RODEZ, France (Interstat) — Montpellier defeated Rodez 3-0 Monday, scoring all three goals after halftime. Nicolas Pays opened the scoring in the 55th minute, Lacine Megnan Pave doubled the lead in the 59th and Daryll Benlahlou capped the win in the 76th. Pays played 90 minutes and scored once, Megnan Pave played 85 minutes and scored once, and Benlahlou played 34 minutes and scored once. Rodez’s Saka M. received a yellow card in the 35th minute, and Montpellier’s Mouanga Y. was booked in the 50th. Montpellier’s substitutions included Vidal-Cartoux, Sainte-Luce, Tardieu and Megnan Pave, while Rodez’s included Joly, Luyambula, Saka, Touho and Nsingi. Montpellier had won its previous competition match 2-0 against Grenoble. Montpellier improved to 5-1-3 in the competition and 6-4-4 overall. Rodez fell to 0-2 in the competition and 1-2 overall. Montpellier next hosts Red Star, while Rodez travels to Dijon.