Jean Canesse, Media365, published on Saturday October 19, 2024 at 9:17 p.m.
After five consecutive draws, Lens took the three points on the Saint-Etienne pitch (0-2). The Greens do not confirm after their success against Auxerre and remain 13th in the ranking. The Sang et Or enter the Top 5.
“Lens is an intense team.” Olivier Dall’Oglio had clearly targeted the great strength of the blood and gold collective on Thursday at a press conference, asking his team in particular to “live up to” what would be offered to them. Two days later, and a fifth defeat in eight matches in the bag, we cannot say that the instructions were applied. At least not in the first period.
Strengthened by the returns of Danso (in defense) and Sotoca (in attack)the RCL deployed during the first act all the intensity that the Saint-Etienne coach feared and took only twenty minutes to find the fault. After three clear chances for Khusanov (5th), Diouf (8th) and Thomasson (16th), it was the right piston Frankowski who opened the scoring with a Juninho strike (1-0, 20th). Author of two saves before that, and a last one before the break, again against Khusanov (45th + 4), goalkeeper Larsonneur was totally deceived by the floating trajectory of the ball.
Nadé’s huge meatball
Led at the break and heavily dominated, ASSE did not necessarily have much reason to believe in the second half. “We are suffocated“, conceded Cafaro during the break, at the microphone of DAZN. However, and with the consent of Sang et Or who had become harmless, the Greens finally displayed the combativeness desired by their technician. And these are no less than three clear opportunities which resulted, Moueffek (50th), with a blocked shot, Mouton (76th), right next to it, and Boakye (78th), stopped by Samba, missing in turn the equalizing ball. is married, in the wake of the last situation, to the terrible mistake of Nadé.
From a completely missed back pass, the Stéphanois defender offered a golden situation to Labeau-Lascaryattacker who came into play a few moments earlier and who only had to hook Larsonneur to score in the empty goal (2-0, 79th). A terrible scenario for the Greenswho had managed to raise their heads against Nantes (2-2) and Auxerre (3-1) after the nightmare of Nice (8-0), and who could find the red zone depending on Sunday’s results. While also waiting for the Marseille and Reims matches (in Montpellier and Auxerre), Lens is fifth and has 14 points, like the two aforementioned clubs and like… Lille, its next opponent in Ligue 1. That promises.
