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Stoppage-time goal gives Nantes a 1-0 win at Le Havre in French league relegation battle

Stoppage-time goal gives Nantes a 1-0 win at Le Havre in French league relegation battle

Kader Bamba came off the bench to score an injury-time winner as Nantes won 1-0 at Le Havre on Sunday, securing a vital win in its battle to avoid relegation from the French league. Bamba cut inside from the left wing and hit a low shot from the edge of the penalty area in the third minute of stoppage time. Storied club Nantes has won the league title eight times but narrowly avoided relegation last year and in 2021. Coach Antoine Kombouaré has saved the club before and was re-hired to do so again, despite very public differences of opinion between him and club president Waldemar Kita.