Ligue 2 (Week 31) : Tours beats Red Star 3-1
FRANCE, Mar. 31, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 31: Three wins in a row for Tours. After their success against Orleans and Valenciennes, TFC continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 3-1 victory over Red Star this Friday.
Tours dominated the first half thanks to goals from Miguel Florian ('3) and Diarra Cheick ('29). Leading 2-1 at the break, TFC further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Bouanga in stoppage time.
Tours FC climbed to 16th place with 32 points from 31 games, 2 points behind Valenciennes FC.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of March 31, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lens | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 31 | 12 | 52 |
| 2 | Brest | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 52 |
| 3 | Troyes | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 46 | 34 | 12 | 50 |
| 4 | Reims | 31 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 50 |
| 5 | RC Strasbourg | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 39 | 8 | 49 |
| 6 | Nimes | 31 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 44 | 32 | 12 | 48 |
| 7 | Amiens SC | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 32 | 10 | 48 |
| 8 | Niort | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 41 | -2 | 46 |
| 9 | Le Havre | 31 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 41 |
| 10 | Sochaux | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 41 |
| 11 | GFC Ajaccio | 31 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 41 |
| 12 | Bourg-Peronnas | 31 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 44 | -1 | 41 |
| 13 | Clermont | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 40 |
| 14 | Ajaccio | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 40 | -7 | 39 |
| 15 | Valenciennes | 31 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 36 | 42 | -6 | 34 |
| 16 | Tours | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 49 | -7 | 32 |
| 17 | Orleans | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 42 | -11 | 32 |
| 18 | Red Star | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 43 | -14 | 31 |
| 19 | Auxerre | 31 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 36 | -15 | 29 |
| 20 | Laval | 31 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 27 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
Tours FC
- Position: 16 +2
- Best performance of the season:Valenciennes 0-4 Tours (17 Mar.)
- Previous game:Valenciennes 0-4 Tours (17 Mar.)
- Next game:Brest - Tours (7 Apr.)
Red Star FC
- Position: 18 -1
- Best performance of the season:Red Star 3-1 Tours (28 Oct.)
- Previous game:Red Star 0-1 Amiens SC (17 Mar.)
- Next game:Red Star - GFC Ajaccio (8 Apr.)
Tours
3:1
Red Star
3:1 (2:1)
- 31 March 2017
- 20:00
- Tours
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lens | 52 |
| 2 |  Brest | 52 |
| 3 |  Troyes | 50 |
| 4 |  Reims | 50 |
| 5 | RC Strasbourg | 49 |
Week 31 Results
| Friday 31 March 2017 | ||||
| Troyes | 4-2 | Orleans |  |
 | Laval | 1-1 | Ajaccio |  |
 | Le Havre | 1-1 | Reims | |
 | Niort | 1-0 | Auxerre |  |
| Amiens SC | 0-1 | Clermont |  | |
 | Nimes | 1-0 | Valenciennes |  |
| Tours | 3-1 | Red Star | |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 2-3 | Bourg-Peronnas |  |
| Saturday 1 April 2017 | ||||
| Lens | 15:00 | Brest | |
| Monday 3 April 2017 | ||||
| RC Strasbourg | 20:45 | Sochaux |  | |