Niort vs AJ Auxerre, 2016-17 French Ligue 2, 2016/2017 French Ligue 2
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Game Information
Venue: Stade René-Gaillard
Location: Niort, France
Attendance: 3,864
Ligue 2 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Étienne | 7 | +11 | 16 |
| 2 | Red Star FC 93 | 7 | +2 | 14 |
| 3 | Stade de Reims | 7 | +6 | 13 |
| 4 | Montpellier | 7 | +1 | 12 |
Line-Ups
Niort
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Saturnin Allagbé (GK) |
| 3 | David Kiki |
| 28 | Dylan Bronn |
| 6 | Junior Sambia |
| 5 | Matthieu Sans  |
| 29 | Romain Grange |
| 15 | Aliou Dembelé |
| 17 | Antoine Batisse |
| 19 | Jimmy Roye |
| 8 | Didier Lamkel Ze |
| 9 | Ande Dona Ndoh |
AJ Auxerre
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Zacharie Boucher (GK) |
| 2 | Ruben Aguilar |
| 17 | Baba Lamine Traore |
| 20 | Mickaël Tacalfred |
| 4 | Stéphane Sparagna |
| 3 | Ludovic Obraniak |
| 10 | Adama Ba |
| 5 | Lionel Mathis |
| 28 | Birama Touré |
| 9 | Mohamed Yattara |
| 18 | Gaetan Courtet |
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