Reims and Brest Play to 1-1 Draw in Ligue 1 Match

Stade de Reims 1-1 Stade Brest

Buts : Balogun (90^e) for Reims // Lees-Melou (6^e) for Brest

No winner between the two stadiums.

We had to wait for additional time to see Will Still’s soldiers find their way to the nets and thus get out of the trap set by brave Brestois, as part of the 30^e day of Ligue 1 (1-1). A draw which, as often, does not help either of the two teams. After the defeats of Nice (against PSG, 0-2), Rennes (against OL, 3-1), Lille (at Angers, 1-0) and before the face-to-face between Lorient and Marseille, Reims had indeed the opportunity to take valuable points in the race for Europe. Missed operation.

For their part, Éric Roy’s players can go home with grimaces on their lips. Dominated throughout the second half, the visitors were on the verge of taking three crucial points in the fight for maintenance after Lees-Melou’s helmet hit on a cross from Le Douaron in the first minutes of the game (0-1 , 6^e). Imperial for long minutes, Bizot finally cracked on penalty in added time: author of a late intervention in the area on Zeneli, Lala provoked the peno and saw Balogun score the goal of equalization at the very end of the game (1-1, 90^e). After the victory of Auxerre against Troyes (1-0) and that of Toulouse in Montpellier (1-2), the three points would have allowed to breathe a little.

Especially since Brest receives Nice next weekend.

Reims (4-2-3-1) : Diouf – Foket (Business, 76).^e), Agbadou, Abdelhamid (cap.), De Smet (Zeneli, 81^e) – Matusiwa, Cajuste (Maolida, 65^e) – Ito, Munetsi (Sierhuis, 76^e), Flips (Van Bergen, 65^e) – Balogun. Coach : Will Still.

Brest (4-2-3-1) : Bizot – Lala, Chardonnet (cap.), Brassier, Locko – Lees-Melou – Honorta, Belkebla, Camara (Fadiga, 71^e), Le Douaron (Magnetti, 82^e) – Mounié (Del Castillo, 71^e). Coach : Eric Roy.

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