Utaka clinches French Championnat for Montpellier

NIGERIAN international striker, John Utaka became an instant hero as his brace won the first-ever French league championship for Montpellier.The former Portsmouth player scored the two goals against Auxerre in the final day of the French Championnat.Utaka, who has been recalled to the Super Eagles after two year, has added the French Ligue 1 trophy to the English FA Cup winners' medal he won with Portsmouth in 2008.Olivier Kapo gave Auxerre the lead after 20 minutes, whileMontpellier's disgruntled fans threw tennis balls onto the Stade Abb Deschamps pitch in protest, which held up the second half for about 10 minutes, before the commencement of the play, meaning that the final 20 minutes were played after all the evening's other games had already finished.That meant a nervous wait once news of Paris Saint-Germain's victory at FC Lorient filtered through, but Utaka's 32nd minute equaliser and the second 15 minutes from time proved enough for Ren Girard's men to end the season three points clear of big-spending PSG atop the standings.
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