On 11 February, one of the matches of the 21st round of the French football championship took place. Lorient (France) and Reims (France) met.
French Championship, 21st round
Lorient (France) - Reims (France) - 2:0 (0:0)
Goal: M. Bamba (70), T. Bakayoko (87)
Warnings: Laurent Abergel (32), B. Stambouli (41)
In a thrilling match between Lorient and Reims in Ligue 1, football fans witnessed an exciting display of skill and determination. The match was played at the Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat and despite a goalless first half, the game gathered momentum in the second half, ending 2-0 in favour of Lorient. Both teams created several opportunities in the first half but failed to hit the goalposts. In the 32nd minute Lorient player L. Abergel received a yellow card, and in the 41st minute Reims player B. Stambouli received a yellow card. The teams went into the break with the score 0:0. Starting the second half, "Lorient" came out of the gate with renewed vigour. The efforts bore fruit in the 70th minute, when M. Bamba struck from the turn to put Lorient ahead. In the 71st minute, Reims immediately made changes to their squad, releasing K. Nakamura instead of R. Khadra. At this point, Lorient also made a substitution: A. Kari came on in place of B. Bouanin. Kari came on instead of B. Bouanani. M. Bamba, who scored a goal, was replaced by B. Dieng at the same minute. Dieng at the same minute.
The substitutions continued and in the 72nd minute L. Abergele replaced T. Bakayoko for Lorient. Reims responded by replacing B. Stambouli for A. Richardson in the same minute. J. Okumu also made an appearance for Reims, replacing E. Agbada in the 73rd minute. As time ran out, both teams made further substitutions to freshen up their line-ups. P. Caceris came on in place of F. Mendy in the 79th minute for Lorient, while S. Akyeme replaced Y. Fofana for Reims in the 82nd minute. In the same minute, M. Darami replaced A. Bojan. The last substitution for Lorient took place in the 84th minute: T. Le Bris replaced D. Yongwa. With just three minutes remaining in the match, Lorient sealed the victory with another goal. This time T. Bakayoko scored, increasing their lead to 2:0. The match ended with a victory for Lorient thanks to goals by M. Bamba and T. Bakayoko. Both teams showed spectacular football, demonstrating skill and determination throughout the game. Stade du Mustuar - Yves Allenmat witnessed a thrilling encounter that made the fans look forward to the next round of Ligue 1 matches.
The following matches await the opponents in the next round: Strasbourg vs Lorient, Reims vs Lance.
| Lorient | Reims | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Kicks to the goal | 5 |
| 17 | Kicks | 20 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 7 |
| 11 | Penalty kicks | 12 |
| 6 | Penalty kicks | 8 |
| 8 | Offences | 14 |
| 1 | Corner | 7 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 39% | Ball possession | 61% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4 | Keeper saves | 3 |
| 355 | Total assists | 538 |
| 293 | Accurate assists | 461 |
| 83% | Accuracy of passes | 86% |