Ligue 1 Round 26 Results: Lyon, Marseille suffer defeats as Montpellier & Lille draw

Ligue 1 Round 26 Results: Lyon, Marseille suffer defeats as Montpellier & Lille draw

Mar 3, 2012 10:00:00 PM

All the frontrunners struggled as Montpellier failed to break away at the top with a draw at Dijon. Lyon and Marseille suffered defeats as 10-man Lille let slip a two-goal lead

Dijon 1-1 Montpellier

Montpellier were unable to open up a bigger gap over nearest challengers PSG at the top of Ligue 1 as they scraped a 1-1 draw against a resilient Dijon side at Stade Gaston Gerard.

The hosts took the lead after 67 minutes when Gael Kakuta fired past Geoffrey Jourden, as Patrice Carteron's men began to impose their authority on the match.

Rene Girard's side were missing key players, notably star striker Olivier Giroud who was suspended, but they staved off the threat of a first league defeat in 2012 with two minutes to spare.

Jonathan Tinhan nudged in a header from a free kick to secure a point, though Carlo Ancelotti's PSG can regain top spot with a win against Ajaccio on Sunday.

Lille 2-2 Auxerre

Champions Lille threw away a two goal advantage as Auxerre claimed a morale-boosting point in a highly entertaining clash at Stadium Lille Metropole in which both sides had a man sent off.

Eden Hazard put the hosts ahead with a fine free kick after the half hour, though les Dogues would soon be at a numerical disadvantage with Mauro Cetto shown a second yellow card just before half-time.

Willy Boly tripped Hazard in the area, and the Belgian star made it 2-0 from the penalty spot after 63 minutes. Auxerre were subsequently dealt a blow when Anthony Le Tallec was shown a straight red card.

Laurent Fournier's men displayed great character however, as Ben Sahar reduced the deficit on 80 minutes, and Cedric Hengbart headed home from a corner to steal a point.

Nancy 2-0 Lyon

Lyon warmed up for a Champions League clash against APOEL on Wednesday with a 2-0 defeat to Nancy at Stade Marcel Picot on Saturday.

Sebastien Puygrenier broke the deadlock after the hour from Yohan Mollo's cross to nudge Jean Fernandez's men ahead.

Djamel Bakar put the game out of sight for ASNL with a fine goal from outside the box to condemn les Gones to a 10th league defeat of the season, with Remi Garde's men winning only one of their last eight games.

Sochaux 1-1 Valenciennes

Sochaux remained rooted to the bottom of Ligue 1, as they were held to a 1-1 draw against Valenciennes at Stade Auguste Bonal on Saturday.

It wasn't until the 69th minute when the game witnessed its first goal, as Gregory Pujol fired an effort into the bottom net to put Daniel Sanchez's men ahead.

Les Lionceaux however, did get the goal that they craved in a rather fortuitous fashion when Nicolas Isimat-Mirin converted into his own net from Sebastien Corchia's effort.

Mehmed Bazdarevic's men are five points adrift of safety, and that tally could stretch to eight points if Ajaccio claim a shock win at the Parc des Princes against PSG on Sunday.

Saint Etienne 0-2 Evian

Saint Etienne missed the chance to close the gap on Lille in third as they succumbed to a 2-0 defeat

The visitors displayed their attacking intentions early on, and were rewarded with a goal seven minutes before half-time through Cedric Mongongu.

Christophe Galtier's men created the opportunities, as Max Gradel, Laurent Batlles and Bakary Sako all attempted efforts, as Evian clung on to their lead.

Les Verts remained on the hunt for an equaliser, but they were hit on the counterattack in stoppage time as Yannick Sagbo secured all three points for Pablo Correa's men.

Olympique de Marseille 0-1 Toulouse

Match Report

Bordeaux 1-2 Nice

Bordeaux suffered a first home defeat since the opening day of the season as Nice claimed a 2-1 win which saw them move out of the relegation zone.

The visitors were awarded a penalty after an infringement in the box by Michael Ciani after 18 minutes. Luciano Monzon, the left-back, converted the spot-kick with aplomb to give Rene Marsiglia's men a well earned lead.

The advantage was increased when Abraham Gneki Guie netted past Cedric Carrasso as les Aiglons went into the break with a healthy cushion.

Marc Planus reduced the deficit midway through the second half, though Francis Gillot's men were unable to get back on track as a six-match winning run at Stade Cheban Delmas came to an end.

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Carton rouge ! Abdulwahid Sissoko est expulsé pour son premier match de Ligue 1 pour un tacle excessivement dangereux au milieu du terrain !

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