Ligue 2 (Week 29) : Tours beats Orleans 3-1
FRANCE, Mar. 10, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 29: After their 0-0 draw against Troyes on March 3 and 2-2 draw against GFC Ajaccio on March 3, TFC returned to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Orleans this Friday.
Denis Bouanga scored dual goals
Tours dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by midfielder Denis Bouanga in the 33rd minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, TFC further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Miguel Florian '47 and Bouanga '90).
US Orleans remains in 16th place with 31 points from 29 games, 3 points behind Valenciennes FC.
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
Tours FC
- Position: 20
- Best performance of the season:Tours 4-1 Valenciennes (21 Oct.)
- Previous game:GFC Ajaccio 2-2 Tours (3 Mar.)
- Next game:Valenciennes - Tours (17 Mar.)
US Orleans
- Position: 16
- Best performance of the season:Orleans 3-1 RC Strasbourg (16 Sep.)
- Previous game:Orleans 1-1 Niort (4 Mar.)
- Next game:Orleans - GFC Ajaccio (17 Mar.)
Tours
3:1
Orleans
3:1 (1:0)
- 10 March 2017
- 20:00
- Tours
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 |  |