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Brest recites his score
The game plan was clear: defend low, leave the ball to Lens and play the counterattacks. Certainly, Michel Der Zakarian's men made life easier with a quick goal from Steve Mounié (3rd) and Chardonnet's break from a corner (13th), which forced the Lensois to take risks. But their offensive transitions can be shown in football schools, which they were led by Honorat or Faivre. This is how the first served the second for the goal of 3-0 (33rd) and Honorat lost a face-to-face against Leca (68th). Behind, Chardonnet sacrificed himself, as on a tackle where he took Fofana's shot in the face (54th). His pivotal partner, Christophe Hérelle, muzzled Arnaud Kalimuendo, entered on time (see below), and above all saved a ball fromequalization on the goal line (10th) which would have given a completely different scenario to this match.
Faivre and Le Douaron play the guides
Passers then scorers: Romain Faivre and Jérémy Le Douaron had a similar afternoon at the Francis-Le Blé stadium. The second, however, will not see his decisive pass counted: his good overflow in front of Frankowski on the right side led to a deflected cross, but taken over by the head by Mounié (3rd). His dejection and his ball calls dispersed the Lens defense on the rapid attacks of Finistériens. He was rewarded with a goal, a superb strike from the left in the skylight in the area (69th). At the same time, Faivre found Chardonnet for the goal of the break on a corner (13th) before a surgically precise wound shot to deceive Leca (33rd). The wisp of Stade Brestois was the main threat on the blocks, even though it almost came out after a blow to the ankle in the 17th minute.
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Lens, when it doesn't want to ...
Rather than having missed everything, we will say that nothing smiled at RC Lens this Sunday.
What direction would this meeting have taken without Hérelle's saving tackle on a shot from Frankowski (10th)?
What if Ganago, present in the box and back to goal, had a little more precision (23rd) and had not shot at the post (33rd)?
His teammate, Seko Fofana, also found the amount after the break (48th).
With a bit of success, RC Lens could have at least grabbed a point, and would not have left with a score so far removed from the face of the match.
A little less defensive naivety and better use of set pieces would also have been more significant for the Blood and Gold.
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Kalimuendo cracks
13 minutes.
This is the time that Arnaud Kalimuendo spent under the Brest sun before returning to the locker room.
Twice, the Lensois attacker came up against Christophe Hérelle, who first pushed him to the fault (64th) before tackling him to concede a corner (67th).
Frustrated after a contact on which Mr. Wattellier did not intervene, Kalimuendo took justice himself.
The player loaned by PSG was guilty of an uncontrolled tackle from behind on Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel (74th).
Logical red card and suspension to come while Sotoca will return from suspension next Friday against Angers.
