From: dvlkhh@cs.umu.se
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Subject: Le Championnat, week 4
Date: 31 Aug 1992 08:14:35 -0500
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Allo football fanatiques!
Here is another update to the French football scene, as usual compiled after
hearing the second half of France Inter's football show relayed by RFI.
The contents: scores, comments, fixtures, standings, scorers and
the second division results (Vincent Lataste filled in the missing ones).
If you want to get these articles by E-mail, let me know.
Your comments are always welcomed!

Average attendance for week 2: 13533
Average attendance for week 3: 17215

Week 4 of "le Champioonat", played the 29th of August 1992

AJ Auxerre                   1         FC Girondins de Bordeaux      0 :-( :-(
    Vahirua '30
    As expected a very tough match at l'Abbe-Deschamps for Girondins.
    Pascal Vahirua struck the goal which ended up to be the winner half an
    hour into the match. In the second half, GB moved forward and Auxerre got
    some good counter attacks especially for Martins who missed with Gaetan
    Huard. Bordeaux got more and more of the play and had a string of good
    chances too, a good effort by Marquet saved by Martini. Another from Croci
    excellently saved by Bruno Martini. An acrobatic action by Valdeir went
    just over the bar and a shot saved by Prunier when Martini was out of
    play. Overall, I'm not too disappointed with the score even if the first
    loss for us should have come a long time into the future. Oh well, we
    _have_ to win our first match at home on Friday against Nimes.

Havre AC                     0         AS Monaco                     0
    Monaco have still to win on the road. The Brazilian Enrique is still not
    fully integrated in the attack and Klinnsmann didn't score, HAC on the
    other hand had their best chance with Pole Guruli.

RC Lens                      1         AS Saint-Etienne              1
    Hutteau '2                              Moravcik '57
    The home side were trying to catch their first home win and got the lead
    very early in the first half, I think it was Hutteau's first D1 match,
    so a really good start for him. But, the Greens equalised when Lubomir
    Moravcik made a good effort in the area and left Varmuz chanceless.
    So, Lens are still waiting for their first win, for Stephanois most of
    the chances are created by the wonderful Moravcik.

Olympique Lyonnais           2         Olympique de Marseille        2
    Debah '12                               Sauzee '8
    Debah '91                               Boli '94
    OL and OM had full points together with five for the guests and only one
    for the home side who hadn't scored a goal. It started with a quick goal
    by Franck Sauzee, but Lyon got their first goal of the season just
    a few minutes later when ex-Monegasque James Debah struck to give the home
    fans some hope. Jean-Jacques Eydelie got marching orders on the hour
    after his second yellow card and Marseille had to play with ten.
    The remainder was dominated by OL and they got the lead (!) in injury
    time after another goal by James Debah. Lyon looked to be the winner
    at this moment, but four minutes into the injury play, Franck Sauzee
    forced Gilles Rousset to save to corner on a good shot. The corner
    ended up with a lots of headers in front of the Lyon goal, Deschamps
    and Pele were both on the ball before Basile Boli got it and pulled it
    home. This result is indeed not very impressive by Marseille, they are
    really in trouble and Lyon, well they showed that they can score, at least.

FC Metz                      5         FC Sochaux-Montbeliard        1
    Kubik '1-p.k.                           Garande '72
    Zitelli '5
    Chaouch '44
    Chaouch '77
    Kubik '86-p.k.
    Metz showed that they wanted their first victory and got a great start.
    Kubik grabbed the first from the spot already in the first minute and
    Zitelli drove home the second, just a few minutes later. Chaouch
    scored the third minutes from the break and the match was over. Sochaux
    got a consolidation goal when Garande picked up the ball on a
    Clement header after a Darras cross. The home side went further ahead
    after a good move by Nicolas Huysman who found Zitelli on the left and
    Chaouch got his second of the night. Huysman had a great game and
    was substituted by Chanlot just before full time and Chanlot managed to
    get a penalty when Ferrand had to grab one of his feet. Lubos Kubik
    struck home, but the referee ordered it to be retaken and Kubik pulled
    it home again, his second penalty goal of the night and a great end of a
    marvellous night for the home fans.

Nimes Olympique              1         FC Nantes-Loire-Atlantique    1
    Pabois '53                              Vulic '67
    Nimes have realized that they need to strengthen their squad and have
    already signed Manuel Amoros and Luis Fernandez is settled to leave
    Cannes for the Gardois, they need these improvements because they haven't
    got a good start, though they shouldn't have done it before they had
    lost to Girondins, I hope Fernandez isn't clear before that match.
    (Note the non-existing smiley, Nimes fans)
    Les Canaries were the dominating side from start and Nimes got the lead
    against the running of play when Pabois scored on a counter attack.
    Nantes struck home the equalizer on a freekick 40 metres from goal and the
    executer was of course Vulic. Nantes were the team closest to winning
    and they have got a good start even this season, still unbeaten. Nimes
    haven't won yet and I hope they don't win in week 5...

Paris-Saint-Germain FC       2         Stade Malherbe Caen-C-B-N     0
    Ginola '?
    Fournier '70
    PSG took their fourth consecutive victory at Parc des Princes and were
    never in danger against a weak Malherbiste side. David Ginola got the
    first in the first half and Laurent Fournier volleyed home an excellent
    second goal after a beautiful cross from David Ginola. (Looking forward to
    watch that one on Eurosport, tonight). The Parisians are
    really strong and Georges Weah is in good shape even if he is lacking
    the finishing touch, he missed FIVE great occasions in the second half.

SC Toulon et du Var          1         Montpellier Herault SC        0
    Pineda '2
    Montpellier went to Toulon in search for holding their 100% record
    and got a shock start when Michel Pineda opened the score already in
    the second minute and Montpellier never came over this shock. They tried
    indeed a lot, but Luc Borelli had once again a good night and if someone
    should save Toulon this season, it's Luc Borelli. Olivier Pickeu had a
    one-to-one, but Borelli made a great save and later in the half, Serge
    Blanc got a red card and Toulon held on against ten Montpellier men.

Toulouse FC                  1         RC Strasbourg                 1
    Ferrer '27-p.k.                         Poliquen '58
    TFC wanted to get their first win and Strasbourg wanted revenge for
    the trashing by PSG. TFC got the lead when Bernard Ferrer scored from
    the spot. The second half saw Racing going forward and Aussie Frank Farina
    had a good opportunity before Poliquen drove home a Jean-Jacques Etame
    cross. Moments later, Eric Lada was taken down in Schumacher style by
    Sylvain Sansone and the referee was a real one, not like in Spain'82, so
    Sansone was sent off and the sub goalie entered. Strasbourg held on to a
    point with ten men, quite clumsy by the goalie to make such a foul when
    Strasbourg were dominating happenings.

US Valenciennes-Anzin        0         Lille OSC                     1
                                            Frandsen '35
    The Northern Derby attracted not as much people as the match at
    neighbouring stadium Felix-Bollaert. Lille scored the winner by Dane Per
    Frandsen and the home side went down for the fourth time in a row
    and it was a squad in big troubles who walked off the pitch. Christophe
    Robert had the best chance to pull the teams level, what VA shall do is
    beyond my knowledge, at the moment. Lille got two valuable points.

Week 5 of "le Championnat", played the 2nd and 4th of September 1992

FC Girondins de Bordeaux     v         Nimes Olympique
    (Played the 4th due to a concert)
Stade Malherbe Caen-C-B-N    v         Olympique Lyonnais
Lille OSC                    v         Paris-Saint-Germain FC
Olympique de Marseille       v         AJ Auxerre
AS Monaco                    v         RC Lens
Montpellier Herault SC       v         US Valenciennes-Anzin
FC Nantes-Loire-Atlantique   v         Havre AC
AS Saint-Etienne             v         SC Toulon et du Var
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard       v         Toulouse FC
RC Strasbourg                v         FC Metz


STANDINGS - after 4 weeks:

TEAM                         PL   WON  DRAWN LOST  GF-GA   PTS
==============================================================
Paris-Saint-Germain FC       4    4    0     0     10-1    8
AJ Auxerre                   4    3    0     1      9-3    6
Montpellier Herault SC       4    3    0     1      8-2    6
FC Nantes-Loire-Atlantique   4    2    2     0      5-2    6
Olympique de Marseille       4    2    2     0      7-5    6
AS Monaco                    4    2    1     1      8-5    5
RC Strasbourg                4    2    1     1      5-6    5
FC Metz                      4    1    2     1      9-6    4
Havre AC                     4    1    2     1      2-1    4
AS Saint-Etienne             4    1    2     1      7-7    4
FC Girondins de Bordeaux     4    1    2     1      2-2    4
Lille OSC                    4    2    0     2      2-5    4
SC Toulon et du Var          4    1    2     1      2-5    4
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard       4    2    0     2      4-8    4
RC Lens                      4    0    3     1      2-5    3
Stade Malherbe Caen-C-B-N    4    1    0     3      3-5    2
Olympique Lyonnais           4    0    2     2      2-5    2
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nimes Olympique              4    0    2     2      3-7    2
---------------------------------------------------------------
Toulouse FC                  4    0    1     3      5-9    1
US Valenciennes-Anzin        4    0    0     4      2-8    0


SCORERS LIST:

PLAYER                  TEAM           GOALS
--------------------------------------------
Mehmet Chaouch          (Metz)         4
Olivier Pickeu          (Montpellier)  4
Gerald Baticle          (Auxerre)      3
Ljubos Kubik            (Metz)         3
Juergen Klinnsmann      (Monaco)       3
Lubomir Moravcik        (StEtienne)    3
Bernard Ferrer          (Toulouse)     3
Christophe Cocard       (Auxerre)      2
Pascal Vahirua          (Auxerre)      2
James Debah             (OL)           2
Basile Boli             (OM)           2
Rudi Voeller            (OM)           2
David Zitelli           (Metz)         2
Zoran Vulic             (Nantes)       2
Laurent Fournier        (PSG)          2
David Ginola            (PSG)          2
Georges Weah            (PSG)          2
Franck Leboeuf          (Strasbourg)   2


                                   GROUP 2A

         Mulhouse            2         Istres              0
           (28th)
         Nice                4         Bastia              4
           (28th)
         Ajaccio             2         Creteil             1
           (28th)
         Perpignan           1         Nancy               1
         Charleville         3         Annecy              1
         Epinal              0         Rodez               2
         Louhans-Cuiseaux    0         Sedan               0
         Martigues           4         Valence             0
         Cannes              4         Ales                1

         Don't remember the standings, sorry!
         (I think Martigues lead)

                                   GROUP 2B

         Angers              2         Bourges             0
           (28th)
         Rennes              1         Rouen               2
           (28th)
         Le Mans             1         Gueugnon            0
           (28th)
         Tours               0         Red Star 93         3
         Cheateauroux        2         Laval               1
         Beauvais            3         Guingamp            1
         Lorient             1         Dunkerque           1
         Ancenis             0         Niort               1
         La Roche            0         Amiens              1

         Beauvais have a 100% record!
         Niort and Rouen have 7.

Kent...
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