Ligue 2 (Week 9) : Troyes defeats Tours 3-1
FRANCE, Sep. 23, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 9: After their 1-1 draw against Niort on September 20 and 2-2 draw against Nimes on September 20, ESTAC bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Tours this Friday.
Adama Niane scored dual goals
Troyes dominated the first half thanks to goals from Azamoum ('17) and Niane ('32). Leading 2-1 at the break, ESTAC further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Niane on penalty in the 67th minute.
Troyes AC climbed to 8th place with 12 points from 9 games, tie on points with Nimes Olympique.
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
Troyes AC
- Position: 8 +6
- Best performance of the season:Troyes 3-1 Tours (23 Sep.)
- Previous game:Nimes 2-2 Troyes (20 Sep.)
- Next game:Amiens SC - Troyes (30 Sep.)
Tours FC
- Position: 20 -1
- Best performance of the season:Niort 1-4 Tours (19 Aug.)
- Previous game:Tours 0-2 Bourg-Peronnas (20 Sep.)
- Next game:Tours - GFC Ajaccio (30 Sep.)
Troyes
3:1
Tours
3:1 (2:1)
- 23 September 2016
- 20:00
- Troyes
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 | |