Vital N’Simba drilled in from 20 metres just after the half-hour to earn Clermont a first victory in eight matches and deny Lille the chance to break into the top three
Clermont's French defender Akim Zedadka (L) vies with Lille's Portuguese mildfielder Renato Sanchez (R) during the French L1 football match Clermont vs Lille at the Gabriel Montpied stadium in Clermont-Ferrand, central France. Pic/AFP
Reigning French champions Lille suffered a 0-1 loss away to promoted Clermont on Saturday, with the club president accusing the team of “individual and collective poverty” for a performance which followed a run of three wins.
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Vital N’Simba drilled in from 20 metres just after the half-hour to earn Clermont a first victory in eight matches and deny Lille the chance to break into the top three. “We hit the bottom, we were really bad,” said Lille president Olivier Letang.
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