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Bordeaux climbs up to third place in French league
Created: 2008-12-6 11:38:00
BORDEAUX beat Valenciennes 2-1 to climb into provisional third place in the French league yesterday.
The win took Bordeaux onto 29 points from 17 rounds, five points behind leader Lyon, which has played a game less.
Marouane Chamakh headed in Wendel's cross in the 35th minute for Bordeaux but a minute later, Bordeaux defender Souleymane Diawara had to clear off his goal line a shot from Siaka Tiene.
The equalizer came from Gregory Pujol in the 43rd.
Bordeaux came out strongly after the break and Fernado Cavenaghi pounced on a poor clearance to make it 2-1 in the 47th.
A minute later Bordeaux playmaker Yoann Gourcuff hit the crossbar with a powerful strike.
The win took Bordeaux onto 29 points from 17 rounds, five points behind leader Lyon, which has played a game less.
Marouane Chamakh headed in Wendel's cross in the 35th minute for Bordeaux but a minute later, Bordeaux defender Souleymane Diawara had to clear off his goal line a shot from Siaka Tiene.
The equalizer came from Gregory Pujol in the 43rd.
Bordeaux came out strongly after the break and Fernado Cavenaghi pounced on a poor clearance to make it 2-1 in the 47th.
A minute later Bordeaux playmaker Yoann Gourcuff hit the crossbar with a powerful strike.
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