Ligue 2 (Week 27) : Nimes hold GFC Ajaccio to 1-1
FRANCE, Feb. 24, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 27: The match between Nimes and GFC Ajaccio ended in a 1-1 draw on Friday.
GFC Ajaccio players started off well by taking the lead thanks to GFC Ajaccio midfielder Jérôme Lemoigne in the 4th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Nimes with a saving goal from Nimes forward Rachid Alioui in the 80th minute.
Nimes Olympique remains in 7th place with 39 points from 27 games, one point behind Lens, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of February 24, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brest | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 48 |
| 2 | RC Strasbourg | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 43 |
| 3 | Amiens SC | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 42 |
| 4 | Reims | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 42 |
| 5 | Troyes | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 41 |
| 6 | Lens | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 40 |
| 7 | Nimes | 27 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 39 |
| 8 | Bourg-Peronnas | 27 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 38 |
| 9 | Sochaux | 27 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 38 |
| 10 | Le Havre | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 36 |
| 11 | GFC Ajaccio | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 36 |
| 12 | Niort | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 36 |
| 13 | Ajaccio | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 34 |
| 14 | Clermont | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 33 |
| 15 | Valenciennes | 26 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 31 |
| 16 | Red Star | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 31 |
| 17 | Orleans | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 30 |
| 18 | Auxerre | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 31 | -11 | 28 |
| 19 | Laval | 27 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 24 |
| 20 | Tours | 27 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 30 | 45 | -15 | 22 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
Nimes Olympique
- Position: 7
- Best performance of the season:Nimes 3-0 Niort (7 Feb.)
- Previous game:Troyes 0-0 Nimes (17 Feb.)
- Next game:Bourg-Peronnas - Nimes (3 Mar.)
Gazelec Ajaccio
- Position: 11
- Best performance of the season:GFC Ajaccio 4-1 Ajaccio (9 Dec.)
- Previous game:GFC Ajaccio 1-0 Niort (17 Feb.)
- Next game:GFC Ajaccio - Tours (3 Mar.)
Nimes
1:1
GFC Ajaccio
1:1 (0:1)
- 24 February 2017
- 20:00
- Nîmes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brest | 48 |
| 2 | RC Strasbourg | 43 |
| 3 | Amiens SC | 42 |
| 4 |  Reims | 42 |
| 5 |  Troyes | 41 |
Week 27 Results
| Friday 24 February 2017 | ||||
 | Le Havre | 1-0 | Auxerre |  |
| RC Strasbourg | 0-2 | Clermont |  | |
 | Ajaccio | 0-0 | Sochaux |  |
| Amiens SC | 0-2 | Orleans |  | |
| Nimes | 1-1 | GFC Ajaccio | |
 | Tours | 0-0 | Troyes | |
 | Laval | 2-4 | Bourg-Peronnas |  |
 | Niort | 2-3 | Red Star |  |
| Saturday 25 February 2017 | ||||
 | Lens | 15:00 | Valenciennes |  |
| Monday 27 February 2017 | ||||
| Reims | 20:45 | Brest | |