Ligue 2 (Week 4) : Lorient defeats Clermont 2-0
FRANCE, Aug. 18, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 4: Two wins in a row for Lorient. After their 3-0 win against Chateauroux on August 14, Lorient continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 2-0 victory over Clermont this Friday.
45 minutes of play and neither Lorient nor Clermont have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Bouanga ('59) and Selemani Faiz ('63).
Lorient climbed to third place with 8 points from 4 games, 4 points behind Reims.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of August 18, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Havre | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | Reims | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 3 | Lorient | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | Sochaux | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Ajaccio | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Niort | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Orleans | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | GFC Ajaccio | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Clermont | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Valenciennes | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Nimes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Paris FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 13 | Nancy | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 14 | Bourg-Peronnas | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 3 |
| 15 | Chateauroux | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| 16 | Auxerre | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 3 |
| 17 | US Quevilly | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 2 |
| 18 | Brest | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| 19 | Lens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 0 |
| 20 | Tours | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2017-2018
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Overview
Clermont Foot
- Position: 9 -4
- Best performance of the season:Clermont 2-0 Tours (4 Aug.)
- Previous game:Valenciennes 0-0 Clermont (11 Aug.)
- Next game:US Quevilly - Clermont (25 Aug.)
Lorient
- Position: 3 +1
- Best performance of the season:Lorient 3-0 Chateauroux (14 Aug.)
- Previous game:Lorient 3-0 Chateauroux (14 Aug.)
- Next game:Lorient - Reims (26 Aug.)
Clermont
0:2
Lorient
0:2 (0:0)
- 18 August 2017
- 20:00
- Clermont-Ferrand
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Le Havre | 12 |
| 2 |  Reims | 12 |
| 3 | Lorient | 8 |
| 4 |  Sochaux | 8 |
| 5 |  Ajaccio | 8 |
Week 4 Results
| Friday 18 August 2017 | ||||
 | GFC Ajaccio | 1-0 | US Quevilly | |
 | Niort | 2-1 | Tours |  |
 | Nancy | 2-2 | Sochaux | |
 | Auxerre | 1-3 | Orleans |  |
| Ajaccio | 2-0 | Paris FC |  |
| Le Havre | 1-0 | Valenciennes |  |
| Reims | 3-0 | Bourg-Peronnas |  |
| Clermont | 0-2 | Lorient | |
| Saturday 19 August 2017 | ||||
 | Lens | 15:00 | Brest |  |
| Monday 21 August 2017 | ||||
 | Chateauroux | 20:45 | Nimes |  |