Marseille beat Bordeaux in French soccer

Boubacar Kamara has scored the only goal of the game for Marseille to hold out 10-man Bordeaux to maintain their hopes of European soccer qualification.

Rudi Garcia's side sit seventh in Ligue 1 on 34 points with the 1-0 victory at the Stade Velodrome and are just three points behind Saint-Etienne in fourth.

The 19-year-old Kamara settled the match with a 42nd-minute header, his first senior goal earning the hosts a vital win.

Having lost their past two outings, Lucas Ocampos had a good early chance saved before Samuel Kalu was sent off for a challenge on the Argentine forward.

Marseille took advantage of their numerical advantage and went in ahead at the break through Kamara's goal.

Morgan Sanson also hit the post before the interval but Marseille failed to add to their lead.

Tuesday's match was played in an empty stadium in near silence. Marseille have been ordered to play all games at their Stade de Velodrome behind closed doors until further notice as a punishment for fans throwing firecrackers onto the pitch last month in a 2-1 home defeat by Lille.

Bordeaux are 12th in the Ligue 1 standings.

Reuters