Ligue 2 (Week 23) : Orleans defeats Auxerre 2-0
FRANCE, Feb. 4, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 23: Two wins in a row for Orleans. After their 1-0 win against Sochaux on January 27, USO continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 2-0 victory over Auxerre this Saturday.
Armand Romain scored dual goals
45 minutes of play and neither Orleans nor Auxerre have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with two goals by Armand Romain at '75 and '77.
US Orleans climbed to 18th place with 21 points from 23 games, only one point behind Stade Laval.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of February 4, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brest | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 44 |
| 2 | Reims | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 38 |
| 3 | RC Strasbourg | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 36 |
| 4 | Lens | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 36 |
| 5 | Troyes | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 36 |
| 6 | Amiens SC | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 35 |
| 7 | Nimes | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 33 |
| 8 | Sochaux | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 33 |
| 9 | Niort | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 33 |
| 10 | Bourg-Peronnas | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 31 |
| 11 | GFC Ajaccio | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 31 |
| 12 | Ajaccio | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 30 |
| 13 | Valenciennes | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 29 |
| 14 | Clermont | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 29 |
| 15 | Le Havre | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 29 |
| 16 | Red Star | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 23 |
| 17 | Laval | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 22 |
| 18 | Orleans | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 21 |
| 19 | Tours | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 20 |
| 20 | Auxerre | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 19 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
AJ Auxerre
- Position: 20 -1
- Best performance of the season:Bourg-Peronnas 2-4 Auxerre (12 Aug.)
- Previous game:Clermont 0-1 Auxerre (27 Jan.)
- Next game:Sochaux - Auxerre (7 Feb.)
US Orleans
- Position: 18 +2
- Best performance of the season:Orleans 3-1 RC Strasbourg (16 Sep.)
- Previous game:Orleans 1-0 Sochaux (27 Jan.)
- Next game:Orleans - Laval (7 Feb.)
Auxerre
0:2
Orleans
0:2 (0:0)
- 4 February 2017
- 15:00
- Auxerre
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brest | 44 |
| 2 |  Reims | 38 |
| 3 | RC Strasbourg | 36 |
| 4 |  Lens | 36 |
| 5 |  Troyes | 36 |
Week 23 Results
| Friday 3 February 2017 | ||||
 | Niort | 3-2 | Bourg-Peronnas |  |
 | Ajaccio | 2-1 | Clermont |  |
 | Le Havre | 1-1 | Red Star |  |
| Reims | 1-1 | Tours |  |
 | Laval | 0-0 | Valenciennes |  |
| RC Strasbourg | 2-0 | GFC Ajaccio |  | |
| Amiens SC | 1-2 | Nimes |  | |
| Lens | 0-0 | Troyes | |
| Saturday 4 February 2017 | ||||
| Brest | 2-0 | Sochaux |  |
| Auxerre | 0-2 | Orleans | |