“Daouda Guindo opened the scoring against the run of play, firing a composed left-footed shot from outside the box to give Brest an unlikely lead moments after a delay caused by an injury to Junior Dina Ebimbe.”
Pivotal“Junior Dina Ebimbe punished Lens's continued inability to convert their pressure, slotting into the bottom left corner from the centre of the box assisted by Ludovic Ajorque to make it 3-0 on the stroke of half-time — a lead that appeared insurmountable.”
Pivotal“Florian Thauvin, introduced just eight minutes earlier as part of a bold half-time triple substitution, pulled one back for Lens to begin what would become a remarkable fightback.”
Pivotal“Allan Saint-Maximin completed one of the great Ligue 1 comebacks, equalising in stoppage time to make it 3-3 and rescue a point for Lens after they had trailed by three goals at half-time — sparking a furious reaction from both benches and a wave of yellow cards.”
Pivotal
Brest
Lens
Outstanding performance
Lens•AttackerBrest were utterly ruthless in the first half, striking three times against the run of play in a match Lens dominated statistically. With just 35% possession and only six shots across the entire game compared to Lens's 25, Brest were clinical to the point of cruel — Daouda Guindo's early long-range strike, a Lucas Tousart header and Junior Dina Ebimbe's finish giving them a 3-0 lead by the 42nd minute that simply did not reflect the balance of play. Lens's 81 dangerous attacks and five big chances created told the story of a side who controlled everything except the scoreboard. The visitors' half-time response was seismic — Florian Thauvin, Saud Abdulhamid and Allan Saint-Maximin were all thrown on simultaneously, and within ten minutes Lens had pulled two goals back through Thauvin and Abdallah Sima, setting up a frantic finale. Saint-Maximin completed the comeback in the 90th minute, rescuing a point that keeps Lens's season on track, while Brest will rue squandering what looked an unassailable advantage as a feisty ending saw four yellow cards shown in the final minutes.
How entertaining was this match?
Adrien Thomasson from Lens misses with a header from the center of the box.
The second half begins with the score at Brest 3, Lens 0.
First half ends with Brest leading 3-0 against Lens.
Foul committed by Adrien Thomasson of Lens.
Romain Del Castillo from Brest wins a free kick in the defensive half.
The fourth official has indicated there will be 1 minute of added time.
Soumaïla Coulibaly from Brest wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Adrien Thomasson of Lens.
assist: Ludovic Ajorque
Goal! Brest 3, Lens 0. Junior Dina Ebimbe scores for Brest with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom left corner, assisted by Ludovic Ajorque.
Ismaëlo Ganiou from Lens misses the attempt with a right-footed shot from outside the box that goes too high, assisted by Mamadou Sangaré.
Abdallah Sima from Lens misses a header from the center of the box after a corner.
Lens win a corner after Joris Chotard concedes.
Soumaïla Coulibaly from Brest wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Abdallah Sima of Lens.
Mamadou Sangaré's left-footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Florian Sotoca provided the assist.
Lens wins a corner after Brendan Chardonnet concedes.
Adrien Thomasson of Lens wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul committed by Ludovic Ajorque against Brest.
Adrien Thomasson from Lens wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ludovic Ajorque against Brest.
Foul by Lucas Tousart against Brest.
Adrien Thomasson from Lens wins a free kick in the attacking half.
assist: Daouda Guindo
Goal! Brest leads 2-0 against Lens as Lucas Tousart scores with a header from the center of the box.
Foul by Ludovic Ajorque against Brest.
Foul committed by Ludovic Ajorque for Brest.
Malang Sarr from Lens wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Adrien Thomasson from Lens takes a right-footed shot from the right side of the box.
Mamadou Sangaré from Lens wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Mamadou Sangaré from Lens wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Florian Sotoca from Lens is caught offside.
Foul by Soumaïla Coulibaly of Brest.
Foul committed by Junior Dina Ebimbe of Brest.
Foul by Malang Sarr for Lens.
Foul committed by Malang Sarr for Lens.
Corner awarded to Lens after Joris Chotard concedes.
assist: Joris Chotard
Goal! Brest leads 1-0 with Daouda Guindo scoring from outside the box with a left-footed shot.
Abdallah Sima from Lens is flagged for offside.
Abdallah Sima of Lens is caught offside.
The match is delayed due to an injury to Junior Dina Ebimbe from Brest.
Abdallah Sima from Lens misses a right-footed shot from the right side of the box after a fast break.
