By Florian Brassart
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updated on 3 Mar 21 at 21:03
Lens (Pas-de-Calais) goes back to fifth place of Ligue 1. This Wednesday, March 3, 2021, the Sang et Or dominated Saint Etienne during this 28th day championship by winning three goals to two after a thrilling game. Summary.
Kalimuendo, serial goalscorer
The Sang et Ors have learned a lesson from Angers. On Sunday, Franck Haise’s players had two goals in the space of nine minutes. This Wednesday evening at Geoffroy Guichard, Lens quickly took the lead. Despite a rather sluggish start to the match, the Lensois obtained a penalty in the 19th minute. As Kakuta is absent, it is Sotoca who takes over the leather. He converts the shot on goal even if Moulin touches the ball (20th).
The Greens are stunned and Lens takes advantage. Fofana feasts in the midfield and serves Kalimuendo, who had caused Moukoudi to foul the penalty, entering the box. The ex-Parisian played with central defense and tried his luck: the Stéphanois goalkeeper was beaten (25 ‘). Two to zero, Racing makes the break.
The Artesians decide to leave the ball to the premises and proceed against. But by dint of retreating and watching Saint-Etienne play, Lens is punished. Moukoudi makes up for his mistake and slams a mischievous header on a corner which deceives Leca (40th). Deserved score reduction for the Greens.
Lens is fifth in Ligue 1
ASSE returns from the locker room with the same enthusiasm as at the end of the first act. Abi hit the Corsican goalkeeper post in the 53rd minute, the equalizer was close! In the process, Haidara also hits the amount on a well-conducted against Lensois (55th): the meeting is racing. Franck Haise’s proteges have recovered and are still failing to drive home the point.
Sotoca, intelligently found by Mauricio, stumbles at close range on Moulin (65th). Pity ! The end of the match is crazy, it goes from one surface to another and Da Costa, the young Lensois, folds the meeting at the last minute of the meeting. Banza sends Michelin into orbit and Michelin serves the attacker who has only to finish (90 + 2nd).
The Stéphanois scored a second goal from the penalty spot by Bouanga but that was not enough, Racing won over Geoffroy Guichard and took fifth place in the championship. Which part !
The essays :
ASSE: Mill; Debuchy (C), Moukoudi, Cissé, Kolodziejczak (Trauco, 71st); Aouchiche (Neyou, 71st), Camara, Douath (Boudebouz, 83rd); Nordin (Modeste, 61st), Abi, Monnet-Paquet (Bouanga, 61st).
RCL: Leca; Gradit, Badé, Medina; Clauss (Michelin, 85th), Cahuzac (C), Fofana, Haidara; Mauricio (Da Costa, 74th); Kalimuendo (Banza, 74th), Sotoca.