Caen beats Toulouse 2-1 in French league and moves out of relegation zone
PARIS: Lilian Compan and Benjamin Nivet scored to give Caen a 2-1 win over Toulouse and move the team out of the relegation zone in the French league Sunday.
Compan put Caen ahead in the 12th minute and Nivet added another in the 55th, before Achille Emana pulled a goal back for Toulouse in injury time.
The match was rescheduled from the third round and improved Caen into 16th place with seven points from eight matches.
Toulouse remains in 12th place with 11 points and lost to Caen for the second time in a matter of days after being knocked out of the French League Cup by the Normany side during the week.
In another rescheduled, third-round match Saturday, Lyon beat Lens 3-0 with goals from Fabio Santos, Kim Kallstrom and Karim Benzema to move level with Nancy at the top with 19 points.