Marseille follow Lyon at heel with away win
20/10/2008 16:53
Marseille grabbed a 3-1 win at Valenciennes yesterday to close the gap on
leaders Lyon.
Marseille continued their unbeaten streak, collecting a total
of 19 points from nine games, trailing Lyon by just one point.
Baky Kone gave
Marseille the lead after just 12 minutes, with a close range header after
Mathieu Valbuena had seen a drive come back off the crossbar.
Highly-rated
international Hatem Ben Arfa made it 2-0 in the 72nd minute before the hosts
pulled one back eight minutes later through Gregory Pujol.
Charles Kabore,
however, sealed the victory with a decisive third goal in the fourth minute of
injury time.
Auxerre hosted Stade Rennes yesterday and ended with a goalless
draw.
On Saturday, seven-time champions Lyon needed right back Fabio Grosso
to save them from a second successive league defeat by scoring the equalizer in
a 2-2 draw against Lille.
The Italian, who returned after six weeks out with
a rib injury, fired home left-footed and unmarked at the far post from a Juninho
corner.
Le Mans are third on goal difference, but three points behind Lyon,
after a 2-0 win over Nancy yesterday.
Xinhua
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