French Ligue 1

Brest vs Lens, 2025-26 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Brest
  • 7': Daouda Guindo
  • 24': Lucas Tousart
  • 42': Junior Dina Ebimbe
FT
3 - 3
Lens
  • 60': Florian Thauvin
  • 64': Abdallah Sima
  • 90'+4': Allan Saint-Maximin

About

Brest are hosting Lens at Stade Francis-Le Blé, Brest, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Abdallah Sima (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar following a fast break.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Mamadou Sangaré (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Sotoca.
  • 5': Delay in match because of an injury Junior Dina Ebimbe (Brest).
  • 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 6': Offside, Lens. Abdallah Sima is caught offside.
  • 7': Goal! Brest 1, Lens 0. Daouda Guindo (Brest) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joris Chotard.
  • 9': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Joris Chotard.
  • 9': Foul by Abdallah Sima (Lens).
  • 9': Junior Dina Ebimbe (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Mamadou Sangaré (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Soumaïla Coulibaly (Brest).
  • 13': Offside, Lens. Florian Sotoca is caught offside.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Abdallah Sima (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar with a cross.
  • 18': Foul by Lucas Tousart (Brest).
  • 18': Mamadou Sangaré (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Sotoca with a through ball.
  • 23': Malang Sarr (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Ludovic Ajorque (Brest).
  • 24': Goal! Brest 2, Lens 0. Lucas Tousart (Brest) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daouda Guindo with a cross.
  • 26': Adrien Thomasson (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Foul by Lucas Tousart (Brest).
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Abdallah Sima (Lens) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar with a cross.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Mamadou Sangaré (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ismaëlo Ganiou.
  • 28': Foul by Ludovic Ajorque (Brest).
  • 28': Adrien Thomasson (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Brendan Chardonnet.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Mamadou Sangaré (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Sotoca.
  • 37': Soumaïla Coulibaly (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Abdallah Sima (Lens).
  • 38': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Joris Chotard.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Abdallah Sima (Lens) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar with a cross following a corner.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Ismaëlo Ganiou (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mamadou Sangaré.
  • 42': Goal! Brest 3, Lens 0. Junior Dina Ebimbe (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ludovic Ajorque.
  • 44': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Lens).
  • 44': Soumaïla Coulibaly (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Lens).
  • 45'+1': Romain Del Castillo (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Brest 3, Lens 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Brest 3, Lens 0.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matthieu Udol with a cross.
  • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Arthur Masuaku (Lens).
  • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Romain Del Castillo (Brest).
  • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 52': Substitution, Lens. Florian Thauvin replaces Florian Sotoca.
  • 52': Substitution, Lens. Saud Abdulhamid replaces Ruben Aguilar.
  • 53': Substitution, Lens. Allan Saint-Maximin replaces Wesley Saïd.
  • 53': Substitution, Lens. Samson Baidoo replaces Arthur Masuaku because of an injury.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Ludovic Ajorque (Brest) header from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Daouda Guindo with a cross.
  • 55': Romain Del Castillo (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Malang Sarr (Lens).
  • 55': Adrien Thomasson (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
  • 56': Offside, Brest. Daouda Guindo is caught offside.
  • 57': Abdallah Sima (Lens) hits the right post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson.
  • 57': Abdallah Sima (Lens) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Florian Thauvin (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Abdallah Sima (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Grégoire Coudert (Brest). Assisted by Florian Thauvin.
  • 60': Goal! Brest 3, Lens 1. Florian Thauvin (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  • 62': Soumaïla Coulibaly (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Abdallah Sima (Lens).
  • 64': Goal! Brest 3, Lens 2. Abdallah Sima (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Saud Abdulhamid with a cross.
  • 64': Substitution, Lens. Odsonne Édouard replaces Abdallah Sima.
  • 66': Ludovic Ajorque (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Foul by Samson Baidoo (Lens).
  • 67': Substitution, Brest. Mama Baldé replaces Junior Dina Ebimbe.
  • 68': Romain Del Castillo (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Lens).
  • 71': Attempt missed. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin with a cross.
  • 72': Ismaëlo Ganiou (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Ludovic Ajorque (Brest).
  • 74': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Brendan Chardonnet.
  • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Romain Del Castillo (Brest).
  • 75': Junior Dina Ebimbe (Brest) is shown the yellow card.
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Mamadou Sangaré (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Grégoire Coudert (Brest). Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
  • 76': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Grégoire Coudert.
  • 76': Foul by Ismaëlo Ganiou (Lens).
  • 76': Soumaïla Coulibaly (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Daouda Guindo.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Mamadou Sangaré (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson following a corner.
  • 80': Substitution, Brest. Junior Diaz replaces Lucas Tousart.
  • 80': Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Mamadou Sangaré.
  • 85': Ludovic Ajorque (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Samson Baidoo (Lens).
  • 85': Mamadou Sangaré (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Odsonne Édouard (Lens) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Saud Abdulhamid.
  • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Daouda Guindo (Brest).
  • 88': Substitution, Brest. Luck Zogbé replaces Daouda Guindo because of an injury.
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Substitution, Brest. Pathé Mboup replaces Romain Del Castillo.
  • 89': Offside, Lens. Florian Thauvin is caught offside.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Ludovic Ajorque (Brest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pathé Mboup.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Joris Chotard (Brest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ludovic Ajorque with a headed pass.
  • 90'+1': Mama Baldé (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Florian Thauvin (Lens).
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Odsonne Édouard (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Grégoire Coudert (Brest). Assisted by Florian Thauvin.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Kenny Lala (Brest).
  • 90'+4': Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Kenny Lala (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Brest 3, Lens 3. Allan Saint-Maximin (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mamadou Sangaré.
  • 90'+4': Grégoire Coudert (Brest) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Odsonne Édouard (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Odsonne Édouard (Lens) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Grégoire Coudert (Brest). Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Saud Abdulhamid (Lens) right footed shot from very close range is too high.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Brest 3, Lens 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Brest 3, Lens 3.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 7
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 0
0 Saves 4
64.5 Possession 35.5
25 SHOTS 6
7 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
513 Accurate Passes 252
594 Passes 338
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
13 Accurate Crosses 2
32 Crosses 6
0.4 Cross % 0.3
55 Long Balls 61
35 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 2
9 Effective Tackles 10
17 Tackles 12
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 14
19 Effective Clearances 31
19 Clearances 31

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Location: Brest, France
Attendance: 14,550

Ligue 1 Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 34 +45 76
2 Lens 34 +31 70
3 Lille 34 +15 61
4 Lyon 34 +13 60
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BRE Brest (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
30 Grégoire Coudert (GK) Yellow Card
44 Soumaila Coulibaly
5 Brendan Chardonnet
13 Joris Chotard
27 Daouda Guindo
77 Kenny Lala Yellow Card
8 Hugo Magnetti
24 Lucas Tousart
7 Junior Dina Ebimbe
10 Romain Del Castillo
19 Ludovic Ajorque
Brest Substitutes:
Pathé Mboup, Mama Baldé, Michel Diaz, Ibrahim Kanté, Hamidou Makalou, Luc Zogbe, Radoslaw Majecki, Axel Lassus, Noah Jauny.

RCL Lens (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
40 Robin Risser (GK)
20 Malang Sarr
27 Arthur Masuaku
25 Pierre Ganiou
28 Adrien Thomasson Yellow Card
8 Mamadou Sangare Yellow Card
14 Matthieu Udol
2 Ruben Aguilar
19 Abdallah Sima
22 Wesley Saïd
7 Florian Sotoca
Lens Substitutes:
Andrija Bulatovic, Amadou Haidara, Odsonne Édouard, Allan Saint-Maximin, Florian Thauvin, Mathieu Gorgelin, Rayan Fofana, Samson Baidoo, Saud Abdulhamid.

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