Ligue 2 (Week 15) : Lorient beats Brest 4-2
FRANCE, Nov. 18, 2017 (AMP) — Ligue 2 / Match day 15: After their 1-1 draw against Paris FC on November 3, Lorient bounced back with a 4-2 victory over Brest this Saturday.
Hamel Pierre-yves scored dual goals
Brest defender Julien Faussurier opened the score in the 28th minute, before seeing Lorient catch up in the 32nd minute thanks to Hamel Pierre-yves. 1-1 at half time. Lorient eventually won the game in the second period with three more goals by Bouanga ('51), Hamel Pierre-yves ('58) and Belaud ('81 own).
Lorient climbed to second place with 29 points from 15 games, 3 points behind Reims.
View : Full Ligue 2 table (as of November 18, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reims | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 32 |
| 2 | Lorient | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 29 |
| 3 | Nimes | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 28 |
| 4 | Ajaccio | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 28 |
| 5 | Clermont | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 26 |
| 6 | Paris FC | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 26 |
| 7 | Le Havre | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 25 |
| 8 | Sochaux | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 24 |
| 9 | Chateauroux | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 23 |
| 10 | Brest | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Valenciennes | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 21 |
| 12 | GFC Ajaccio | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 20 |
| 13 | Orleans | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 19 |
| 14 | Niort | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 19 |
| 15 | Auxerre | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 18 |
| 16 | Nancy | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 16 |
| 17 | Bourg-Peronnas | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 32 | -14 | 13 |
| 18 | Lens | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 11 |
| 19 | US Quevilly | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 27 | -15 | 8 |
| 20 | Tours | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 29 | -21 | 5 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 2 2017-2018
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Overview
Lorient
- Position: 2 +2
- Best performance of the season:Lorient 3-0 Chateauroux (14 Aug.)
- Previous game:Paris FC 1-1 Lorient (3 Nov.)
- Next game:Valenciennes - Lorient (24 Nov.)
Stade Brest
- Position: 10 -2
- Best performance of the season:Lens 2-4 Brest (19 Aug.)
- Previous game:Valenciennes 0-0 Brest (3 Nov.)
- Next game:Brest - Sochaux (24 Nov.)
Lorient
4:2
Brest
4:2 (1:1)
- 18 November 2017
- 15:00
- Lorient
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Reims | 32 |
| 2 | Lorient | 29 |
| 3 |  Nimes | 28 |
| 4 |  Ajaccio | 28 |
| 5 |  Clermont | 26 |
Week 15 Results
| Friday 17 November 2017 | ||||
| US Quevilly | 1-0 | Orleans |  | |
 | GFC Ajaccio | 1-1 | Le Havre |  |
| Clermont | 1-0 | Auxerre |  |
 | Sochaux | 2-1 | Nimes | |
 | Chateauroux | 1-0 | Tours |  |
 | Nancy | 2-2 | Ajaccio | |
| Reims | 1-1 | Paris FC |  |
 | Bourg-Peronnas | 1-3 | Valenciennes |  |
| Saturday 18 November 2017 | ||||
| Lorient | 4-2 | Brest | |
| Monday 20 November 2017 | ||||
 | Lens | 20:45 | Niort |  |