Saturday, December 09, 2006

Busy Saturday In Ligue 1

Eight games Saturday in France's Ligue 1:

At Toulouse:

Issam Jomaa's goal in second-half stoppage time lifted Lens to a 1-0 road win over Toulouse.

At Nantes:

Visiting Le Mans and cellar-dwelling Nantes battled to a 0-0 draw.

At Bordeaux:

Sylvain Marveaux (11') and John Utaka (61') powered Rennes to their first road win of the Ligue 1 season, handing Bordeaux their first home setback in league play since August 20, 2-1.

At Nice:

AS Nancy Lorraine and hosts Nice played to a 0-0 deadlock.

At Lorient:

Goals from Andre-Pierre Gignac (23') and Rafik Saifi (29') lifted Lorient to a 2-0 home victory at the expense of struggling Sedan.

At Troyes:

With Ireneusz Jelen scoring twice (53', 84') and Kanga Akale scoring the equalizer (90'), visiting AJ Auxerre battled back from two two-goal deficits to gain a 3-3 draw with Troyes.

At Marseille:

Mamadou Niang's game winner (77') lifted Marseille to a 2-1 home win over AS Monaco.

At Valenceinnes:

Visiting Sochaux and Valenceinnes battled on to a 0-0 stalemate.

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