Ligue 2 (Week 34) : Reims hold Nimes to 1-1
FRANCE, Apr. 21, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 34: Nimes was held to a 1-1 draw by Reims on Friday.
Reims players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Amiot Gregoire in the 41st 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 Briancon Anthony in the 83rd minute.
Nimes Olympique climbed to third place with 55 points from 34 games, 4 points behind Stade Brest, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of April 21, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RC Strasbourg | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 56 | 43 | 13 | 59 |
| 2 | Brest | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 34 | 12 | 59 |
| 3 | Nimes | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 50 | 35 | 15 | 55 |
| 4 | Lens | 33 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 49 | 37 | 12 | 55 |
| 5 | Troyes | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 50 | 39 | 11 | 54 |
| 6 | Reims | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 52 |
| 7 | Amiens SC | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 33 | 11 | 51 |
| 8 | GFC Ajaccio | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 44 | 40 | 4 | 48 |
| 9 | Niort | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 42 | 49 | -7 | 47 |
| 10 | Le Havre | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 44 |
| 11 | Valenciennes | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 42 | 2 | 43 |
| 12 | Clermont | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 42 |
| 13 | Sochaux | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 42 |
| 14 | Ajaccio | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 41 | 51 | -10 | 42 |
| 15 | Bourg-Peronnas | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 51 | -7 | 41 |
| 16 | Tours | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 47 | 52 | -5 | 37 |
| 17 | Auxerre | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 37 | -13 | 36 |
| 18 | Orleans | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 48 | -16 | 35 |
| 19 | Red Star | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 50 | -15 | 34 |
| 20 | Laval | 34 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 42 | -11 | 30 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
Reims
- Position: 6 +1
- Best performance of the season:Reims 3-0 Ajaccio (10 Mar.)
- Previous game:Laval 5-2 Reims (14 Apr.)
- Next game:Niort - Reims (28 Apr.)
Nimes Olympique
- Position: 3 +1
- Best performance of the season:Nimes 3-0 Niort (7 Feb.)
- Previous game:Nimes 2-0 Orleans (14 Apr.)
- Next game:Nimes - Auxerre (28 Apr.)
Reims
1:1
Nimes
1:1 (1:0)
- 21 April 2017
- 20:00
- Reims
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RC Strasbourg | 59 |
| 2 |  Brest | 59 |
| 3 | Nimes | 55 |
| 4 |  Lens | 55 |
| 5 |  Troyes | 54 |
Week 34 Results
| Friday 21 April 2017 | ||||
 | Laval | 1-2 | RC Strasbourg | |
| Reims | 1-1 | Nimes | |
 | Valenciennes | 4-0 | Orleans |  |
 | Auxerre | 1-1 | Tours |  |
 | Red Star | 4-1 | Bourg-Peronnas |  |
 | Clermont | 1-1 | Troyes | |
 | Sochaux | 1-2 | GFC Ajaccio |  |
 | Ajaccio | 3-1 | Niort |  |
| Saturday 22 April 2017 | ||||
| Brest | 15:00 | Amiens SC | |
| Monday 24 April 2017 | ||||
 | Le Havre | 20:45 | Lens | |