Bordeaux beats Porto 2-1, wins Paris Tournament

Bordeaux beats Porto 2-1, wins Paris Tournament

Published Aug. 1, 2010 10:25 p.m. ET

Bordeaux won the preseason Paris Tournament on Sunday after defender Michael Ciani headed a late goal for a 2-1 win over FC Porto and Paris Saint-Germain drew with AS Roma 1-1.

''I'm happy with how the team played, I got the chance to see several young players who I hadn't seen play before,'' Bordeaux coach Jean Tigana said. ''It's good to get in the winning habit, to start the week with a win.''

PSG striker Guillaume Hoarau scored with a powerful close-range header in injury time as PSG scraped a draw after midfielder Leandro Greco gave Roma the lead in the 46th minute.

PSG's goal angered Roma's players who surrounded French referee Stephane Lannoy. Roma coach Claudio Ranieri also walked onto the field to complain that too much injury time had been played when Hoarau scored.

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''I'm very happy because six minutes (of injury time) is good for us, for our stamina,'' Ranieri joked. ''I'm very happy with the work from my players. It's important - 22 players have 90 minutes now.''

Earlier Sunday, Ciani scored off a free kick in the 83rd as Bordeaux came from behind to win the tournament with four points - the same total as PSG but Bordeaux scored more goals.

Porto went ahead in the 30th when Brazilian striker Walter beat goalkeeper Kevin Olimpa with a shot inside the near post.

Bordeaux equalized in the 58th when Floyd Ayite headed home after Porto failed to properly clear a free kick.

It was an encouraging result for Tigana, the former France midfielder who replaced Laurent Blanc after he took over from Raymond Domenech as the national team coach.

Bordeaux has not lost any of its preseason friendlies and starts its league campaign away to Montpellier on Sunday.

''Little by little, we're getting there. It's a good result for us,'' Bordeaux striker Fernando Cavenaghi said.

Tigana's team looks to have more of a physical edge than it had under Blanc, with several strong challenges from defender Mathieu Chalme in a combative and sometimes scrappy match against the Portuguese side.

In the later match, Roma went ahead after Hoarau failed to hold the ball up properly in midfield. Roma broke quickly and left back John Arne Riise picked out Greco for an easy finish past goalkeeper Gregory Coupet.

Francesco Totti thought he had made it 2-0 in the 51st when he struck a penalty firmly past Coupet, but was made to take it again after a Roma player stepped into the penalty area as he was taking it.

Totti's next effort was too close to Coupet, who saved it with both hands.

Coupet, formerly France's top keeper, made another fine save to keep out striker Mirko Vucinic's powerful free kick just moments after thwarting Totti.

Brazilian midfielder Nene's corner from the left in the 33rd minute found Hoarau, whose header was cleared off the line, and Hoarau's aerial threat was evident again when he headed wide just before the interval.

After Coupet kept out another effort from right back Leandro Rossi in the 63rd, PSG pushed up and midfielder Mathieu Bodmer went close with a 25-yard shot which hit the crossbar.

Roma forward Jeremy Menez limped off injured midway through the first half after hurting his left knee. Vucinic also went off near the end of the second half.

Ranieri says both players took knocks and thinks Vucinic will be OK but that Menez will be back ''in one week.''

PSG beat Porto 1-0 and Bordeaux drew 1-1 with Roma on Saturday.

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