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Lens Defeats Lorient in a Hard-Fought Match at Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens, November 2, 2025 – In an exciting Ligue 1 encounter, Lens triumphed over Lorient with a score of 3 to 1 at their home stadium, Stade Bollaert-Delelis. The match, refereed by Jeremie Pignard, was marked by high intensity and several incidents.
Lens took an early lead in the 6th minute with a goal by O. Edouard, assisted by M. Sangare. However, Lorient didn’t back down and fought for an equalizer. The match saw several yellow cards issued, two for each team: A. Avom and L. Abergel for Lorient, and M. Sangare and J. Gradit for Lens.
A crucial moment came in the 64th minute when M. Bamba of Lorient missed a penalty, depriving his team of the opportunity to level the score. Lens capitalized on this momentum, and in the 77th minute, W. Said extended the lead with a goal assisted by M. Udol. Finally, S. Baidoo sealed the victory for Lens in the 89th minute, thanks to an assist from A. Bulatovic.
Lens dominated ball possession with 58%, while Lorient had 42%. Regarding shots, Lorient surpassed Lens with 12 attempts against 9, although Lens was more accurate with 6 shots on target compared to Lorient’s 3. Both teams generated a similar number of corners, 7 for Lens and 6 for Lorient. The match reflected the intensity of the French league, with a total of 17 fouls committed between both teams.
Substitutions lens: at minute 59 M. Sangare came in and A. Bulatovic went out., at minute 71 O. Edouard came in and R. Fofana went out., at minute 72 F. Thauvin came in and M. Guilavogui went out., at minute 81 R. Aguilar came in and S. Abdulhamid went out., at minute 82 W. Said came in and F. Sotoca went out.
Substitutions lorient: at minute 65 M. Bamba came in and P. Pagis went out., at minute 65 A. Avom came in and N. Cadiou went out., at minute 75 A. Tosin came in and S. Soumano went out., at minute 75 T. Le Bris came in and J. Mvuka Mugisha went out., at minute 82 D. Karim came in and J. Makengo went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Lens
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