February 24, one of the matches of the 25th round of the French Football Championship was held. Lille (France) and Brest (France) met.
French Championship, 25th round
"Lille" (France) - "Brest" (France) - 2:1 (0:1)
Goals: Diakite (60), Ribeiro (80) - Thiago Jalo (8)
Warnings: Thiago Jalo (61), Lilian Brassier (62), Cabella (90+4), Fadiga (90+4)
The match between Lille and Stade Brestois 29 at the Decathlon - Stade Pierre-Maurois Arena was a tight one, with Stade Brestois 29 taking the lead in the 8th minute thanks to an own goal. Both coaches used substitutions wisely as the 1st half ended 0-1. In the 55th minute, C. Lala of Stade Brestois 29 was replaced by N. Fadiga. Immediately after this substitution, Lille player B. Diakité scored on 60 minutes. This goal meant that the score was 1-1, although both teams received yellow cards before the goal: T. Jalo (Lille) and L. Brassier (Stade Brestois 29) each received yellow cards.
In the 65th minute Lille made two substitutions - B. Diakite for G. Gudmundsson and E. Zhegrov was replaced by A. Gomes. Stade Brestois 29 followed suit, making double substitutions: T. Arconte and A. Elich replaced F. Lemarechal and H. Belkebla. The match seemed to be heading towards a draw until Lille's Alexandro scored in the 80th minute. Stade Brestois 29, not ready to concede just yet, made one last push, replacing K. Dembele with M. Camara in the 83rd minute and B. Locco with J. Duvernay in the 68th minute. Despite being outclassed on 90 minutes and P. Fonseca receiving a red card, Lille managed to keep the score at 2-1 until the final whistle.
In the next round, the following matches await the opponents: Lens vs Lille and Strasbourg vs Brest.
| Lille | Brest | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Goals on goal | 0 |
| 18 | Strokes | 3 |
| 7 | Blocked kicks | 2 |
| 12 | Kicks from the penalty area | 2 |
| 6 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 1 |
| 8 | Violations | 10 |
| 11 | Corner | 2 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 70% | Ball possession | 30% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 0 | Saves by goalkeeper | 2 |
| 610 | Total assists | 265 |
| 530 | Accurate passes | 192 |
| 87% | Accuracy of transmissions | 72% |