Touré scores twice against his old club as relegation battler Le Havre beats Nantes
Touré scores twice against his old club as relegation battler Le Havre beats Nantes
PARIS (AP) — Abdoulaye Touré scored two penalties against his former club as Le Havre beat Nantes 3-2 in the French league to claim a vital win in its relegation fight on Sunday.
The 31-year-old Touré was born in Nantes and came through the club's youth academy before playing nearly 150 league games for the club from 2013-21. He scored his penalties either side of a goal for Nantes from Saïdou Sow.
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Moses Simon made it 2-2 shortly after the break, but defender Timothée Pembélé grabbed Le Havre's winner in the 88th minute.
The victory moved Le Havre into 16th place in the 18-team league, with seven rounds left.
Later Sunday, Lille needs a home win against northern rival Lens to move level on points with fourth-placed Nice in the race for a Champions League spot next season.
Brest holds on
Brittany-based Brest withstood a comeback before winning 4-2 at Toulouse.
Goals from Justin Bourgault, Mathias Pereira Lage and Kamory Doumbia put Brest 3-0 ahead, but Toulouse hit back through goals from midfielder Vincent Sierro and striker Joshua King.
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Brest wrapped it up when Mahdi Camara turned in Pereira Lage's 90th-minute cross.
Other matches
Forward Arnaud Kalimuendo scored twice to reach 13 league goals as Rennes won 3-0 at lowly Angers to move closer to midtable security.
Florian Ayé's late goal gave Auxerre a 1-0 win against rock-bottom Montpellier, which edged closed toward relegation after a seventh straight defeat.
PSG one point from title
Unbeaten Paris Saint-Germain moved within touching distance of a record-extending 13th Ligue 1 title after overwhelming Saint-Etienne 6-1 on Saturday.
PSG only needs a draw at home to Angers next Saturday to clinch the title. ___
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