Bordeaux claim comfortable win
Last Updated: April 13, 2013 10:03pm
Bordeaux celebrate Jaroslav Plasil's goal
Bordeaux put a major dent in Montpellier's European hopes as they claimed a convincing 4-2 win at the Stade Chaban-Delmas.
Ludovic Sane put Les Girondins ahead in the 11th minute and two quickfire goals from Cheick Diabate and Jaroslav Plasil had them 3-0 up before the half-hour.
Remy Cabella pulled a goal back in first-half stoppage time but Henri Saivet restored the three-goal advantage before Benjamin Stambouli netted a late consolation for the defending champions.
The result leaves Montpelier four points behind fifth-placed Lille, who play tomorrow, while Bordeaux are a further two points back following their win.
The home side nearly took the lead in the sixth minute when Ludovic Obraniak's free-kick found Julien Faubert, whose header hit the post.
And five minutes later they were ahead as Gregory Sertic swung in a corner from the left and Sane powered home a header from six yards.
Diabate doubled the lead in the 24th minute as he was found by Obraniak and beat Abdelhamid El Kaoutari and Vitorino Hilton before rifling a shot past Geoffrey Jourdren.
Two minutes later it was 3-0 when Benoit Tremoulinas' low cross was met by Plasil with the visiting defence flat-footed.
Cabella gave Montpelier a glimmer of hope just before the break as he exchanged passes with Souleymane Camara and beat Cedric Carrasso but the hope was to be short-lived.
Nine minutes after the break it was essentially all over as Tremoulinas once again supplied a low cross which was tucked away, this time by Saivet.
Stambouli netted following a goalmouth scramble in injury time but it was a comfortable victory for the home side.
Matches
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French Ligue 1
Table
French Ligue 1
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris St Germain | 38 | 83 |
| 2 | Marseille | 38 | 71 |
| 3 | Lyon | 38 | 67 |
| 4 | Nice | 38 | 64 |
| 5 | St Etienne | 38 | 63 |
| 6 | Lille | 38 | 62 |
| 7 | Bordeaux | 38 | 55 |
| 8 | Lorient | 38 | 53 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 38 | 52 |
| 10 | Toulouse | 38 | 51 |
| 11 | Valenciennes | 38 | 48 |
| 12 | Bastia | 38 | 47 |
| 13 | Rennes | 38 | 46 |
| 14 | Reims | 38 | 43 |
| 15 | Sochaux | 38 | 41 |
| 16 | Evian Thonon Gaillar | 38 | 40 |
| 17 | AC Ajaccio | 38 | 40 |
| 18 | Nancy | 38 | 38 |
| 19 | Troyes | 38 | 37 |
| 20 | Brest | 38 | 29 |
