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On the left side, Ajorque overflows and centers. Yet alone, the attacker still gets a corner after Mata’s missed intervention.
Found at the entrance to the Lyon area, Mboup controlled but was then beaten by Niakhaté who conceded a corner.
Bad recovery from Tagliafico towards Greif who concedes a corner.
The game was stopped for a few moments in Brest as Tolisso remained on the ground, hit in a duel in the left knee.
It’s back to Brest! The Bretons have just kicked off this second half.
Half time
It’s the break in Brittany with this score of 0-0 between Brest and Lyon at the end of a first period without flavor, without rhythm and without play, only marked by the exclusion of the Lyon defender, Hateboer in the 8th minute of play.
There will be two extra minutes in this first act.
Right side, Sulc center. At the far post, Moreira is too short and the ball goes into touch on the other side of the field.
On the left side, Locko overflows and crosses. This is completely missed and the ball goes to the third post.
Alerted in depth by Chardonnet, Locko will be too short and the ball hits.
We have just entered the last ten minutes of this first period.
Receiving a cross from Chotard near the corner post, Mboup lost his support as he dribbled and saw the ball slip away from him.
Despite being numerically inferior, OL continued to be enterprising without succeeding in bringing danger to the Breton goal.
Shot on target by L. Ajorque. Following a missed restart from Mata, the attacker took advantage. The shot is on target. Greif intervenes then Mboup recovers but his attempt is deflected for a corner which achieves nothing.
Magnificent shot from Baldé on the right side against Morton. The attacker comes forward and crosses. This lacks precision and the ball goes six meters in favor of Greif.
A point on possession after twenty-five minutes of play in this match: Brest (42%) – Lyon (58%).
Offside by N. Tagliafico. Late, as always, the flag goes up for an illegal position by the Argentine defender on the left side.
Shot off target by T. Morton. Alone and not attacked at twenty-five meters, the English midfielder tries his luck from the right. His shot is off target and the ball flies past Majecki’s goal.
Found on the left side, Locko centers on the ground. The Lyon defense can intervene to keep the ball away.
At the entrance to the Lyon area and off balance, Tousart tries his luck from the left. His shot is completely missed and the ball goes into touch on the other side of the field.
On the left side, Lala centers. Ajorque is in a duel with Mata and cannot correctly recover the ball which goes six meters in favor of Greif.
Entry by A. Maitland-Niles
Release of T. Tessmann
Since the logical exclusion of Hateboer, OL no longer hold the ball.
Shot off target by Mama Baldé. Receiving a cross from Tousart but off balance, the former striker cannot correctly put down his shot which misses Greif’s goal.
Red card for H. Hateboer. Finally, after viewing the images, Clément Turpin decided to exclude the Dutch defender for a sole on the Brest player’s ankle. Logical decision on the part of the referee.
Yellow card for H. Hateboer, guilty of a late foul on Mboup.
Once again alerted behind Lala’s back, Moreira is beaten by the Brest defense who can restart his team.
Long ball in the depth towards Satriano. The Uruguayan striker is outplayed by the SB29 defense and the ball is recovered by the Breton goalkeeper.
Wanted behind Lala’s back, Moreira will not recover the ball but the Breton defender concedes a touch.
Let’s go to Brest! The Lyonnais have just kicked off this last match of the 11th day of Ligue 1.
After a frustrating draw at PFC (3-3) on Wednesday, where OL lost two points after leading 3-0 thirty minutes from the end of the match, the Lyonnais will want to react on Breton soil this Sunday.
The two teams make their debut on the lawn of the Francis-Le Blé stadium!
Fourteenth in Ligue 1, Brest is now under pressure at the bottom of the table with only one point ahead of 17th in the championship.
On the Brest side, the situation is much more worrying. The Finistère club, 14th, has the same number of points as Lorient (16th) and Nantes (15th) at the start of this 11th day and remains in four matches without a victory: two draws against Nantes (0-0) and Lorient (3-3), then two defeats against PSG (0-3) and Le Havre (1-0).
OL, winners of the clash against Strasbourg (2-1) last weekend, experienced immense disillusionment on Wednesday evening. Les Gones notably led 3-0 on the Paris FC field in the 65th minute before finally having to concede a draw (3-3).
Before challenging Betis Sevilla in the Europa League on Thursday, OL can return to equal points with OM (2nd) in the event of a victory this Sunday. The Phocéens, winners at Auxerre on Saturday evening (0-1), are two points behind PSG (1er).
Welcome to our site to follow the 11th day of Ligue 1 live and the meeting between Brest and Lyon at the Stade Francis-Le Blé. Kick-off is scheduled for 8:45 p.m. this Sunday.