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ASSE – Lens

2-3

Used to being more comfortable against the top teams, ASSE is once again proving that it can play without complex. Unfortunately, in a game that was at times a bit crazy, it was the Racing club de Lens that ultimately came out on top.

As usual, the overbearing Greens are punished for not scoring in their highlights. Lens need just a couple of first-half forays to take a two-goal lead in five minutes.

Speeded up by Kalimuendo

Already provocative of a penalty by taking Moukoudi speed for the opening of the score of Sotoca (1-0, 20th), Kalimuendo, well served by a sparkling Fofana throughout the match, mystifies Cisse to slip the ball between the legs of Moulin (2-0, 25th).

Before and after, the Stéphanois siege the Lensois camp without really having an opportunity. It is, as in Lorient, on a corner that the light comes, with the reduction of the score of Harold Moukoudi (already scorer in Brittany) on a new well-brushed ball from Adil Aouchiche, who performed well on Wednesday night.

Sterile domination

Green domination, almost from start to finish, unfortunately remained almost sterile despite attempts on set pieces (30th, 31st, 36th, 44th, 83rd), from afar (24th, 36th, 53rd, 74th), 91st ). Confirmation that the Stéphanois score very little by making the game, Wednesday night, the possession rose to 64% in their favor. They only scored four of their eighteen shots. What to regret the lack of efficiency.

Even more at the end of the match: Lens was broken against by Pereira Da Costa (3-1, 90th + 3), where no Stéphanois deigned to attempt the impossible by returning to defend, but Denis Bouanga converted a penalty obtained just after (3-2, 90th + 5).

The Greens remain 16th in Ligue 1 and are not immune to anything. In an empty Cauldron, they have won only one of their last twelve home games. There are ten games left for the Stéphanois to get three to four victories and stay in Ligue 1.