Brest is moving forward in Ligue 1. After three defeats in a row in all competitions, Stade Brestois regained victory this Saturday against Strasbourg (3-1).
At Francis Le Blé, Eric Roy's men quickly broke away from Kenny Lala, who perfectly transformed his penalty (12e) against his former club. Which was not the case for Ludovic Ajorque, failing against RCSA Serbian goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic in the 52nde minute.
Pereira Lage blows out her candles with purpose
Meanwhile, Mathias Pereira Lage celebrated his 28the birthday just before returning to the locker room by winning his duel with the same Petrovic on a perfect serve from Julien Le Cardinal (2-0, 45e+1). The break goal was initially refused for an offside position in the 37the minute.
But the Finisterians, contrary to their good habits, then slowed down. Brendan Chardonnet and his teammates gradually fell back and even suffered the reduction of the score in the 88the minute by Abdoul Ouattara on an action where the defense was a little wait-and-see (2-1).
Del Castillo blows up an entire stadium
Fortunately, Romain Del Castillo, came off the bench at 80edelivered the Francis Le Blé stadium (3-1, 90e) to offer the Bretons their first success in the championship since October 26.
Thanks to these three points, Brest temporarily rises to 10th place in the ranking, with 16 points while Strasbourg, 13th with 13 points, can begin to look behind.