Ligue 2 (Week 36) : Troyes beats Auxerre 3-2
FRANCE, May. 5, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 36: Two wins in a row for Troyes. After their 1-0 win against Brest on April 29, ESTAC continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 3-2 victory over Auxerre this Friday.
Auxerre had started off well by taking the lead thanks to goals by Yattara Mohamed ('17) and Sane Yaya ('19), while Troyes only scored once Azamoum ('11). Trailing 2-1 at half time, ESTAC nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Dingome Tristan '48 and Nivet '73).
Troyes AC climbed to third place with 60 points from 36 games, tie on points with Amiens Sporting Club.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of May 5, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RC Strasbourg | 35 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 43 | 15 | 62 |
| 2 | Amiens SC | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 37 | 14 | 60 |
| 3 | Troyes | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 41 | 13 | 60 |
| 4 | Brest | 35 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 38 | 10 | 59 |
| 5 | Lens | 35 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 51 | 38 | 13 | 58 |
| 6 | Nimes | 35 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 50 | 36 | 14 | 55 |
| 7 | Reims | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 55 |
| 8 | GFC Ajaccio | 35 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 45 | 40 | 5 | 51 |
| 9 | Le Havre | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 48 |
| 10 | Niort | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 52 | -10 | 48 |
| 11 | Sochaux | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 35 | 39 | -4 | 45 |
| 12 | Valenciennes | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 44 |
| 13 | Bourg-Peronnas | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 47 | 54 | -7 | 44 |
| 14 | Tours | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 43 |
| 15 | Clermont | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 43 | 46 | -3 | 42 |
| 16 | Ajaccio | 35 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 53 | -11 | 42 |
| 17 | Orleans | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 38 | 48 | -10 | 41 |
| 18 | Auxerre | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 40 | -13 | 39 |
| 19 | Red Star | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 54 | -19 | 35 |
| 20 | Laval | 36 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 32 | 47 | -15 | 30 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
AJ Auxerre
- Position: 18 -1
- Best performance of the season:Bourg-Peronnas 2-4 Auxerre (12 Aug.)
- Previous game:Nimes 0-1 Auxerre (28 Apr.)
- Next game:Valenciennes - Auxerre (12 May.)
Troyes AC
- Position: 3 +2
- Best performance of the season:Troyes 4-0 Amiens SC (4 Mar.)
- Previous game:Troyes 1-0 Brest (29 Apr.)
- Next game:Troyes - Reims (12 May.)
Auxerre
2:3
Troyes
2:3 (2:1)
- 5 May 2017
- 20:00
- Auxerre
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RC Strasbourg | 62 |
| 2 | Amiens SC | 60 |
| 3 | Troyes | 60 |
| 4 |  Brest | 59 |
| 5 |  Lens | 58 |
Week 36 Results
| Friday 5 May 2017 | ||||
 | Valenciennes | 0-0 | Red Star |  |
 | Laval | 1-3 | Tours |  |
 | Sochaux | 1-2 | Amiens SC | |
| Auxerre | 2-3 | Troyes | |
 | Clermont | 2-3 | Bourg-Peronnas |  |
 | Reims | 0-2 | Orleans |  |
 | Le Havre | 0-0 | Niort |  |
| Saturday 6 May 2017 | ||||
| Brest | 15:00 | Nimes |  |
| Monday 8 May 2017 | ||||
 | Ajaccio | 19:00 | GFC Ajaccio |  |
| Lens | 20:45 | RC Strasbourg | |