Little by little, they are getting closer to a goal that seemed impossible at the start of the season. Provisionally third before this Brittany derby after Monaco's demonstration in Metz (2-5), Brest took on Lorient this Sunday and regained its second place behind the untouchable PSG (9 points ahead with a game in hand) . Thanks to this victory, the Brestois are getting closer to qualifying for the Champions League by being seven points ahead of Nice, fifth.
However, Eric Roy's men did not deliver their best performance. Not very dangerous (zero shots on target in the first period), they were quite fragile defensively against the unleashed Merlus. But Marco Brizot kept his team afloat thanks to several decisive saves in front of Bouanani (20th) and Yongwa (80th, 90th). Unhappy, Ponceau even thought he had opened the score following a personal festival but his cross shot crashed into the Brest goalkeeper's post (42nd).
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Del Castillo finds the loophole
A little better in the second half without being exceptional, the runner-up of PSG found the fault at the end of the match with a curling shot from the left by Romain Del Castillo, who scored his 6th goal of the season in the championship (86th). The match then ended with some tensions and the exclusion of Brahimi, guilty of tripping the “Parisian Titi” Ayman Kari. But the essential has been assured for Brest, which will be able to tackle this final sprint with its weapons.