Wiltord to the rescue
ByReuters
Published 25/10/2006 at 22:01 GMT
Two last-gasp Sylvain Wiltord goals gave Olympique Lyon a 2-1 home win over Paris St Germain in the French League Cup second-round on Wednesday. There were also wins for Bordeaux and St Etienne, who beat Auxerre and Marseille respectively.
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PSG opened the scoring with a penalty from midfielder Paulo Cesar on 58 minutes and looked set to hand Lyon their first defeat of the season until Wiltord levelled the tie from a Tiago pass with two minutes remaining.
Wiltord was on target a few seconds later, this time from a headed pass by Loic Remy, to put Lyon through to the quarter-finals.
Lyon, eight points clear at the top of Ligue 1, are undefeated both at home and in the Champions League this season and have won their last 12 competitive matches.
"I had stopped believing we could do it but the players had not," said Lyon coach Gerard Houllier. "They kept going for it, showing plenty of character. It was a great match, very emotional."
PSG fought bravely and seized their chance after Uruguay midfielder Cristian Rodriguez was brought down in the box by Lyon goalkeeper Remy Vercoutre.
Five-time French champions Lyon, who were missing the Brazil pair of Juninho and Fred through suspension and injury respectively, then put their visitors under sustained pressure until Wiltord saved them.
MARSEILLE OUT
Marseille had earlier suffered another setback, losing 4-1 at St Etienne in an eventful tie featuring two penalties and a red card.
The former European champions were comprehensively beaten again just three days after losing 4-1 at home to rampant Lyon in a top-of-the-table Ligue 1 clash.
Marseille were 3-1 down when their Nigerian midfielder Wilson Oruma was sent off for a second booking in the 66th minute.
Mali defender Fousseiny Diawara had put St Etienne ahead from close range after 33 minutes and midfielder Yohan Hautcoeur doubled their advantage just before halftime.
Forward Batefimbi Gomis made it 3-0 in the 50th before Marseille pulled one back five minutes later with a penalty by forward Mickael Pagis.
Argentine midfielder Daniel Bilos then wrapped up St Etienne's win, also from the penalty spot, in the 73rd minute of a tense match marred by seven yelllow cards.
Girondins Bordeaux also reached the quarter-finals with a 1-0 win at Auxerre courtesy of a first-half goal by forward Jean-Claude Darcheville.
Striker Lilian Laslandes missed a penalty for Bordeaux in added time.
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