Auxerre rallies to beat Lille 3-2

Oct 25, 2009 - 6:19 PM By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer

PARIS(AP) -- Ireneusz Jelen scored twice as Auxerre rallied to beat Lille 3-2 in the French league on Sunday, while struggling Lens slumped to a fourth consecutive loss with a 2-0 home defeat by Toulouse.

Auxerre, which claimed its fourth consecutive win, rose to seventh in the standings with 17 points from 10 games and ended Lille's eight-game unbeaten run in all competitions.

Lille midfielder Gervinho put his team ahead in the 26th minute with a superb half-volley from Pierre-Alain Frau's perfect cross.

Jelen leveled 10 minutes later with a low shot from close range before Frau retrieved the ball in the box before beating goalkeeper Olivier Sorin in the 40th minute to restore Lille's lead.

But Jelen equalized after the interval with a shot between goalkeeper Ludovic Butelle's legs and striker Daniel Niculae gave Auxerre the three points with an angled header in the 82nd minute.

At Lens, Toulouse took the lead after France midfielder Moussa Sissoko scored from the rebound into an empty net after a shot by Franck Tabanou hit the bar in the 35th minute.

France striker Andre-Pierre Gignac doubled the lead in the 56th minute, curling right-footed shot into the top corner.

Toulouse is 11th with 14 points while Lens is next-to-last with eight points.

Violence broke out between rivals fans on Sunday after Paris Saint-Germain's French league match at fierce rival Marseille was postponed.

The French league made its decision after a third PSG player was diagnosed with swine flu. No new date for the game has been decided.

The violent incidents between Marseille and PSG fans started in downtown Marseille. Police used tear gas to stop the clashes, while about 60 Parisian fans were kept apart from home supporters near Marseille's old port area. Further incidents were reported near the train station.

Earlier in the afternoon, about 100 PSG fans - some of them wearing shirts emblazoned with the Kop of Boulogne emblem used by the hard core supporters - started a fight, forcing police to intervene.

Marseille trails leader Bordeaux by five points, while PSG is 13th after three draws and two losses in its last five games.

On Saturday, defending champion Bordeaux moved back to the top of the standings by beating Le Mans 3-0, while Lyon slumped to a second consecutive league defeat with a surprising 4-1 loss at struggling Nice.

Bordeaux, which had lost its two previous league games, has 22 points, one more than Monaco, which secured its seventh win of the season with a 3-1 victory at Boulogne. Lyon and promoted Montpellier have 20.

Montpellier missed a chance to go top for the first time in the club's history after losing 3-0 at Rennes.