Ligue 2 (Week 16) : Tours beats Auxerre 2-1
FRANCE, Nov. 25, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 16: After three straigth defeats, TFC returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Auxerre this Friday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Filippi ('58) and Louvion Cyriaque ('60).
Tours FC climbed to 19th place with 13 points from 16 games, only one point behind US Orleans.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of November 25, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troyes | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 31 |
| 2 | Brest | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 28 |
| 3 | Lens | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Le Havre | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | Reims | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 26 |
| 6 | Sochaux | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 25 |
| 7 | Amiens SC | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 24 |
| 8 | Niort | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 24 |
| 9 | RC Strasbourg | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 23 |
| 10 | Nimes | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 22 |
| 11 | Valenciennes | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 21 |
| 12 | Ajaccio | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 20 |
| 13 | Clermont | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 20 |
| 14 | GFC Ajaccio | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 20 |
| 15 | Bourg-Peronnas | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 19 |
| 16 | Red Star | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 15 |
| 17 | Laval | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 | Orleans | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 14 |
| 19 | Tours | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 13 |
| 20 | Auxerre | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 11 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
Tours FC
- Position: 19 +1
- Best performance of the season:Tours 4-1 Valenciennes (21 Oct.)
- Previous game:Sochaux 2-1 Tours (18 Nov.)
- Next game:Clermont - Tours (29 Nov.)
AJ Auxerre
- Position: 20 -1
- Best performance of the season:Bourg-Peronnas 2-4 Auxerre (12 Aug.)
- Previous game:Auxerre 1-1 Lens (18 Nov.)
- Next game:Auxerre - Nimes (29 Nov.)
Tours
2:1
Auxerre
2:1 (0:0)
- 25 November 2016
- 20:00
- Tours
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Troyes | 31 |
| 2 |  Brest | 28 |
| 3 |  Lens | 26 |
| 4 |  Le Havre | 26 |
| 5 |  Reims | 26 |
Week 16 Results
| Friday 25 November 2016 | ||||
| Troyes | 1-0 | Clermont |  |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 0-1 | Sochaux |  |
| RC Strasbourg | 1-0 | Laval |  | |
| Lens | 1-0 | Le Havre | |
 | Orleans | 0-2 | Valenciennes |  |
 | Bourg-Peronnas | 4-1 | Red Star |  |
 | Nimes | 3-0 | Reims | |
| Tours | 2-1 | Auxerre | |
 | Niort | 1-1 | Ajaccio |  |
| Saturday 26 November 2016 | ||||
| Amiens SC | 15:10 | Brest | | |