Landreau equals appearance record in Bastia win

Mickael Landreau equalled fellow goalkeeper Jean-Luc Ettori's record of 602 top flight matches in France on Sunday as he kept a clean sheet for Bastia in a 2-0 win over Evian. The 34-year-old French international began his career at Nantes in 1996 against Bastia while just 17, before spells at Paris Saint-Germain and Lille. He has now drawn level with Ettori, who spent his entire career at Monaco between 1975 and 1992 and picked up nine caps for France, six of them at the 1982 World Cup where the side lost in the semi-finals against West Germany. Landreau, who has played 11 times for his country, remains part of the France set-up under Didier Deschamps and looks likely to appear at his second World Cup next year in Brazil following a role as a squad member in 2006 when Les Bleus lost in the final against Italy on penalties. On-loan Serbian winger Milos Krasic put the Coriscan side in front four minutes inside the second half before Tunisian international Wahbi Khazri sealed the result in stoppage time. Landreau, who was appointed captain for the match, helped Bastia move into the upper half of the table, while Evian remain fifth from bottom. Earlier on Sunday, Bordeaux rumbled to their biggest win of the season as they crushed relegation threatened Ajaccio 4-0 to move ninth in Ligue 1. Leaders Paris Saint-Germain host Lyon later on Sunday attempting to extend their one point cushion on Lille with Monaco third a further point back after both the chasing teams won Saturday against Valenciennes and Rennes respectively. At the Chaban-Delmas stadium, Brazilian Jussie was the catalyst for Bordeaux, scoring the opening and closing goals while Gregory Sertic and Nicolas Maurice-Belay were also on target. "It's very pleasing to score a double, as much as the victory," said the 30-year-old Jussie, who joined Bordeaux in 2007 from Lens after beginning his career at Brazilian club Cruzeiro. "We've been in a bit of a black period, even if we weren't losing much, but this relieves the pressure a bit," added the striker, who took on French nationality in 2011 and was part of the championship winning team under current PSG coach Laurent Blanc in 2009. "When everyone does their bit, it's a lot easier and the team worked hard in the second half. We had a great desire to win and even if we wobbled a bit, we stayed calm and continued to get forward, and scored goals." In a feisty encounter that included six yellow cards, four or them against the Corsicans, the Girodins bounced back from their Europa League elimination in midweek with a sparkling display in front of their home fans. Ajaccio, meanwhile, remain level at the bottom of the table with Sochaux after just eight points from 15 matches has left them seven from safety. Source: AFP