Rennes Wins 5th Straight Game By Edging Le Havre 1-0 In French League – News18

LE HAVRE, France: Rennes received its fifth straight sport by edging Le Havre 1-0 within the French league to spice up its bid for a Champions League spot on Sunday.

Midfielder Benjamin Bourigeaud scored the successful aim with a half-volley within the second half as Rennes moved inside 4 factors of the highest 4.

Fortunes have modified shortly for Rennes, which was only one level above the relegation playoff spot in November when the membership dismissed Bruno Genesio to rent Julien Stephan.

The hosts labored onerous to shut down Rennes gamers, placing in bodily challenges all through.

Le Havre had its greatest probabilities within the first half. Rennes middle again Arthur Theate needed to clear the ball off the road after inadvertently heading a cross towards the publish within the twelfth minute. Rennes goalkeeper Steve Mandanda then parried an angled shot from Le Havre striker Mohamed Bayo within the seventeenth.

But Rennes discovered more room within the second half, practically discovering the online when Arnaud Kalimuendo’s deflected shot bounced off the bar within the forty ninth. Bourigeaud broke the impasse within the sixtieth by firing a half-volley by the legs of goalkeeper Arthur Desmas.

The outcome sees Rennes leapfrog Marseille into seventh place whereas Le Havre stayed eleventh.

Third-place Brest was held 1-1 by backside aspect Clermont. Brest took the lead with an extended-vary effort from Pierre Lees-Melou within the fiftieth. But Grejohn Kyei equalized with a robust header within the 69th. Both groups have been all the way down to 10 males within the 88th when Brest goalkeeper Marco Bizot and Clermont winger Elbasan Rashani have been despatched off for repeatedly shoving one another.

Lorient boosted its security hopes by beating midtable Reims 2-0. Ivory Coast ahead Mohamed Bamba headed in a cross from Panos Katseris to place Lorient forward within the seventieth. Signed from Austrian membership Wolfsberger in the course of the winter switch window, Bamba scored his third aim in as many video games.

Nantes snapped a six-sport winless run to beat Toulouse 2-1.

The twenty first spherical ends later Sunday with Clermont vs. Brest, Lorient vs. Reims, Toulouse vs. Nantes, Montpellier vs. Lyon and Nice vs. Monaco.

Paris Saint-Germain beat Lille 3-1 on Saturday to increase its lead on the prime of the league to 11 factors.

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