Ligue 2 (Week 9) : Amiens beats Orleans 2-1
FRANCE, Sep. 23, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 9: After their 0-0 draw against Valenciennes on September 20, Amiens SC returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Orleans this Friday.
Aboubakar Kamara scored dual goals
Amiens SC dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by forward Aboubakar Kamara in the 21st minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Amiens SC players further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Kamara in the 71st minute.
Amiens Sporting Club climbed to first place with 17 points from 8 games, one point ahead of runner-up Reims.
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
US Orleans
- Position: 16
- Best performance of the season:Orleans 3-1 RC Strasbourg (16 Sep.)
- Previous game:Lens 4-2 Orleans (20 Sep.)
- Next game:Niort - Orleans (30 Sep.)
Amiens Sporting Club
- Position: 1 +2
- Best performance of the season:Amiens SC 3-1 Tours (9 Sep.)
- Previous game:Amiens SC 0-0 Valenciennes (20 Sep.)
- Next game:GFC Ajaccio - Amiens SC (27 Sep.)
Orleans
1:2
Amiens SC
1:2 (0:1)
- 23 September 2016
- 20:00
- Orleans
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 | |