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On Saturday, four matches of the French "Ligue 1" championship 10th round were played. The remaining six games will take place on Sunday.
Currently sitting in second place in the standings, Paris "P.S.G" secured a solid victory in this round, beating "Nantes" 2-0 at home. "P.S.G" took the lead in the 67th minute after Mario Yepes' goal. Just seven minutes later, "Nantes" goalkeeper was beaten by Pedro Pauleta, who has been demonstrating excellent performance this year and is currently leading the list of top scorers. It is worth noting that from the 47th minute, "P.S.G" had to play with ten men, as Edouard Cisse was sent off with a second yellow card. However, in the 87th minute, the opponent's player David Leray was also sent off with the same punishment.
Closest pursuers of "P.S.G," "Bordeaux" managed to snatch a victory against the absolute bottom team "Metz" after a tough battle. The only goal of the match was scored by Fernando at the beginning of the second half. After this victory, Bordeaux club remains in third place in the standings and is only 1 point behind "P.S.G."
"Saint-Etienne" team temporarily rose to the 4th position after Saturday's matches, crushing the previously decent-playing newcomer "Le Mans" 3-0 at home. Another newcomer, "Nancy," is also surprising - after a very unsuccessful start to the championship, Nancy club is now climbing the standings rapidly with one victory after another. By defeating "Sochaux" 2-0, "Nancy" with four wins and 13 points rose to the 9th position from 16th. It is worth mentioning that both goals against "Sochaux" were scored by "Nancy" in the last two minutes of the match.
All the results of Saturday's matches:
Paris Saint Germain 2 - 0 Nantes
67` [1 - 0] Mario Yepes
74` [2 - 0] Pedro Pauleta
Edouard Cisse ("P.S.G") sent off from the field in the 47th minute
David Leray ("Nantes") sent off from the field in the 87th minute
Saint-Etienne 3 - 0 Le Mans
42` [1 - 0] Loic Perrin
56` [2 - 0] Vincent Gognon
79` [3 - 0] David Hellebuyck
Metz 0 - 1 Bordeaux
46` [0 - 1] Fernando
Mehdi Meniri ("Metz") sent off from the field in the 63rd minute
Nancy 0 - 2 Sochaux
88` [0 - 1] Gaston Curbelo
90` [0 - 2] Elie Kroupi
Top scorers:
(Place, player, goals)
1. Pedro Pauleta (Paris Saint Germain) 7
2-5. Vinicius De Melo (Le Mans) 4
Elie Kroupi ("Nancy") 4
Frederic Piquione (Saint-Etienne) 4
Sebastien Grax (Troyes) 4
6-10. Pegguy Luyindula (Auxerre) 3
Marouane Chamakh (Bordeaux) 3
Daniel Cousin (Lens) 3
Jean Makoun (Lille) 3
Peter Odemwingie (Lille) 3
