Article: Soc: Bordeaux edge Grenoble to maintain league lead


AAP Sports News (Australia)
09-13-2009
Soc: Bordeaux edge Grenoble to maintain league lead

By Tom Williams

PARIS, Sept 12 AFP - Defending champions Bordeaux continued their sterling start to
the French season with a 1-0 home victory over bottom side Grenoble on Saturday that maintained
their hold on top spot.

Laurent Blanc's side were under pressure to perform after Lyon had gone top with a
1-0 win over Lorient earlier in the day, but Yoann Gouffran's deft side-foot finish in
the 18th minute was enough to send Les Girondins back to the summit.

Grenoble spurned a gilt-edged chance to equalise on the stroke of half-time, when Nicolas
Dieuze miscued from close-range after Bordeaux ...

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