Lens v Auxerre
10/10 for Lens as it maintains perfect league home record
PARIS -- — Second-placed Lens made it 10 straight home wins in the French league after beating struggling Auxerre 1-0 on Saturday.
Poland winger Przemyslaw Frankowski nailed a penalty kick in the 59th minute with a powerful strike past goalkeeper Benoît Costil, who guessed the right way.
Auxerre finished with 10 players after defender Isaak Touré was sent off midway through the second half, for a second yellow card after fouling forward Florian Sotoca.
Northern side Lens, which has won all of its home games so far, moved to three points behind leader Paris Saint-Germain.
Lens extended its unbeaten league run to nine games and leads third-placed Marseille by five points.
Marseille played later Saturday and looked to make it six wins in a row when it faced Lorient at home. Lyon hosted lowly Strasbourg.
PSG is at Rennes on Sunday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Willy Delajod
French Ligue 1 Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lens | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | +15 | 37 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | +21 | 36 |
| Marseille | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | +21 | 32 |
| Lille | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | +13 | 32 |
| Lyon | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | +6 | 27 |
| Stade Rennais | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 27 |
| Strasbourg | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | +5 | 23 |
| Toulouse | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | +5 | 23 |
| AS Monaco | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 23 |
| Angers | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 22 |
| Brest | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 19 |
| Lorient | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | -9 | 18 |
| Nice | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -10 | 17 |
| Paris FC | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 16 |
| Le Havre AC | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -9 | 15 |
| AJ Auxerre | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -11 | 12 |
| Nantes | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -14 | 11 |
| Metz | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -20 | 11 |
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