Ligue 2 (Week 22) : Amiens beats Lens 2-1
FRANCE, Jan. 28, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 22: Lens crashed to their 2nd consecutive defeat as they lost 2-1 against Amiens SC.
Lens had started off well by taking the lead in the 19th minute with a goal by Lopez Cristian on penalty. Trailing 1-0 at half time, Amiens SC players nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Mamilonne Yannick '90 and Kamara '90).
Amiens Sporting Club climbed to second place with 35 points from 22 games, 6 points behind Stade Brest.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of January 28, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brest | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 41 |
| 2 | Amiens SC | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 35 |
| 3 | Lens | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 35 |
| 4 | Troyes | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 35 |
| 5 | Reims | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 34 |
| 6 | RC Strasbourg | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 33 |
| 7 | Sochaux | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 33 |
| 8 | GFC Ajaccio | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 31 |
| 9 | Bourg-Peronnas | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 31 |
| 10 | Nimes | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 30 |
| 11 | Niort | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 30 |
| 12 | Clermont | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 29 |
| 13 | Valenciennes | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 28 |
| 14 | Le Havre | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 28 |
| 15 | Ajaccio | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 27 |
| 16 | Red Star | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 22 |
| 17 | Laval | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 21 |
| 18 | Tours | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 19 |
| 19 | Auxerre | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 19 |
| 20 | Orleans | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 18 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
Amiens Sporting Club
- Position: 2 +3
- Best performance of the season:Amiens SC 3-0 Brest (26 Nov.)
- Previous game:Niort 2-1 Amiens SC (20 Jan.)
- Next game:Amiens SC - Nimes (3 Feb.)
Lens
- Position: 3 -1
- Best performance of the season:Lens 4-2 Orleans (20 Sep.)
- Previous game:Lens 1-3 Nimes (21 Jan.)
- Next game:Lens - Troyes (3 Feb.)
Amiens SC
2:1
Lens
2:1 (0:1)
- 28 January 2017
- 15:00
- Amiens
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brest | 41 |
| 2 | Amiens SC | 35 |
| 3 | Lens | 35 |
| 4 |  Troyes | 35 |
| 5 |  Reims | 34 |
Week 22 Results
| Friday 27 January 2017 | ||||
 | Clermont | 0-1 | Auxerre |  |
 | Orleans | 1-0 | Sochaux |  |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 1-1 | Laval |  |
 | Tours | 0-0 | Niort |  |
 | Bourg-Peronnas | 3-2 | Ajaccio |  |
 | Nimes | 2-2 | RC Strasbourg | |
| Troyes | 2-1 | Le Havre |  |
 | Valenciennes | 0-1 | Brest | |
| Saturday 28 January 2017 | ||||
| Amiens SC | 2-1 | Lens | | |
| Monday 30 January 2017 | ||||
 | Red Star | 20:45 | Reims | |