Ajaccio leaves it late to escape relegation zone

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01/29/2012 - Valenciennes, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Christian Kinkela scored 3 minutes into stoppage time as 10-man Ajaccio edged Valenciennes, 2-1, on Sunday at the Stade du Hainaut to climb out of the relegation zone in France's Ligue 1.

Ajaccio won its fourth straight during a five-game unbeaten streak as it moved up to 15th, two points clear of the bottom three. The promoted side opened the season with eight points from its first 16 games, but has 13 in its last five.

Valenciennes lost for the third time in its last four games, and slipped below Ajaccio to 16th.

Eduardo gave Ajaccio its first lead after just 6 minutes, as he was able to settle Paul-Bastien Lasne's right-wing pass and slot past Valenciennes goalie Nicolas Penneteau.

Valenciennes was level in the 48th when Vincent Aboubakar slipped a shot past Ajaccio goalie Guillermo Ochoa and into the top corner, but the tie was broken in the dying seconds.

Kinkela latched onto a pass from Eduardo and avoided a defender before scoring past Penneteau to extend newly-promoted Ajaccio's win streak and lift the club out of the relegation zone.

Ajaccio won for the second time on the road, while Valenciennes dropped a home game for just the second time this season.

Marseille 2, Rennes 1

Rennes, France - Benoit Cheyrou scored in the 77th minute as Marseille rallied from an early deficit to edge Rennes, 2-1, on Sunday at the Stade de la Route de Lorient in France's Ligue 1.

Tongo Hamed Doumbia put Rennes in front after 15 minutes, but Onyekachi Apam's own goal just before halftime leveled the score. Cheyrou added the winner with 13 minutes left in normal time, as Marseille continued its surge.

Marseille won for the sixth time in its last seventh, and overtook Rennes for fifth place in the standings. Rennes had won its last two matches, but dropped to sixth with the loss, two points behind Marseille.

Evian 0, Bordeaux 0

Annecy, France - Cedric Carrasso saved Yannick Sagbo's penalty midway through the second half as Bordeaux escaped the Parc des Sports with a 0-0 tie against Evian on Sunday in France's Ligue 1.

Neither side created much offensively, but Carrasso surrendered the penalty in the 68th when he brought down Sagbo in the area. But the Bordeaux goalkeeper made up for it wit a diving save to his right to deny Sagbo from the spot.

Bordeaux has just one loss in its last five, as it remained in the top half of the table in ninth place on 27 points from 21 matches. Evian has just one win in its last five and sits four behind Bordeaux in 12th.

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