Ligue 2 (Week 9) : Niort defeats Nimes 5-1
FRANCE, Sep. 22, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 9: After four straigth victories against Le Havre, Ajaccio, Auxerre and Tours, the Crocodiles lost 5-1 against Niort.
Romain Grange and Ande Dona Ndoh scored dual goals
Niort dominated the first half thanks to goals from Lamkel Ze Didier ('33) and Grange ('37). Leading 2-1 at the break, “Les Chamois” further widened their lead in the second period by scoring three times (Grange '51 and Dona Ndoh Ande '55, '85).
Nimes Olympique are down in 7th place with 16 points from 9 games, tie on points with Le Havre AC.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of September 22, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reims | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 21 |
| 2 | Ajaccio | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | Lorient | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Brest | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Paris FC | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 17 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | Nimes | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 16 |
| 8 | Orleans | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 15 |
| 9 | Clermont | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 10 | Bourg-Peronnas | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 12 |
| 11 | Chateauroux | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 12 |
| 12 | GFC Ajaccio | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 12 |
| 13 | Niort | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 11 |
| 14 | Valenciennes | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 11 |
| 15 | Sochaux | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 11 |
| 16 | Auxerre | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 10 |
| 17 | Nancy | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 9 |
| 18 | US Quevilly | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 5 |
| 19 | Lens | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 3 |
| 20 | Tours | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 19 | -15 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2017-2018
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Overview
Nimes Olympique
- Position: 7 -4
- Best performance of the season:Tours 0-4 Nimes (19 Sep.)
- Previous game:Tours 0-4 Nimes (19 Sep.)
- Next game:Paris FC - Nimes (29 Sep.)
Chamois Niortais FC
- Position: 13 +3
- Best performance of the season:Nimes 1-5 Niort (22 Sep.)
- Previous game:Niort 0-2 Brest (19 Sep.)
- Next game:Niort - US Quevilly (29 Sep.)
Nimes
1:5
Niort
1:5 (1:2)
- 22 September 2017
- 20:00
- Nîmes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Reims | 21 |
| 2 |  Ajaccio | 17 |
| 3 |  Lorient | 17 |
| 4 |  Brest | 17 |
| 5 |  Paris FC | 17 |
Week 9 Results
| Friday 22 September 2017 | ||||
 | Valenciennes | 0-2 | Auxerre |  |
| Brest | 1-1 | Paris FC | |
| Nimes | 1-5 | Niort | |
 | Sochaux | 1-6 | Ajaccio | |
 | Bourg-Peronnas | 2-1 | Le Havre |  |
| US Quevilly | 1-2 | Reims | | |
 | Orleans | 1-1 | Tours |  |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 2-1 | Chateauroux |  |
| Saturday 23 September 2017 | ||||
| Lorient | 15:00 | Nancy |  |
| Monday 25 September 2017 | ||||
 | Clermont | 20:45 | Lens |  |