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Lens Edges Out Saint Etienne in Tense Ligue 1 Encounter
Lens secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Saint Etienne at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Saturday, April 6th, 2025. The match, part of Ligue 1’s 28th round, saw Lens dominate possession (61%) and shots on target (5 to 3), but Saint Etienne made it a physical contest, committing 19 fouls.
An early offside goal disallowed for Lens in the 12th minute (David Machado), and a missed penalty by I. Cardona for Saint Etienne in the 45th minute, kept the game tight. Yellow cards were shown to D. Machado (19′), F. Medina (30′), and H. Ojediran (87′) for Lens, while Y. Macon (32′) and B. Bouchouari (65′) received cautions for Saint Etienne.
The winning goal arrived in the 75th minute, courtesy of G. Koyalipou, assisted by D. Machado. Despite their dominance, Lens had to work hard for the three points against a resilient Saint Etienne side.
Substitutions saint etienne: at minute 56 A. Moueffek came in and F. Tardieu went out., at minute 68 B. Old came in and Z. Davitashvili went out., at minute 68 I. Wadji came in and I. Cardona went out., at minute 87 Y. Abdelhamid came in and L. Petrot went out.
Substitutions lens: at minute 66 A. Zaroury came in and F. Sotoca went out., at minute 66 G. Koyalipou came in and W. Said went out., at minute 79 K. Antonio came in and R. Aguilar went out., at minute 86 H. Ojediran came in and D. Machado went out., at minute 86 A. Fulgini came in and A. Diouf went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Lens
Saint Etienne
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