A first-half penalty kick by striker Karim Benzema gave France a 1-0 win over Turkey Friday in an international friendly in Lyon.

Benzema scored the only goal in the 39th minute after Nicolas Anelka was fouled by defender Ibrahim Uzulmez, who was sent off for the foul.

But the match was marred by an incident that Turkey's fans threw flares and other objects on to the field and one of them ran on the field, prompting referee Manuel Grafe to stop the match briefly. Play resumed several minutes later after Turkey striker Tuncay Sanli and coach Fatih Terim had pleaded with the fans for calm.

France had been booed off the field on Tuesday after losing 1-0 to Nigeria in Saint-Etienne, and coach Raymond Domenech made nine changes from that game.

(Xinhua News Agency June 6, 2009)