Montpellier ends winless streak at home in French league

PARIS (AP) - Montpellier ended a poor run at home with a 2-0 win over struggling Guingamp in the French league on Wednesday as midfielder Mihailo Ristic scored his first goal for the southern side.

Montpellier had not won at the La Mosson stadium since Jan. 27. Since then, Michel Der Zakarian's players had drawn twice lost once at their home ground.

"We lost many points at home, we needed a win tonight," Montpellier captain Vitorino Hilton said.

After conceding at least one goal in its previous five games, Montpellier rediscovered its defensive stability, which has been a trademark of the team over the past two years.

Striker Andy Delort opened the scoring in the 22nd minute from Hilton's pass for his 11th goal this season and Ristic completed the win 11 minutes from time. Ristic joined Montpellier in January and started only his second French league game.

Montpellier moved to seventh in the standings while Guingamp, which lost the League Cup final to Strasbourg last weekend, remained in the relegation zone.

Strasbourg celebrated its title with another win, a 4-0 rout of sixth-place Reims punctuated by Anthony Goncalves' double. It was Reims' first loss in 14 matches.

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