Sochaux 1 - 2 Lens

Sochaux 1-2 Lens

Updated: November 7, 2009, 10:33 PM UK

Lens moved out of the Ligue 1 relegation zone as keeper Vedran Runje starred in their win at Stade Bonal.

The Croatia international made a string of fine saves to allow defender Romain Sartre and substitute Abdoulrazak Boukari to earn victory.

Sloan Privat pulled a goal back in stoppage-time but Sochaux were condemned to a fourth home defeat of the season.

Runje gathered Yassin Mikari's weak early effort and made a superb save from the same player a minute later as the hosts started brightly.

And the keeper was again in the action as Ryad Boudebouz fired a left-footed effort in from the edge of the box in the 25th minute.

Lens gained their reward for the stopper's efforts as Sebastien Roudet's free-kick took a deflection off Sochaux's Stephane Dalmat, and Sartre, up from defence, got the final touch to steer the ball past keeper Teddy Richert.

Bojan Jokic shot wide before half-time and the Sochaux pressure continued after the break, Runje twice blocking from Vaclav Sverkos.

Runje was beaten on the hour but Eduardo's effort just flashed beyond the top corner, and Boukari then also went close.

But the latter scored what proved to be the decisive goal after the ball was brilliantly kept alive by the corner flag and cut back to the edge of the box, where Boukari turned inside a defender and fired an unstoppable effort into the far corner of Richert's goal.

Four of the five added minutes had elapsed when Privat found space to head in a right-wing cross, but Lens held on.