Posted by The NY Kid on February 8th, 2010 |
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Result of the week to Stade Rennais FC.
This week saw a further tightening at the top of the table as Bordeaux are only ahead by 3 points while Marseille moved into 5th with a Top-4 finish well within their sights. Although some clubs failed to register a goal, there was quite a bit of scoring overall as only one match finished in a goal-less draw.
The result of the week goes to Rennes, who stunned Bordeaux 4-2 in front of a raucous crowd.
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Posted by The NY Kid on February 1st, 2010 |
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Result of the week to Union Sportive Boulogne Cote d'Opale.
This week saw a good bit of scoring, although several clubs were held goal-less in disappointing efforts. After some surprising results in the Coupe de la Ligue during the week, clubs came out with renewed vigor to continue their push through the second half of the season only to experience some more surprises. The top of the table has tightened up a bit, with 2nd-4th place separated by only 3 points and a glut of clubs just outside that group. Things may come down to goal differential, in which case Montpellier and Lyon will need to improve that statistic if they hope to secure a spot for the Champions League.
Meanwhile, the result of the week goes to Boulogne, as the 19th-place club played Bordeaux to a goal-less draw away for an impressive 1 point.
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Posted by The NY Kid on January 22nd, 2010 |
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Are Les Girondins uncatchable?
This week saw several superhuman performances from GKs, meaning less scoring overall than in previous weeks. Lille stumbled, allowing Montpellier to move back into 2nd place, but the result of the week goes to Bordeaux for strengthening their grip on the top of the table with a 3-1 win over hapless Grenoble.
Tuesday, January 19th:
Saint-Etienne 0-0 Rennes – The week started with a goalless draw, but Saint-Etienne will be happy with the point as it helps their ambitions to stay clear of relegation. In the 11th minute Payet had his shot stopped by Rennes GK Douchez, while on the other end of the pitch Saint-Etienne GK Janot kept out a header from Mangane. Each club had only one more opportunity in the half, with Marveaux hitting the post and Mirallas sending his volley just wide. Almost immediately after the restart Janot made a stunning save on a shot from Sow, whereas N’Daw sent his free-kick straight into the arms of Douchez. Saint-Etienne could have taken the full points very late in the match, but a shot from Sanogo produced a great kick-save from Janot to preserve the draw.
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Posted by The NY Kid on January 18th, 2010 |
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Result of the week for Les Dogues, who move into 2nd place.
After a very long layoff, Ligue 1 got back to action this weekend with a full slate. There were 2 matches on Wednesday amidst some good Coupe de le Ligue action, and 9 matches on Saturday, leaving the big Bordeaux v. Marseille tilt alone on Sunday. The result of the week goes to Lille, who used a 3-1 thrashing of Paris Saint-Germain to move into 2nd place in the table.
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Posted by The NY Kid on December 24th, 2009 |
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Big win for MHSC gets them the result of the week.
Since there is no such thing as Boxing Day* in France, Ligue 1 played a mid-week schedule in order to allow its players to spend some quality time with family over the holidays. This week saw more competition for the GSTGC award, several more RCs (including one which was rescinded. wha?), and a few surprises for some clubs (both good and bad). The result of the week goes to Montpellier, who beat a faltering Lyon side 2-1 to right the ship and move back into 3rd place in the table.
*Speaking of Boxing Day, join us on Saturday for a 3-for-1 special of liveblogging featuring me, James T. and Norfolk Ned. You have nothing else to do.
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Posted by The NY Kid on December 21st, 2009 |
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Result of the week to ASSE for their draw with L'OM.
This week we had a default GSTGC award winner, due mostly to the fact that both the number of goals and the number of cards decreased, thus providing fewer opportunities. There was also a match postponement as parts of Europe suffered the same snowy fate as much of the Midwest/East Coast, with Boulogne and Sochaux forced to reschedule. Unfortunately, the latter club had already traveled the 7.5 hours (arriving in Boulogne-sur-Mer at 1:30AM) before being informed that 15cm (6 inches) of snow made the match impossible. This did not please gaffer Francis Gillot, whose squad now has 2 postponed matches to make up (the other is against Marseille). The result of the week goes to AS Saint-Etienne, who drew 0-0 with 2nd-place Marseille and moved out of the drop-zone.
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Posted by The NY Kid on December 17th, 2009 |
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Result of the week for L'OM. Droit au but indeed!
Mid-week action in Ligue 1 saw significantly less…action (note to self: buy thesaurus). Goal-scoring was down, as was the distribution of YCs, but we did manage to see the return of a GSTGC award winner. Because of crazy scheduling issues related to swine flu postponements and Champions League action, there were only 8 matches played (with 1 on Tuesday and 7 on Wednesday) and 4 clubs remain on 16 matches played while everyone else is on 17. The result of the week goes to Olympique de Marseille, who beat surprising Lorient 2-1 to move into 2nd place in the table with a match in hand.
Tuesday, December 15th:
Valenciennes 0-0 Auxerre – Valenciennes outshot (14-6) and outpossessed (62%-38%) Auxerre but was unable to take advantage to move ahead of their rivals in the table. Action didn’t get started until the 30th minute when Audel sent his header wide. Valenciennes continued to have the better chances on either side of the half, as ben Khalfallah shot wide in the 38th minute and Audel put his shot over the crossbar in the 46th minute. The first shot on target came soon after, with Pujol having his header stopped by Auxerre GK Sorin. The next minutes saw Cohade, ben Khalfallah and Audel all off target. Auxerre thought they had a good opportunity in the 84th minute when Contout was taken down in the area by Bisevac, but calls for a PK were ignored. The final shot was a scissor-kick from ben Khalfallah that was saved by Sorin, and the clubs were forced to share the points.
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Posted by The NY Kid on December 14th, 2009 |
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Result of the week to Les Dogues.
This week saw more on-field shenanigans, as cranky officials around Ligue 1 handed out record numbers of cards resulting in several dismissals. However, despite the large number of cards and numerous high-scoring matches, we were once again left without a weekly winner of the GSTGC award. The result of the week goes to Lille, who posted consecutive 4-0 victories on Thursday (over Saint-Etienne) and Sunday (over Monaco) to move into 3rd place. Due to various swine-flu and Champions League-related issues, clubs have played anywhere from 15 to 17 matches, with most clubs having played 16 at this time.
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Posted by The NY Kid on December 7th, 2009 |
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Les Girondins once again get the result of the week.
This week saw several candidates for the GSTGC award, numerous cards (including several of the red variety), and some cracking matches with surprising results. The result of the week was a difficult decision, as Lille upset Lyon 4-3 and Grenoble got their 1st victory of the season, but in the end it was Bordeaux’s 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain that got the nod, as the former moved 4 points clear at the top of the table (although 2nd place Montpellier have a match in hand).
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Posted by The NY Kid on November 30th, 2009 |
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Good result for the club from the capital.
This week saw more swine flu, less scoring, changes at the top of the table, and the lack of a GSTGC award winner. The Monaco v. Montpellier match was postponed due to the re-emergence of the swine flu as a Ligue 1 threat, with up to 8 individuals affected, most of whom are suspected to be from Montpellier (Montano and Lacombe are the chief suspects). The result of the week goes to Paris Saint-Germain, who beat Ligue 1 leaders Auxerre 1-0 to begin to right their season. Perhaps the latter were a bit thrown by the fact that gaffer Jean Fernandez has insisted that they will not be crowned Ligue 1 champions at the end of the season.
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Posted by The NY Kid on November 25th, 2009 |
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No one thought Auxerre would be leading Ligue 1.
Thanks to previous swine flu-related shenanigans, this week actually started on Friday with the rescheduled Marseille v. Paris Saint-Germain match, forcing those two clubs to play their actual Week 13 matches on this coming Wednesday. So we don’t yet have a result of the week, nor a completed list of the top of the Ligue 1 table. December 2nd. So 4 clubs have only played 12 matches. The result of the week goes to Auxerre, who beat Monaco 2-0 to vault to the top of the table.
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Posted by The NY Kid on November 9th, 2009 |
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Big win for Les Dogues.
This week saw far fewer cards and a bit more scoring than last week, along with a few surprising results. Several of the clubs coming off European competition kept up their momentum, while Grenoble finally managed to gain their first point of the season. The result of the week goes to Lille, as they registered a shock 2-0 win over Ligue 1-leading Bordeaux.
Saturday, November 7th:
Le Mans 0-1 Auxerre – Le Mans were completely incompetent in front of goal on both ends of the pitch, and paid for their mistakes by gifting the 3 points to Auxerre. The latter club started more quickly, with Capoue shooting just over the bar in the 17th minute, but their next shot didn’t come until Jelen missed a sitter in the 41st minute. The second half saw more action, as in the 47th minute a free-kick from Corchia was pushed out by Auxerre GK Sorin only for Helstad to hit the crossbar with his follow-up. The lone goal of the match came in the 51st minute when Jelen had his shot parried by Le Mans GK Ovono, only for that rebound to hit Joao Paulo and bounce back in for an OG. Le Mans had numerous chances to equalize, with Helstad stopped by Sorin in the 57th minute, Le Tallec hitting the post in the 78th minute, and Corchia hitting the crossbar in the 85th minute. They should have equalized in the 86th minute when Mignot handled the ball in the box, but Sorin stopped the resulting PK from Le Tallec and Maiga was unable to convert the follow-up.
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Posted by The NY Kid on November 2nd, 2009 |
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Les Girondins are still in 1st place.
This week saw quite a few dismissals in Ligue 1, as well as the lack of a deserving recipient for the GSTGC award. Swine flu continues to be a concern, as Saint-Etienne were without striker Ilan while the Sochaux players must have looked askance at PSG midfielder Clement. In addition, the Sochaux squad may have been a little upset to be playing PSG, since the make-up match between the latter and Marseille (now scheduled for November 20) has caused the Sochaux v. Marseille and Boulogne v. PSG matches to be shifted to December 2. This “inconvenience” means that Sochaux will have 3 consecutive away matches in December, which has gaffer Francis Gillot lamenting that the smaller clubs are not taken seriously by Ligue 1:
“We and Boulogne are considered small. I know that we are taken for farmers. But we understand what’s going on, we’re not as stupid as we look.”
The result of the week goes to Bordeaux, as Les Girondins defeated 2nd place Monaco 1-0 to secure their standing at the top of the table.
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Posted by The NY Kid on October 26th, 2009 |
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Result of the week for OGC Nice.
This weekend saw the resurgence of scoring, the return of the GSTGC award, and some serious shenanigans. The result of the week goes to Nice, who absolutely dismantled Lyon 4-1 thanks to a very busy Loic Remy.
The secondary result of the week goes to the H1N1 virus, which managed to shut out both Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday. Although the league had stated on Saturday that the match would go on despite the diagnosis of swine flu for Ludovic Giuly and Mamadou Sako, the appearance of symptoms among 2 PSG staff members and a confirmed diagnosis for Jeremy Clement forced French league president Frederic Thiriez to postpone the match on Sunday a few hours before the start.
Unfortunately, some 100 members of the PSG supporters group Kop de Boulogne did not take too kindly to this news after having traveled down south for the match. The hooligans engaged in several clashes in and around downtown Marseille, although this is not significantly different from the violence that has surrounded this rivalry throughout the years.
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