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J. Ayew's brace takes Lorient 5-3 past Marseille

Xinhua, April 25, 2015 Adjust font size:

Jordan Ayew claimed a brace to help Lorient win 5-3 away over his former club Marseille in Ligue 1 on Friday.

It has been the fourth straight defeat of the home side and could cost the fourth-placed team a berth to next season's Champions League.

Just nine minutes into the game, the visitors opened scoring as a backheel pass from left winger Romain Philippoteaux set up Ayew to strike past goalkeeper Steve Mandanda.

J. Ayew, who's sold by Marseille in January 2014, came out the provider four minutes later, heading a cross to Francois Bellugou who nodded it in to make it 2-0.

It was Jordan's elder brother Andre Ayew who pulled one goal back for the hosts, netting in the ball at 59 with his heel after a Dimitri Payet free-kick had come off the post.

Jeremy Morel made it 2-2 eight minutes later as the unmarked midfielder headed in another Payet delivery.

Lorient reclaimed the lead through Philippoteaux in just the next minute, before Marseille leveled it on 76 minutes through Michy Batshuayi, who scored just seconds after coming off the bench.

Jordan Ayew then found the target for the second time in the 84th, taking his league tally for the season to 11, before midfielder Mathias Autret wrapped the game up two minutes later with a 5-3 win for Lorient.

The visiting side climbed away from the relegation zone and now sit on the 14th place.

Marseille, however, remain in fourth place, leading fifth-placed Saint-Etienne on goal difference and two points behind third-placed Monaco, who will travel to bottem side Lens on Sunday.

Lyon lead the standings on goal difference from defending champions Paris Saint-Germain, who host Lille on Saturday and have one game in hand. Endi