On 25 February, one of the matches of the 23rd round of the French football championship took place. Le Havre (France) and Reims (France) met.
French Championship, 23rd round
LeHavre (France) - Reims (France) - 1:2 (0:0)
Goals: - Daramy (64), Daramy (90+5)
Warnings: T. Foket (24), T. Foket (66), T. De Smet (73), L. Nego (74), A. Sangante (90+4), M. Gorgelin (90+6).
In a thrilling Ligue 1 match between Le Havre and Reims at the Stade Océane, fans were treated to an exciting game that kept them in suspense until the final whistle. A 0-0 scoreline at half-time might have seemed modest, but the second half more than made up for it with three goals and a few yellow cards on top of that. The first serious incident in the match occurred in the 24th minute when Reims player T. Focquet received a yellow card. However, the game remained scoreless until the 64th minute when M. Daramy, a Reims player, found the spot in the net, giving his team the lead. Unfortunately, Reims' joy was short-lived: just two minutes later, Foket received a red card, leaving the team in the minority for the rest of the match.
Despite the reduced squad, Reims managed to hold the advantage until the 74th minute, when Le Havre were awarded a penalty. A. Toure converted the penalty, levelling the score 1-1. Both teams were striving for victory, the game became more and more tense, players from both sides were shown yellow cards. In the final minutes of the match another penalty was awarded to Reims, which was coolly converted by Daramy, giving his team a 2-1 lead. Despite a late onslaught from Le Havre, Reims held on for the win, much to the delight of their fans. Overall, it was a tense match between two evenly matched teams, with Reims eventually taking the lead thanks to Daramy's heroics. This result will certainly give them confidence as they continue their Ligue 1 campaign, while Le Havre will be disappointed to be left with nothing despite their best efforts.
The following matches await the rivals in the next round: Brest vs Le Havre, Reims vs Lille.
| Le Havre | Reims | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Kicks to the goal | 4 |
| 16 | Kicks | 15 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 6 |
| 12 | Penalty kicks | 12 |
| 4 | Penalty kicks | 3 |
| 10 | Offences | 13 |
| 5 | Corner | 5 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 50% | Ball possession | 50% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 3 | Keeper saves | 3 |
| 375 | Total assists | 385 |
| 313 | Accurate assists | 318 |
| 83% | Passing accuracy | 83% |