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Matchday 9 in Ligue 2

October 2nd, 2009

Matchday 9 in Ligue 2 saw Caen extending their lead at the top to 4 points with a win against Sedan tonight. Caen were playing home and defeated Sedan 3-1 coming from behind. Sedan went ahead in the 2nd minute and the score remained 0-1 at half time. But second half goals from Barzola, Nivet and Toudic ensured Caen was not embarrassed in front of their own fans. Scaramozzino was red carded in the 67th minute leaving his team with no chance of a comeback.

Le Harve was given a tough time away from home tonight when they played against Dijon. Zarour scored for the home team in the 41st minute leaving Le Harve trailing at half time. Diolla equalized in the 66th minute while Alla gave the away team 3 points when he scored the winner in the 90th minute.

Two first half goals were not enough to ensure Laval a win away from home against Metz. Lamatina and Lebouc scored in the 9th and 39th minute respectively leaving the home team trailing by two goals at half time. Second half saw a revived home team which scored 2 goals within 6 minute both of them were scored by Bourgeois in the 54th and 61st minute. Laval was frustrated after losing their 2 goals lead and if this was not enough 85th minute saw their player, Levrat shown the red card. A minute later Johansen scored the winner for the home team.

Angers and Strasbourg were involved in a goalless draw whereas Istres and Arles were involved in a 1-1 draw. Bastia was defeated at home by Chateauroux with Fleurival scoring the only goal of the match in the 33rd minute. Brest defeated Clermont Foot 2-0 for the night. The match also saw two Clermont players Abdoulaye and Madouni being red carded in the 59th and 88th minutes respectively. Nimes won 2-0 against Guingamp at home while Vannes lost 0-3 at home against Ajaccio.

Match Day 7 in Ligue 1

September 28th, 2009

Bordeaux and Lyon continued their unbeaten run this season with wins over Rennes and Toulouse respectively. Bordeaux lead the league table with 19 points while Lyon sits on second position with 17 points. Bordeaux was put ahead in the 23rd minute by a diving header from 27 year old Brazilian winger Wendel. At that point it seemed game on but the match ended 1-0 for the home team.

This was not the case in Lyon against Toulouse. First blood was drawn by a Toulouse player. 20 year old French midfielder, Sissoko who gave the Lyon fans a shock when he scored early on in the 8th minute. Lyon was unable to equalize and the score remained 0-1 at half time. Second half substitute, Yannis Tafer, another young striker from France equalized and brought the home team back in the game. Bafetimbi Gombis later scored the winner in the 70th minute for Lyon.

Valenciennes defeated Marseille 3-2. The match saw Valenciennes coming from behind twice in the match, and Schmitz finally scoring a late winner in the 84th minute which helped secure 3 points for his team. Monaco faced home defeat against Saint-Etienne. Bergessio scored a last minute winner making the score 1-2 to the away team.

Auxerre registered a home win against Grenoble with a 2-0 score that had Pedretti and Hengbart shining on the score sheet. Nice, and Paris S.G., both teams playing away with Lille, and Lorient respectively were able to salvage a point from the draw. Le Mans scored three goals in the match against Lens who in return, were not able to score even a single goal. Montpellier and Nancy registered home wins against Boulogne, and Sochaux respectively.