Le Havre hosted Racing Club de Lens on the 17th day of Ligue 1. From the eighth minute of play, André Ayew opened the scoring in favor of the Norman club. The Ghanaian international scored his second league goal of the season.
Shortly before the half-hour mark, Goduine Koyalipou allowed the Sang et Or to equalize. Freshly arrived from CSKA Sofia, the 24-year-old Central African striker found the net with a header, alone at the penalty spot (1-1, 28th).
In the second half, Daiver Machado scored the winning goal for Lens. Another header (1-2, 79th). Thanks to this success, Will Still’s men move up to seventh place in the standings. With 27 points, they are only one length behind Olympique Lyonnais and the qualifying places for the next European Cups.
