Ligue 2 (Week 18) : Troyes and Auxerre play to a 1-1 draw
FRANCE, Dec. 9, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 18: Troyes was held to a 1-1 draw by Auxerre on Friday.
Auxerre players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Auxerre forward Gaëtan Courtet in the 22nd minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Troyes with a saving goal from Troyes midfielder Stéphane Darbion in the 50th minute.
Troyes AC are down in second place with 32 points from 18 games, 2 points behind Stade Brest.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of December 9, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brest | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 34 |
| 2 | Troyes | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 32 |
| 3 | Lens | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 29 |
| 4 | Reims | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 29 |
| 5 | Sochaux | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 29 |
| 6 | Amiens SC | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 28 |
| 7 | Le Havre | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | RC Strasbourg | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 26 |
| 9 | Niort | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 25 |
| 10 | GFC Ajaccio | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 24 |
| 11 | Valenciennes | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 23 |
| 12 | Nimes | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 22 |
| 13 | Clermont | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 22 |
| 14 | Bourg-Peronnas | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 21 |
| 15 | Ajaccio | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 21 |
| 16 | Red Star | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 19 |
| 17 | Laval | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 15 |
| 18 | Auxerre | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 15 |
| 19 | Tours | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 15 |
| 20 | Orleans | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 14 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
Troyes AC
- Position: 2 -1
- Best performance of the season:Troyes 3-1 Tours (23 Sep.)
- Previous game:Brest 2-1 Troyes (29 Nov.)
- Next game:Reims - Troyes (19 Dec.)
AJ Auxerre
- Position: 18 +1
- Best performance of the season:Bourg-Peronnas 2-4 Auxerre (12 Aug.)
- Previous game:Auxerre 2-0 Nimes (29 Nov.)
- Next game:Auxerre - Valenciennes (16 Dec.)
Troyes
1:1
Auxerre
1:1 (0:1)
- 9 December 2016
- 20:00
- Troyes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brest | 34 |
| 2 | Troyes | 32 |
| 3 |  Lens | 29 |
| 4 |  Reims | 29 |
| 5 |  Sochaux | 29 |
Week 18 Results
| Friday 9 December 2016 | ||||
 | Nimes | 1-2 | Brest | |
| Amiens SC | 0-1 | Sochaux | | |
 | Niort | 1-1 | Le Havre |  |
| Troyes | 1-1 | Auxerre | |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 4-1 | Ajaccio |  |
 | Red Star | 2-2 | Valenciennes |  |
 | Tours | 1-1 | Laval |  |
 | Bourg-Peronnas | 1-1 | Clermont |  |
| Saturday 10 December 2016 | ||||
| RC Strasbourg | 15:00 | Lens | | |
| Monday 12 December 2016 | ||||
 | Orleans | 20:30 | Reims | |