2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
- Ronny Rodelin - 24'
- Faitout Maouassa - 78'
Ronny Rodelin's goal helps Caen win relegation battle over Nancy
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Ronny Rodelin's fifth goal of the season helped Caen move out of the Ligue 1 relegation zone after a 1-0 win against Nancy on Tuesday.
Rodelin finished confidently in the 24th minute, collecting a long throw-in, skipping past Modou Diagne and placing the ball through the legs of Belarus goalkeeper Sergey Chernik.
Nancy's hopes of equalising took a blow when 18-year-old defender Faitout Maouassa received a second yellow card and was sent off in the 78th minute for fouling Rodelin, whose free kick was saved by Chernik.
The win ended a run of three straight defeats without scoring for Normandy-based Caen, who moved up to 15th place.
But Nancy dropped into 18th spot after losing their fourth straight game without scoring.
Game Information
Stade Michel-d'Ornano
12:30 PM, February 21, 2017
Caen, France
Attendance: 14,760
French Ligue 1 Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Saint-Germain | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | +39 | 56 |
| Marseille | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | +21 | 46 |
| Lille | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | +15 | 41 |
| Nice | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | +17 | 40 |
| AS Monaco | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | +14 | 40 |
| Lyon | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | +13 | 36 |
| Strasbourg | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | +5 | 33 |
| Lens | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | +1 | 33 |
| Brest | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | -3 | 32 |
| AJ Auxerre | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 28 |
| Toulouse | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 27 |
| Angers | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 27 |
| Stade Rennais | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | -2 | 26 |
| Nantes | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | -12 | 24 |
| Stade de Reims | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 22 |
| Saint-Etienne | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -30 | 19 |
| Le Havre AC | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | -25 | 17 |
| Montpellier | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | -31 | 15 |
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