Draw puts heat on PSG coach
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August 15, 2011, Monday
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AMBITIOUS Paris St Germain dropped points again when Stade Rennes' Jonathan Pitroipa struck two minutes from time to snatch a 1-1 home draw in French Ligue 1 on Saturday.
PSG spent millions in the close season thanks to new Qatari owners but lost its opener at home to Lorient last weekend and only picked up a point in Brittany despite striker Kevin Gameiro scoring his first goal for the club after 73 minutes.
"When you lead 1-0 with two minutes left you have to be more solid than that. You can't be naive like we have been with the goal," under-pressure PSG coach Antoine Kombouare told reporters.
Olympique Lyon, winner at Nice in its first game under new coach Remi Garde, dominated again but had to settle for a 1-1 draw with promoted visitor Ajaccio thanks to Lisandro Lopez's superb headed equalizer eight minutes from time.
Lyon faces Russia's Rubin Kazan in their Champions League playoff tomorrow.
Gameiro's ex-club Lorient was pegged back late on to draw 1-1 at home to Girondins Bordeaux while Toulouse made it two wins out of two with a 2-0 victory over promoted Dijon and Caen joined it on six points after a 2-1 success at Sochaux.
St Etienne is also riding high following defender Sylvain Marchal's late goal in a 1-0 home win over Nancy.
Valenciennes picked up its first point after being held goalless by Stade Brest.
Champion Lille was hosting Montpellier later yesterday when Olympique Marseille was at Auxerre.
PSG spent millions in the close season thanks to new Qatari owners but lost its opener at home to Lorient last weekend and only picked up a point in Brittany despite striker Kevin Gameiro scoring his first goal for the club after 73 minutes.
"When you lead 1-0 with two minutes left you have to be more solid than that. You can't be naive like we have been with the goal," under-pressure PSG coach Antoine Kombouare told reporters.
Olympique Lyon, winner at Nice in its first game under new coach Remi Garde, dominated again but had to settle for a 1-1 draw with promoted visitor Ajaccio thanks to Lisandro Lopez's superb headed equalizer eight minutes from time.
Lyon faces Russia's Rubin Kazan in their Champions League playoff tomorrow.
Gameiro's ex-club Lorient was pegged back late on to draw 1-1 at home to Girondins Bordeaux while Toulouse made it two wins out of two with a 2-0 victory over promoted Dijon and Caen joined it on six points after a 2-1 success at Sochaux.
St Etienne is also riding high following defender Sylvain Marchal's late goal in a 1-0 home win over Nancy.
Valenciennes picked up its first point after being held goalless by Stade Brest.
Champion Lille was hosting Montpellier later yesterday when Olympique Marseille was at Auxerre.
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