Bordeaux come from behind to beat Valenciennes

Bordeaux moved up to fourth place in the Ligue 1 table with a 2-1 victory over Valenciennes this afternoon.

Jussie nodded Theo Pellenard's cross inches wide of the post in the 20th minute and Lamine Sane spurned a good chance from eight yards out as the home side looked the more likely side to break the deadlock in the first half.

However, it was relegation-threatened Valenciennes who took a 56th-minute lead when Tongo Hamed Doumbia rose highest in the box to power Mathieu Dossevi's corner home.

The lead lasted less than two minutes, though, as Landry N'Guemo was brought down in the box and striker Jussie stepped up to bring Bordeaux level.

In the 66th minute, Eloge Enza Yamissi squandered the opportunity to put his side ahead once more from the spot and eight minutes later Bordeaux capitalised.

Nicolas Maurice-Belay advanced with the ball into the box and drilled a shot across the diving Nicolas Penneteau and into the net.