After having already faced in friendly La Gantoise (1-1), Genk (1-1, 3-2), Union Saint-Gilloise (1-3) or Charleroi (5-2) this season, the Lensois continued their little tour of Belgian clubs. This time, it was at Lotto Park in Brussels that the Artésiens had an appointment, just to fill the international truce.
The Lensois led at half-time thanks to a brace from Arnaud Kalimuendo who, after being in the shot of the second Lensois goal against Reims (4-4), scored his first two goals in blood and gold (16th, 37th). Both times very opportunistically. The Belgians had meanwhile equalized from a corner (32nd). In the second half, the Artésiens managed to keep their advantage and killed all suspense at the end of the match thanks to Simon Banza (90th), already a scorer, on Sunday, against the Champenois.
Franck Haise was very satisfied of the result and the performance of his team. ” We had a very good match, explains the Lensois coach. In front of us, we had an Anderlecht team which put a lot of intensity. This week, we were also able to work on different systems. »
Seko Fofana did not feel any discomfort during the hour he spent on the lawn. ” The intensity of this match was a good test for him. After the thirty minutes he played against Reims, this extra hour allows him to gain momentum. Note that Aleksandar Radovanovic left with an injury at the break. Young Louveau, Sow and Camara had some playing time at the end of the game.
The Lensois, deprived of nine internationals, moved to Anderlecht without Tony Mauricio and Jonathan Clauss, both spared, who were content to work indoors this week. They should return to the group very quickly. The staff indeed seems optimistic at the idea of seeing them again during collective sessions at the beginning of next week, in order to prepare for the trip to Dijon (Sunday, November 22, 3 p.m.).
Ignatius Ganago had remained in Artois. « It was still a bit early to start him in a friendly match », Franck Haise clarified. Finally, if Gaël Kakuta had recently felt a little pain in his foot, the additional examinations carried out by the lensois playmaker were reassuring. He indeed flew away with his selection of Congo for the matches of the week.
ANDERLECHT (D1 belge) – LENS (L1): 1-3 (1-2).
Goals: Lissens (32nd) for Anderlecht; Kalimuendo (16th, 37th), Banza (90th) for Lens.
– Lens: Leca; Gradit (Louveau, 77th), Badé, Radovanovic (Diallo, 45th); Michelin, Cahuzac (cap.) (Boli, 60th), Fofana (Pereira Da Costa, 60th), Boura (Camara, 77th); Jean (Sow), Banza (Sotoca, 45th), Kalimuendo (Banza, 70th).
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