Gervinho shines as Lille open six-point lead in Ligue 1
Posted Sunday, March 20, 2011 by
By Julien Pretot
PARIS, March 19 (Reuters) - Gervinho scored one goal and created another as Lille opened a six-point lead at the top of the Ligue 1 standings with a 2-1 win at Brest on Saturday.
The northerners, aiming for a first league title since 1954, recovered from a goal down to reach 55 points from 28 games.
They will now hope second-placed Stade Rennes and Olympique Lyon, who are seven points off the pace in third, take points from each other at Gerland Stadium later on Saturday (2000 GMT).
Lille, still without the suspended Florent Balmont in midfield, struggled early in the game but their firepower was eventually too much to handle for the home side.
Brest were rewarded with a goal for their early domination after 18 minutes courtesy of Benoit Lesoimier’s angled shot.
That sparked the visitors into action and Gervinho levelled six minutes before halftime, beating goalkeeper Steve Elana from close range after slaloming through the defence.
The Ivory Coast striker then created their second, setting up Moussa Sow in the box for the Ligue 1 top scorer to net his 19th this season with a shot on the turn in the 53rd minute.
Lowly AJ Auxerre and RC Lens kept their hopes of staying in the top flight alive with a 2-0 home win against Sochaux and a 4-1 victory at Montpellier respectively.
Fourth-placed Olympique Marseille host bitter rivals Paris St Germain, who are fifth, in the weekend’s other top game on Sunday (2000).
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