Ligue 2 (Week 7) : Nimes beats Auxerre 3-0
FRANCE, Sep. 15, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 7: Three wins in a row for Nimes. After their success against Le Havre and Ajaccio, the Crocodiles continued their sensational form in the Ligue 2 with a 3-0 victory over Auxerre this Friday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Savanier ('50 on penalty), Alioui ('65) and Briancon Anthony ('76).
Nimes Olympique climbed to fourth place with 13 points from 7 games, tie on points with Le Havre AC.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of September 15, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorient | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| 2 | Orleans | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Le Havre | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 4 | Nimes | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Brest | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Paris FC | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Reims | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | Chateauroux | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Clermont | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | Valenciennes | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Sochaux | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Ajaccio | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 | Bourg-Peronnas | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 9 |
| 14 | GFC Ajaccio | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 15 | Niort | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 8 |
| 16 | Nancy | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 6 |
| 17 | US Quevilly | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 5 |
| 18 | Auxerre | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 4 |
| 19 | Tours | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -11 | 1 |
| 20 | Lens | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2017-2018
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Overview
Nimes Olympique
- Position: 4 +5
- Best performance of the season:Ajaccio 1-4 Nimes (8 Sep.)
- Previous game:Ajaccio 1-4 Nimes (8 Sep.)
- Next game:Tours - Nimes (19 Sep.)
AJ Auxerre
- Position: 18 -1
- Best performance of the season:Auxerre 1-0 Lens (31 Jul.)
- Previous game:Auxerre 1-1 Tours (8 Sep.)
- Next game:Auxerre - Lorient (19 Sep.)
Nimes
3:0
Auxerre
3:0 (0:0)
- 15 September 2017
- 20:00
- Nîmes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lorient | 17 |
| 2 |  Orleans | 14 |
| 3 |  Le Havre | 13 |
| 4 | Nimes | 13 |
| 5 |  Brest | 13 |
Week 7 Results
| Friday 15 September 2017 | ||||
| US Quevilly | 2-0 | Nancy |  | |
 | Paris FC | 2-0 | Tours |  |
| Lorient | 2-0 | Ajaccio |  |
 | Valenciennes | 1-0 | Lens |  |
| Brest | 1-0 | Le Havre | |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 2-1 | Clermont |  |
 | Bourg-Peronnas | 3-0 | Chateauroux |  |
| Orleans | 3-1 | Niort |  |
| Nimes | 3-0 | Auxerre | |
| Saturday 16 September 2017 | ||||
 | Sochaux | 15:00 | Reims |  |