On April 2, one of the matches of the 29th round of the French Football Championship took place. Lille (France) and Lorient (France) met.
French Championship, round 29
Lille (France) — Lorient (France) — 3:1 (1:0)
Goals: Cabella (13) -
Warnings: Laurent Abergel (45+1), Angel Gomez (46), Weah (51), A. Meite (54)
Football fans from all over the world witnessed an exciting match between Lille and Lorient in the French Ligue 1 at the Decathlon Arena at the Stade Pierre Maurois. In the game, Lille emerged as the clear winner with a score of 3:1. The game started on an exciting note as Lille broke the deadlock in the 13th minute of the game. R. Cabella missed the ball past the Lorient goalkeeper and scored the first goal of the match. Lorient tried his best to equalize but Lille's defense held tight and the first half ended 1-0 to Lille.
The second half began with both teams struggling to see the game through to the end. There were a lot of yellow cards in the game, players of both teams received warnings for a tackle. Lorient managed to score a goal in the 77th minute of the game thanks to I. Kone, which equalized the score. However, Lorient's joy only lasted a couple of minutes when Lille's E. Zhegrova landed two shots 89 and 90 minutes into the game to seal Lille's victory. With this win, Lille moved up to second place in the Ligue 1 table, just three points behind the league leaders. There were several substitutions in the match and both coaches were trying to turn the game around. A. Unas from Lille was replaced by M. Baio in the 30th minute, and T. Weah replaced E. Zhegrov in the 82nd minute. Instead of Lorient, J. Ponceau was replaced by A. Auches in the 67th minute, and R. Faivre and Y. Catlin were replaced by S. Diarra and I. Konet, respectively, in the 74th minute of the game. R. Cabella from Lille was replaced in the 75th minute by B. Diakite. The game had some disciplinary issues with showing yellow and red cards. L. Abergel from Lorient received a yellow card in the 45th minute of the game and then another yellow card in the 79th minute, which led to his exclusion from the game. Yellow cards during the game were also received by T. Weah and A. Gomes from Lille and A. Meite from Lorient. All in all, it was an exciting match that kept the fans on their toes until the final whistle. The victory of "Lille" was well-deserved, they showed excellent composure and teamwork on the field. Fans will certainly be looking forward to the next match between these two teams.
In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: Angers - Lille, Lorient - Marseille.
| Lille | Lorient | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | shots on target | 1 |
| 20 | blows | 2 |
| 5 | Blocked punches | 0 |
| 12 | Kicks from the box | 1 |
| 8 | Kicks from outside the box | 1 |
| 14 | Violations | 9 |
| 5 | corner | 1 |
| 2 | offsides | 1 |
| 60% | Ball possession | 40% |
| 3 | yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 0 | Goalie saves | 4 |
| 585 | Total transfers | 387 |
| 517 | Accurate gear | 319 |
| 88% | Gear Accuracy | 82% |