Auxerre and Saint-Etienne both claimed valuable away wins in Ligue 1 on Saturday, but the big success came in Lorient, where the hosts ran rampant past their opponents. Meanwhile, Grenoble finally acquired a point. Saturday, November 7, 2009 Le Mans 0-1 Auxerre Lorient 5-0 Boulogne-Sur-Mer Monaco 0-0 Grenoble Foot38 Nancy 0-1 Saint-Etienne Paris Saint Germain 0-1 Nice Valenciennes 1-1 Montpellier Sochaux L-L Racing Club de Lens Le Mans 0-1 Auxerre Luckless Le Mans will be wondering exactly how they contrived to lose their fixture against Auxerre. After a somewhat tentative start to the game, Auxerre broke into their stride after quarter of an hour, impressed for a brief spell but would then return to their rather mundane game soon afterwards. Ireneusz Jelen was the first to threaten for the guests, but Cedric Hengbart had the... [read full story]
