Ligue 2 (Week 36) : Orleans defeats Reims 2-0
FRANCE, May. 5, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 36: Two wins in a row for Orleans. After their 4-0 win against Red Star on April 28, USO continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 2-0 victory over Reims this Friday.
Pierre Bouby scored dual goals
Orleans dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by midfielder Pierre Bouby in the 14th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, USO further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Bouby in the 64th minute.
Reims remains in 7th place with 55 points from 36 games, tie on points with Nimes Olympique, which has a game in hand.
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
Reims
- Position: 7
- Best performance of the season:Niort 0-3 Reims (28 Apr.)
- Previous game:Niort 0-3 Reims (28 Apr.)
- Next game:Troyes - Reims (12 May.)
US Orleans
- Position: 17 +1
- Best performance of the season:Orleans 4-0 Red Star (28 Apr.)
- Previous game:Orleans 4-0 Red Star (28 Apr.)
- Next game:Orleans - Clermont (12 May.)
Reims
0:2
Orleans
0:2 (0:1)
- 5 May 2017
- 20:00
- Reims
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 | |