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 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | +19 | 43 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | +25 | 42 |
| Marseille | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | +22 | 35 |
| Lyon | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | +9 | 33 |
| Lille | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | +8 | 32 |
| Stade Rennais | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | +5 | 31 |
| Strasbourg | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | +6 | 27 |
| Toulouse | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | +6 | 26 |
| AS Monaco | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | -5 | 23 |
| Brest | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 22 |
| Angers | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 22 |
| Lorient | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | -7 | 22 |
| Paris FC | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 19 |
| Le Havre AC | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | -8 | 19 |
| Nice | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -14 | 18 |
| Nantes | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -13 | 14 |
| AJ Auxerre | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -14 | 12 |
| Metz | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -21 | 12 |
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