Soccer-Late penalty hands PSG League Cup triumph

PARIS, March 29 (Reuters) - A controversial penalty three minutes into added time gave Paris St Germain a 2-1 win over fellow Ligue 1 strugglers Racing Lens in the French League Cup final at the Stade de France on Saturday.

Substitute midfielder Bernard Mendy scored the winner from the spot after referee Laurent Duhamel ruled that Lens defender Hilton had fouled PSG forward Peguy Luyindula.

The offence looked far from obvious and the penalty decision was met by deafening boos from the Lens fans, whose team had fought back from a goal down and were hoping for extra time.

Former Portugal striker Pauleta, the PSG captain, opened the scoring by flicking the ball over goalkeeper Ronan Le Crom from inside the area after 19 minutes.

Lens stepped up a gear in the second half and equalised with a low angled shot from the edge of the area by midfielder Eric Carriere that bounced off the post into the net in the 52nd.