Ligue 2 (Week 5) : Orleans defeats Lens 2-0
FRANCE, Aug. 28, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 5: Two wins in a row for Orleans. After their 1-3 win against Auxerre on August 18, USO continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 2-0 victory over Lens this Monday.
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Pierre Bouby ('5) and Poha Denis-will ('28).
US Orleans climbed to fifth place with 10 points from 5 games, only one point behind AC Ajaccio.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of August 28, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Havre | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| 2 | Reims | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | Lorient | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Ajaccio | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | Orleans | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Chateauroux | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Valenciennes | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Clermont | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Niort | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Sochaux | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 8 |
| 11 | Brest | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Nimes | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Paris FC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 7 |
| 14 | Bourg-Peronnas | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | GFC Ajaccio | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 16 | Nancy | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 3 |
| 17 | Auxerre | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 3 |
| 18 | US Quevilly | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 2 |
| 19 | Lens | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 0 |
| 20 | Tours | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2017-2018
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Overview
US Orleans
- Position: 5 +2
- Best performance of the season:Auxerre 1-3 Orleans (18 Aug.)
- Previous game:Auxerre 1-3 Orleans (18 Aug.)
- Next game:Le Havre - Orleans (8 Sep.)
Lens
- Position: 19
- Previous game:Lens 2-4 Brest (19 Aug.)
- Next game:Lens - Lorient (9 Sep.)
Orleans
2:0
Lens
2:0 (2:0)
- 28 August 2017
- 20:45
- Orleans
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Le Havre | 12 |
| 2 |  Reims | 12 |
| 3 |  Lorient | 11 |
| 4 |  Ajaccio | 11 |
| 5 | Orleans | 10 |
Week 5 Results
| Friday 25 August 2017 | ||||
 | Valenciennes | 4-1 | Niort |  |
 | Bourg-Peronnas | 2-0 | GFC Ajaccio |  |
 | Tours | 1-3 | Ajaccio | |
 | Nimes | 1-0 | Le Havre | |
 | Sochaux | 1-5 | Chateauroux |  |
 | Paris FC | 2-1 | Auxerre |  |
| US Quevilly | 0-2 | Clermont |  | |
 | Brest | 2-1 | Nancy |  |
| Saturday 26 August 2017 | ||||
| Lorient | 2-1 | Reims | |
| Monday 28 August 2017 | ||||
| Orleans | 2-0 | Lens | |