. 23, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 9: After their 2-2 draw against Troyes on September 20, the Crocodiles bounced back with a 2-0 victory over GFC Ajaccio this Friday.
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Rachid Alioui ('6) and Christian Kouakou ('42).
Nimes Olympique climbed to 7th place with 12 points from 9 games, only one point behind Le Havre AC.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of September 23, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amiens SC | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | Reims | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Brest | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Sochaux | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | RC Strasbourg | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Nimes | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | Troyes | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Clermont | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Lens | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 11 | Valenciennes | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 12 | Ajaccio | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 | Bourg-Peronnas | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | GFC Ajaccio | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 10 |
| 15 | Red Star | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 10 |
| 16 | Orleans | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 8 |
| 17 | Niort | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 8 |
| 18 | Laval | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 19 | Auxerre | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 6 |
| 20 | Tours | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 6 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
Gazelec Ajaccio
- Position: 14 -4
- Best performance of the season:Auxerre 1-2 GFC Ajaccio (5 Aug.)
- Previous game:Niort 0-0 GFC Ajaccio (20 Sep.)
- Next game:GFC Ajaccio - Amiens SC (27 Sep.)
Nimes Olympique
- Position: 7 +6
- Best performance of the season:Tours 1-3 Nimes (16 Sep.)
- Previous game:Nimes 2-2 Troyes (20 Sep.)
- Next game:Nimes - Bourg-Peronnas (30 Sep.)
GFC Ajaccio
0:2
Nimes
0:2 (0:2)
- 23 September 2016
- 20:00
- Ajaccio
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amiens SC | 17 |
| 2 |  Reims | 16 |
| 3 |  Brest | 15 |
| 4 |  Sochaux | 15 |
| 5 | RC Strasbourg | 14 |
Week 9 Results
| Friday 23 September 2016 | ||||
| GFC Ajaccio | 0-2 | Nimes | |
 | Bourg-Peronnas | 0-0 | Laval |  |
 | Orleans | 1-2 | Amiens SC | |
 | Troyes | 3-1 | Tours |  |
 | Red Star | 0-1 | Niort |  |
 | Clermont | 0-0 | RC Strasbourg | |
| Sochaux | 1-0 | Ajaccio |  |
 | Auxerre | 0-1 | Le Havre |  |
| Saturday 24 September 2016 | ||||
 | Valenciennes | 15:00 | Lens |  |
| Monday 26 September 2016 | ||||
| Brest | 20:30 | Reims | |