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Marseille extend St Etienne's 33-year misery

Marseille remained in a three-way tie for the lead of Ligue 1 on Sunday after a 1-0 win over St Etienne, extending the visitors' miserable record at Stade Velodrome where they haven't won since 1979.

Marseille's Ghanaian forward Andre Ayew (C) is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a goal during the French L1 football match between Marseille and Saint-Etienne on December 23, 2012, at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille. Marseille remained in a three-way tie for the lead of Ligue 1 on Sunday after a 1-0 win over St Etienne.

The only goal of the game came in first-half stoppage time when Ghana striker Andre Ayew headed in a pinpoint, right-wing cross from Rod Fanni for his fifth league strike of the season.

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