UPDATE 1-Soccer-Late Micoud goal keeps Bordeaux in title race

Sun Apr 20, 2008 10:04pm BST
 
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(Updates after late match)

PARIS, April 20 (Reuters) - Johan Micoud struck two minutes into added time to give second-placed Girondins Bordeaux a 1-0 win at strugglers Toulouse in Ligue 1 on Sunday.

Playmaker Micoud collected a back pass from Gabriel Obertan and flicked the ball over Toulouse goalkeeper Nicolas Douchez to leave Bordeaux four points behind Olympique Lyon.

Lyon, chasing a seventh successive title, won 2-1 at Racing Strasbourg on Saturday and have 71 points ahead of Bordeaux on 67 with four matches remaining.

Sunday's defeat leaves Toulouse fifth from bottom, three points above the relegation zone.

Olympique Marseille undermined their chances of finishing third to enter the Champions League qualifying round when they slumped to a 3-1 home defeat by Lille in Sunday's late match.

Senegal striker Mamadou Niang put Marseille in front by deflecting a Samir Nasri free kick on 12 minutes but the visitors responded with two goals by forward Kevin Mirallas to lead 2-1 at halftime.

Cameroon midfielder Jean Makoun exploited a blunder by the Marseille defence to seal Lille's win on 68 minutes.

Marseille dropped to fourth place, one spot and one point below Nancy, who drew 1-1 with Le Mans on Saturday. (Writing by Patrick Vignal; Editing by John Mehaffey)

 

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