Ligue 2 (Week 15) : Troyes beats Red Star 2-1
FRANCE, Nov. 18, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 15: Two wins in a row for Troyes. After their 2-0 win against Valenciennes on November 4, ESTAC continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 2-1 victory over Red Star this Friday.
Adama Niane scored dual goals
Troyes dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Malian forward Adama Niane in the 31st minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, ESTAC further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Niane in the 67th minute.
Troyes AC climbed to second place with 28 points from 15 games, tie on points with Stade Brest, 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
Red Star FC
- Position: 16
- Best performance of the season:Red Star 3-1 Tours (28 Oct.)
- Previous game:GFC Ajaccio 2-1 Red Star (4 Nov.)
- Next game:Bourg-Peronnas - Red Star (25 Nov.)
Troyes AC
- Position: 2 +2
- Best performance of the season:Troyes 3-1 Tours (23 Sep.)
- Previous game:Troyes 2-0 Valenciennes (4 Nov.)
- Next game:Troyes - Clermont (25 Nov.)
Red Star
1:2
Troyes
1:2 (0:1)
- 18 November 2016
- 20:00
- saint-ouen
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 |  |