Ligue 2 (Week 15) : Clermont beats GFC Ajaccio 3-1
FRANCE, Nov. 18, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 15: After their 1-1 draw against Nimes on November 4, Clermont returned to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over GFC Ajaccio this Friday.
GFC Ajaccio midfielder Jérôme Lemoigne opened the score in the 10th minute, before seeing Clermont catch up in the 19th minute thanks to Rémy Dugimont. 1-1 at half time. Clermont eventually won the game in the second period with two more goals by Agounon ('52) and Thiam Mamadou ('70).
Clermont Foot climbed to 9th place with 20 points from 15 games, tie on points with Chamois Niortais FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of November 18, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brest | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | Troyes | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 28 |
| 3 | Reims | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 26 |
| 4 | Le Havre | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 | Lens | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 23 |
| 6 | Amiens SC | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 23 |
| 7 | Sochaux | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 22 |
| 8 | Niort | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Clermont | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | GFC Ajaccio | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | RC Strasbourg | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 20 |
| 12 | Nimes | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 19 |
| 13 | Ajaccio | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 19 |
| 14 | Valenciennes | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | Bourg-Peronnas | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 16 |
| 16 | Red Star | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 15 |
| 17 | Laval | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 14 |
| 18 | Orleans | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 14 |
| 19 | Auxerre | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 11 |
| 20 | Tours | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
Clermont Foot
- Position: 9 +4
- Best performance of the season:Clermont 3-1 GFC Ajaccio (18 Nov.)
- Previous game:Nimes 1-1 Clermont (4 Nov.)
- Next game:Troyes - Clermont (25 Nov.)
Gazelec Ajaccio
- Position: 10 -3
- Best performance of the season:Tours 0-3 GFC Ajaccio (30 Sep.)
- Previous game:GFC Ajaccio 2-1 Red Star (4 Nov.)
- Next game:GFC Ajaccio - Sochaux (25 Nov.)
Clermont
3:1
GFC Ajaccio
3:1 (1:1)
- 18 November 2016
- 20:00
- Clermont-Ferrand
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brest | 28 |
| 2 |  Troyes | 28 |
| 3 |  Reims | 26 |
| 4 |  Le Havre | 25 |
| 5 |  Lens | 23 |
Week 15 Results
| Friday 18 November 2016 | ||||
 | Valenciennes | 3-3 | Bourg-Peronnas |  |
 | Ajaccio | 2-0 | RC Strasbourg | |
 | Orleans | 2-1 | Nimes |  |
 | Sochaux | 2-1 | Tours |  |
 | Red Star | 1-2 | Troyes | |
| Reims | 0-2 | Laval |  |
 | Auxerre | 1-1 | Lens | |
| Clermont | 3-1 | GFC Ajaccio | |
| Saturday 19 November 2016 | ||||
| Le Havre | 15:00 | Amiens SC | |
| Monday 21 November 2016 | ||||
| Brest | 20:30 | Niort |  |