Lorient Stuns Nice at Home
Lorient, France – The Stade du Moustoir witnessed a thrilling match where Lorient surprised Nice with a resounding victory. Despite Nice dominating possession with 57% compared to Lorient’s 43%, it was the home side who proved more effective in front of goal.
Nice took an early lead in the 12th minute thanks to an own goal by A. Avom. However, Lorient responded emphatically. L. Abergel equalized in the 31st minute. S. Soumano emerged as the star of the match, scoring two goals, one just before halftime in the 45th minute assisted by A. Kouassi and another in the 53rd minute assisted by B. Meite, sealing the victory for Lorient.
The match was also marked by intensity, with a total of 18 shots from Lorient (7 on target) and 8 from Nice (2 on target). The referee showed three yellow cards, one to D. Yongwa of Lorient and two to S. Diop and I. Jansson of Nice. Lorient committed 7 fouls, while Nice incurred 11. Despite Nice’s efforts to come back, Lorient managed to maintain the lead and take all three points.
Substitutions nice: at minute 59 S. Diop came in and Kevin went out., at minute 60 T. Gouveia came in and I. Jansson went out., at minute 61 K. Peprah came in and A. Abdi went out., at minute 68 S. Abdul Samed came in and M. Sanson went out., at minute 76 M. Cho came in and J. Boga went out.
Substitutions lorient: at minute 64 J. Makengo came in and N. Cadiou went out., at minute 64 P. Pagis came in and D. Karim went out., at minute 79 S. Soumano came in and B. Dieng went out., at minute 79 T. Le Bris came in and J. Mvuka Mugisha went out., at minute 85 B. Meite came in and N. Adjei went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Lorient
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