Ligue 2 (Week 29) : Nimes defeats Red Star 2-0
FRANCE, Mar. 10, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 29: Two wins in a row for Nimes. After their 0-1 win against Bourg-Peronnas on March 3, the Crocodiles continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 2-0 victory over Red Star this Friday.
45 minutes of play and neither Nimes nor Red Star have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Thioub ('73) and Valls Theo ('80).
Nimes Olympique climbed to fourth place with 45 points from 29 games, only one point behind Lens, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of March 10, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reims | 29 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 49 |
| 2 | Brest | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 49 |
| 3 | Lens | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 46 |
| 4 | Nimes | 29 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 45 |
| 5 | Amiens SC | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 45 |
| 6 | Troyes | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 30 | 8 | 44 |
| 7 | RC Strasbourg | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 43 |
| 8 | GFC Ajaccio | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | Niort | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 41 | -4 | 40 |
| 10 | Le Havre | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 39 |
| 11 | Sochaux | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 38 |
| 12 | Bourg-Peronnas | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 38 |
| 13 | Clermont | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 37 |
| 14 | Ajaccio | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 39 | -7 | 37 |
| 15 | Valenciennes | 29 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 36 | 37 | -1 | 34 |
| 16 | Orleans | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 37 | -9 | 31 |
| 17 | Red Star | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 31 |
| 18 | Auxerre | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 29 |
| 19 | Laval | 29 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 26 |
| 20 | Tours | 29 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 48 | -13 | 26 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
Nimes Olympique
- Position: 4 +2
- Best performance of the season:Nimes 3-0 Niort (7 Feb.)
- Previous game:Bourg-Peronnas 0-1 Nimes (3 Mar.)
- Next game:Sochaux - Nimes (17 Mar.)
Red Star FC
- Position: 17
- Best performance of the season:Red Star 3-1 Tours (28 Oct.)
- Previous game:Red Star 2-3 Lens (3 Mar.)
- Next game:Red Star - Amiens SC (17 Mar.)
Nimes
2:0
Red Star
2:0 (0:0)
- 10 March 2017
- 20:00
- Nîmes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Reims | 49 |
| 2 |  Brest | 49 |
| 3 |  Lens | 46 |
| 4 | Nimes | 45 |
| 5 | Amiens SC | 45 |
Week 29 Results
| Friday 10 March 2017 | ||||
| Reims | 3-0 | Ajaccio |  |
 | Laval | 0-0 | Auxerre |  |
| Nimes | 2-0 | Red Star | |
 | Tours | 3-1 | Orleans |  |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 3-1 | Troyes |  |
 | Niort | 2-1 | Valenciennes |  |
 | Le Havre | 0-1 | Clermont |  |
| Amiens SC | 2-1 | Bourg-Peronnas |  | |
| Saturday 11 March 2017 | ||||
| RC Strasbourg | 15:00 | Brest | | |
| Monday 13 March 2017 | ||||
| Lens | 20:45 | Sochaux |  |