PARIS, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Lorient climbed to fourth in Ligue 1 on Sunday by scoring two early goals to win 2-0 win at strugglers St Etienne.
The Brittany side opened the scoring with a superb free kick from forward Marama Vahirua on four minutes and doubled the advantage 12 minutes later through Argentine defender Franco Sebastian Sosa.
Lorient moved on to 24 points from 13 games, two points...Read more
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