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France: Struggling Lille held to 0-0 draw by Toulouse [Thu Aug 25th, 2005]
Paris (Reuters) - Struggling Lille, last season's runners-up, were held to a 0-0 draw by visitors Toulouse in Ligue 1.
Lille, who have won just once in five league outings this season, had to settle for their third draw as they failed to break down a stubborn Toulouse defence.
Their best chance of breaking the deadlock came in the 52nd minute when Swiss midfielder Daniel Gygax's powerful shot from 16 metres deflected via the post, with Toulouse goalkeeper Christophe Revault well beaten.
Revault pulled off a good save with 15 minutes to go when he cleared a close-range header by teenager Kevin Mirallas, who had come on for Hicham Aboucherouane one minute earlier.
Despite drawing, Lille climbed from 13th to 10th in the standings. Toulouse are 14th, also with one win in five games.
"We mustn't be disappointed as we tried everything we could," said Lille coach Claude Puel. "It was a tough match as Toulouse came here to take one point.
"We are improving slowly and I'm sure things are going to get better soon," he added.
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