Ligue 2 : Lens finish 4th after beating Niort
FRANCE, May. 19, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 38: Two wins in a row for Lens. After their 0-4 win against GFC Ajaccio on May 12, Lens continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 3-1 victory over Niort this Friday.
Lopez Cristian scored dual goals
Lens dominated the first half thanks to goals from Erasmus Kermit ('7) and Lopez Cristian ('15). Leading 2-0 at the break, Lens players further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Lopez Cristian in stoppage time.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of May 19, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RC Strasbourg | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 47 | 16 | 67 |
| 2 | Amiens SC | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 56 | 38 | 18 | 66 |
| 3 | Troyes | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 59 | 43 | 16 | 66 |
| 4 | Lens | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 59 | 40 | 19 | 65 |
| 5 | Brest | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 44 | 14 | 65 |
| 6 | Nimes | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 58 | 40 | 18 | 64 |
| 7 | Reims | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 55 |
| 8 | Le Havre | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 54 |
| 9 | GFC Ajaccio | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 47 | 51 | -4 | 51 |
| 10 | Niort | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 57 | -12 | 49 |
| 11 | Ajaccio | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 58 | -11 | 48 |
| 12 | Clermont | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 46 | 48 | -2 | 46 |
| 13 | Sochaux | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 38 | 43 | -5 | 46 |
| 14 | Valenciennes | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 45 |
| 15 | Bourg-Peronnas | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 58 | -9 | 44 |
| 16 | Tours | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 55 | 60 | -5 | 43 |
| 17 | Auxerre | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 43 |
| 18 | Orleans | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 41 | 54 | -13 | 42 |
| 19 | Red Star | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 36 | 56 | -20 | 36 |
| 20 | Laval | 38 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 52 | -19 | 30 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2016-2017
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Overview
Lens
- Position: 4
- Best performance of the season:GFC Ajaccio 0-4 Lens (12 May.)
- Previous game:GFC Ajaccio 0-4 Lens (12 May.)
Chamois Niortais FC
- Position: 10
- Best performance of the season:Auxerre 0-4 Niort (29 Oct.)
- Previous game:Niort 2-2 RC Strasbourg (12 May.)
Lens
3:1
Niort
3:1 (2:0)
- 19 May 2017
- 20:30
- Lens
