Bordeaux, Lyon remain winless in French league

Posted Monday, August 16, 2010 by YAHOO Sport

PARIS (AP)—Bordeaux and Lyon remain without a win after two rounds of the French league after both were beaten Sunday, casting doubt on their title hopes.

Toulouse defeated Bordeaux 2-1 to top the standings on six points level with promoted Caen, which stunned last season’s runner-up Lyon 3-2. Lyon has one point while Bordeaux slipped to last place without a point.

Paris Saint-Germain could join Toulouse and Caen on six points by beating Lille later Sunday.

Last week, Caen beat defending champion Marseille, which also lost 3-2 at Valenciennes on Saturday to drop to 18th place.

Also Saturday, it was: Nancy 0, Rennes 3; Brest 1, Auxerre 1; Lorient 1, Nice 2; Saint-Etienne 3, Sochaux 2 and Arles-Avignon 0, Lens 1.

The match between Monaco and Montpellier was postponed to Tuesday due to a damaged pitch from heavy rain.

Toulouse midfielder Moussa Sissoko charged down the right flank to feed Norway international Daniel Braaten, who buried the ball past goalkeeper Kevin Olimpa in the 45th minute.

Bordeaux midfielder Jaroslav Plasil leveled with a backheel flick off a pass from Fernando Cavenaghi in the 48th.

Toulouse midfielder Etienne Didot took advantage of some poor marking in the 82nd to collect a pass from Fode Mansare and beat Olimpa for the winning goal.

Caen forward Youssef El-Arabi beat the offside trap and chipped goalkeeper Hugo Lloris to score in the second minute.

Lyon striker Bafetimbi Gomis headed in a cross from Jimmy Briand, signed from Rennes in the offseason, to equalize four minutes later.

Caen forward Sambou Yatabare shot past Lloris from close range to give his team a 2-1 lead in the 16th. But Gomis redirected an off-target shot from Brazil left back Michel Bastos to level at 2-2 in the 23rd.

The Lyon defense failed to mark up properly on a free kick from Yohan Mollo, giving Caen midfielder Ismaila N’Diaye enough time to control the ball and fire home in the 77th.

Lyon was down to 10 men when Anthony Reveillere was sent off in the 45th. Reveillere had struggled to contain Mollo and earned two yellow cards for fouls on the Caen winger.