Ligue 2 (Week 8) : Auxerre defeats Lorient 1-0
FRANCE, Sep. 19, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 8: After five straigth victories against Chateauroux, Clermont, Reims, Lens and Ajaccio, Lorient lost 1-0 against Auxerre.
45 minutes of play and neither Auxerre nor Lorient have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Auxerre defender Jordan Adeoti in the 63rd minute.
Lorient are down in second place with 17 points from 8 games, one point behind Reims.
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
AJ Auxerre
- Position: 17 +1
- Best performance of the season:Auxerre 1-0 Lorient (19 Sep.)
- Previous game:Nimes 3-0 Auxerre (15 Sep.)
- Next game:Valenciennes - Auxerre (22 Sep.)
Lorient
- Position: 2 -1
- Best performance of the season:Lorient 3-0 Chateauroux (14 Aug.)
- Previous game:Lorient 2-0 Ajaccio (15 Sep.)
- Next game:Lorient - Nancy (23 Sep.)
Auxerre
1:0
Lorient
1:0 (0:0)
- 19 September 2017
- 21:00
- Auxerre
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 | |