Lens confirms its improvement

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By: Manu Tournoux

Weighed down by a catastrophic start to the season, Lens scored a second victory in a row in Strasbourg this Friday (0-1).

You only have to hear Danso shout his relief at the visiting team of Meinau to measure the relief of the Lensois this Friday evening. After four losses and a draw during the first five days of the championship, the Sang et Or stopped the bleeding last weekend in front of Toulouse (2-1); here they are with a second consecutive success, obtained in a meritorious manner on the lawn of Strasbourg (0-1).

Despite a first quarter of an hour dominated by the Alsatians, the Artésiens managed to keep their backs and strike first in this opening match of the 7e lifted from Ligue 1, quickly rewarded for their cohesion by a superb goal signed Wahi – the first achievement under the Lens colors of the former Montpellier (0-1, 16e). From then on, the balance of power was reversed on the field and Franck Haise’s men were able to control the debates without suffering too much.

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Sotoca (29e73e) or Thomasson (80e90e+3), the former RCSA, had the chances of the break in vain – when the local supporters hardly vibrated at the end of the match except for Perrin’s head diverted with the tip of the glove by Samba (90e+2). “ We were keen to continue after last week’s victory, we knew it wouldn’t be easy, it was close until the endnoted hotly on Prime Video Thomasson. The most important thing for us tonight is to have won without conceding a goal. » With the key being a breath of fresh air in the ranking for the RCL, now out of the red. Strasbourg, which could aim for the provisional command of the championship, remains confined to sixth place on its side.