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Nice claim late winner at Bordeaux in Ligue 1

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Last Updated : Jan 17 2015 | 11:35 AM IST

Thanks to a dramatic 90th minute goal, Nice came from behind to prevail 2-1 over Bordeaux and climbed to the top half of the Ligue 1 table.

It was the Girondins who opened scoring first through a penalty from Diego Rolan in the 33rd minutes after the visitors' goalkeeper Mouez Hassen brought down Nicolas Maurice-Belay, reports Xinhua.

Nice, however, cancelled it out in the 66th minute when the 20-year-old Jordan Amavi headed home his third goal of the season after Valentin Eysseric's free-kick caught the home defence napping.

The match almost seemed to end in a draw before former Lyon forward Alassane Plea swept home a cross from Eric Bautheac in the dying seconds.

With the back-to-back win, Claude Puel's men move up to the 10th place, while Ligue 1's early-season pace-setters Bordeaux, now without a win in four league matches, stay sixth with nine 21st round games remaining for this weekend.

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First Published: Jan 17 2015 | 11:30 AM IST

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