Ligue 1 Roundup: Rennes wins fifth straight game by edging Le Havre
LE HAVRE, France (AP) — Rennes received its fifth straight recreation by edging Le Havre 1-0 within the French league to drag inside 4 factors of the Champions League spots on Sunday.
Midfielder Benjamin Bourigeaud scored the profitable objective with a half-volley within the second half.
Fortunes have modified shortly for Rennes, which was only one level above the relegation playoff spot in November when the membership dismissed Bruno Genesio to rent Julien Stephan.
The hosts labored onerous to shut down Rennes gamers, placing in bodily challenges all through.
Le Havre had its finest possibilities within the first half. Rennes centerback Arthur Theate needed to clear the ball off the road after inadvertently heading a cross towards the put up within the twelfth minute. Rennes goalkeeper Steve Mandanda then parried an angled shot from Le Havre striker Mohamed Bayo within the seventeenth.
But Rennes discovered more room within the second half, almost discovering the web when Arnaud Kalimuendo’s deflected shot bounced off the bar within the forty ninth. Bourigeaud broke the impasse within the sixtieth by firing a half-volley by way of the legs of goalkeeper Arthur Desmas.
The outcome sees Rennes leapfrog Marseille into seventh place whereas Le Havre stayed eleventh.
The twenty first spherical ends later Sunday with Clermont vs. Brest, Lorient vs. Reims, Toulouse vs. Nantes, Montpellier vs. Lyon and Nice vs. Monaco.
Paris Saint-Germain beat Lille 3-1 on Saturday to increase its lead on the high of the league to 11 factors.
