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Monday, August 18, 2008, 1:32

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The AS Monaco provisionally occupies the head of Ligue 1 after a tie at Nantes (1-1) at the 2nd day of the championship. Among other results, Le Mans won the only victory outside Lille (3-1), thanks to a doubling of Maiga.

Before the three scheduled meetings Sunday, including those of Lyon and Marseille, which hosts Auxerre, no winning team during the first day did imposed Saturday.

Le Havre and Monaco have failed successful performance outside a fast 1-0 lead. The Normans were finally beaten in Toulouse while AS Monaco was hung 1-1 to Nantes. But the Monegasques, with 4 points, benefit to wear head of the championship. A surprise. From the outset of the meeting, Camel Meriem advantage of working Leko to open the score of the head for visitors. For this return to the L1 Beaujoire, Claudiu Keseru avoids first loss at home. The Romanian equalizes in the middle of the second period. It gives Nantes its first point on his back among the elite.

The high ranking is very tight because there are thirteen teams to three points. With a game less, Lyon, Grenoble and Lorient, all three points, can still pass in front of the ranking.

Le Mans went to win 3-1 on the lawn of Lille, headed by his former coach Rudi Garcia. The Manceaux register the first goal by rookie Norwegian Thorstein Helstad. Then the attacker Mali Modibo Maïga recorded his first double in L1. The Brazilian Michel Fernandes Bastos reduced the score for the northerners.

Beaten in Bordeaux during the 1st day, Caen-up face Valenciennes (3-1) thanks to Steve Savidan. The former Valenciennes scored and Eluchans mark against his former teammates. Sonné by opening the scoring by Florentin, VA has saved the honour by Sebo.

On the same score of 2-1, Saint-Etienne beat Sochaux, Nice has become the face of Nancy and Toulouse snatched victory in front of Le Havre.

At the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium, the Greens have reacted after their setbacks of Valenciennes. The Stéphanois have quickly taken the measure of their opponents. They opened the scoring by Blaise Matuidi after a nice action in line with Bafetimbi Gomis, before doubling the gap shortly after on a penalty converted by Pascal Feindouno after less than twenty minutes of play only team 0 points after two days, Sochaux has reduced the mark by Damien Perquis, a former Saint-Etienne.

Nice has imposed on the wire on Nancy thanks to two of his young attackers, Loïc Remy who opened the scoring before serving midfielder Mali international, Mahamane Traore at the end of meeting. Nancy, who had returned to a penalty equal to Gavanon, again displayed its offensive shortcomings.

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