Ligue 2 (Week 19) : Nimes defeats Ajaccio 2-1
FRANCE, Dec. 16, 2016 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 19: After losing 2-0 to Auxerre on December 9 and 1-2 to Brest on December 9, the Crocodiles returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Ajaccio this Friday.
Nimes dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by forward Rachid Alioui in the 27th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Crocodiles further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Savanier on penalty with just 3 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Nimes Olympique climbed to 9th place with 25 points from 19 games, 2 points behind Le Havre AC.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of December 16, 2016) »
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brest | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 35 |
2 | RC Strasbourg | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 32 |
3 | Troyes | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 32 |
4 | Sochaux | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 32 |
5 | Reims | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 30 |
6 | Amiens SC | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 29 |
7 | Lens | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 29 |
8 | Le Havre | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 27 |
9 | Nimes | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 25 |
10 | Clermont | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 25 |
11 | Niort | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 25 |
12 | Valenciennes | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 24 |
13 | GFC Ajaccio | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 24 |
14 | Bourg-Peronnas | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 22 |
15 | Ajaccio | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 21 |
16 | Red Star | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 19 |
17 | Tours | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 30 | -8 | 18 |
18 | Laval | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 16 |
19 | Auxerre | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 16 |
20 | Orleans | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 15 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
AC Ajaccio
- Position: 15
- Best performance of the season:Ajaccio 3-1 Bourg-Peronnas (19 Aug.)
- Previous game:GFC Ajaccio 4-1 Ajaccio (9 Dec.)
- Next game:Troyes - Ajaccio (13 Jan.)
Nimes Olympique
- Position: 9 +3
- Best performance of the season:Nimes 3-0 Reims (25 Nov.)
- Previous game:Nimes 1-2 Brest (9 Dec.)
- Next game:Nimes - Le Havre (13 Jan.)
Ajaccio

1:2

Nimes
1:2 (0:1)
- 16 December 2016
- 20:00
- Ajaccio
Table
Pos | Team | Pts |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 35 |
2 | RC Strasbourg | 32 |
3 | ![]() | 32 |
4 | ![]() | 32 |
5 | ![]() | 30 |
Week 19 Results
Friday 16 December 2016 | ||||
![]() | Auxerre | 1-1 | Valenciennes | ![]() |
![]() | Laval | 2-2 | Amiens SC | |
![]() | Sochaux | 2-0 | Red Star | ![]() |
![]() | Ajaccio | 1-2 | Nimes | ![]() |
![]() | Le Havre | 0-2 | Tours | ![]() |
RC Strasbourg | 3-0 | Niort | ![]() | |
![]() | Brest | 0-0 | Bourg-Peronnas | ![]() |
![]() | Clermont | 3-0 | Orleans | ![]() |
Saturday 17 December 2016 | ||||
![]() | Lens | 15:00 | GFC Ajaccio | ![]() |
Monday 19 December 2016 | ||||
![]() | Reims | 20:30 | Troyes | ![]() |