Ligue 2 (Week 8) : Ajaccio beats Valenciennes 3-0
FRANCE, Sep. 19, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 8: After losing 1-4 to Nimes on September 15 and 2-0 to Lorient on September 15, Ajaccio bounced back with a 3-0 victory over Valenciennes this Tuesday.
Riad Nouri scored dual goals
Ajaccio dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Wissa Yoane in the 9th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Ajaccio players further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Nouri '66, '77).
AC Ajaccio climbed to 9th place with 14 points from 8 games, tie on points with US Orleans.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of September 19, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reims | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 18 |
| 2 | Lorient | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | Nimes | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 16 |
| 4 | Le Havre | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 5 | Brest | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 | Paris FC | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | Clermont | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 8 | Orleans | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 9 | Ajaccio | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
| 10 | Chateauroux | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | Valenciennes | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 11 |
| 12 | Sochaux | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 11 |
| 13 | Nancy | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 9 |
| 14 | Bourg-Peronnas | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 9 |
| 15 | GFC Ajaccio | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 9 |
| 16 | Niort | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 8 |
| 17 | Auxerre | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 7 |
| 18 | US Quevilly | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 5 |
| 19 | Lens | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 3 |
| 20 | Tours | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 18 | -15 | 1 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2017-2018
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Overview
AC Ajaccio
- Position: 9 +2
- Best performance of the season:Ajaccio 3-0 Valenciennes (19 Sep.)
- Previous game:Lorient 2-0 Ajaccio (15 Sep.)
- Next game:Sochaux - Ajaccio (22 Sep.)
Valenciennes FC
- Position: 11 -1
- Best performance of the season:Valenciennes 4-1 Niort (25 Aug.)
- Previous game:Valenciennes 1-0 Lens (15 Sep.)
- Next game:Valenciennes - Auxerre (22 Sep.)
Ajaccio
3:0
Valenciennes
3:0 (1:0)
- 19 September 2017
- 21:00
- Ajaccio
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Reims | 18 |
| 2 |  Lorient | 17 |
| 3 |  Nimes | 16 |
| 4 |  Le Havre | 16 |
| 5 |  Brest | 16 |
Week 8 Results
| Monday 18 September 2017 | ||||
 | Lens | 2-0 | US Quevilly | |
| Tuesday 19 September 2017 | ||||
 | Chateauroux | 0-2 | Clermont |  |
 | Nancy | 2-1 | Bourg-Peronnas |  |
| Ajaccio | 3-0 | Valenciennes | |
 | Paris FC | 1-0 | Orleans |  |
 | Tours | 0-4 | Nimes | |
| Reims | 5-0 | GFC Ajaccio |  |
| Le Havre | 1-0 | Sochaux |  |
 | Niort | 0-2 | Brest | |
 | Auxerre | 1-0 | Lorient | |