Ligue 2 (Week 3) : Sochaux beats Lens 3-2
FRANCE, Aug. 12, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 3: After their 1-1 draw against US Quevilly on August 4, “Les Lionceaux” returned to winning ways with a 3-2 victory over Lens this Saturday.
Florian Martin scored dual goals
Sochaux dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Teikeu Adolphe in the 40th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, “Les Lionceaux” further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Martin '55, '64).
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard remains in third place with 7 points from 3 games, 2 points behind Reims.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of August 12, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Havre | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| 2 | Reims | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Clermont | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Niort | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Ajaccio | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Valenciennes | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Orleans | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Paris FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 10 | Bourg-Peronnas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Chateauroux | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Nimes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | GFC Ajaccio | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Auxerre | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
| 15 | Lorient | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | US Quevilly | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
| 17 | Brest | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| 18 | Nancy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 19 | Lens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 0 |
| 20 | Tours | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2017-2018
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Overview
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Sochaux 2-0 Bourg-Peronnas (28 Jul.)
- Previous game:US Quevilly 1-1 Sochaux (4 Aug.)
- Next game:Nancy - Sochaux (18 Aug.)
Lens
- Position: 19 -1
- Previous game:Lens 1-2 Nimes (4 Aug.)
- Next game:Lens - Brest (19 Aug.)
Sochaux
3:2
Lens
3:2 (1:0)
- 12 August 2017
- 15:00
- Sochaux
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Le Havre | 9 |
| 2 |  Reims | 9 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 7 |
| 4 |  Clermont | 5 |
| 4 |  Niort | 5 |
Week 3 Results
| Friday 11 August 2017 | ||||
 | Orleans | 0-0 | Ajaccio |  |
| US Quevilly | 1-4 | Bourg-Peronnas |  | |
| Niort | 2-0 | Auxerre |  |
 | Valenciennes | 0-0 | Clermont | |
 | Brest | 0-0 | GFC Ajaccio |  |
 | Tours | 0-1 | Reims | |
 | Paris FC | 0-3 | Le Havre | |
| Saturday 12 August 2017 | ||||
| Sochaux | 3-2 | Lens | |
| Monday 14 August 2017 | ||||
 | Lorient | 18:45 | Chateauroux |  |
 | Nimes | 20:45 | Nancy |  |