Lille Triumphs Over Lens in Derby Match: Zhegrova Shines with Double Strike

Lille is carrying out a great operation. This Friday evening, the Dogues beat Lens (2-1), at the opening of the 27th day of Ligue 1. At the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d’Ascq, Edon Zhegrova delighted the many supporters who were present for this derby , with a double (9th, 60th). Supporters who held their breath after the gap was reduced by Elye Wahi (78th), but LOSC finally held on. In the French championship rankings, Lille moved up one place and found themselves provisionally third, while Sang et Or remained sixth.

He had only scored three goals in Ligue 1 this season before this big meeting. Edon Zhegrova was the man of the match, with two new goals under his belt. The first came very quickly, on the Mastiffs’ first opportunity. Following a long deep ball from Nabil Bentaleb, the striker, after eliminating Facundo Medina, on the right in the penalty area, deceived Brice Samba, with a left-footed strike at the near post (9th, 1-0 ).

David silent for the first time in a month

As for his second goal, it arrived on the hour mark. On the left side, Gabriel Gudmundsson rushed, after eliminating Przemyslaw Frankowski, before striking. If Samba intervened, this ball nevertheless returned to the feet of Zhegrova, who finished in the empty goal, from the right (60th, 2-0). The French team’s goalkeeper was also called upon by Ismaily at the end of the match, with a powerful shot from the left (80th), and by Jonathan David (22nd, 66th). The Canadian striker remained silent, for the first time in Ligue 1 since February 25.

This meeting was tense on several occasions, as a derby can be. Tempers even got heated and Willy Delajod showed four of his six yellow cards because of this. Lens got a big scare shortly after the half-hour mark, when Facundo Medina received a direct red card, following a foul on Zhegrova. A red quickly transformed by the referee into yellow, after viewing the VAR (35th).

Lille puts pressure on Monaco

The Sang et Or struggled defensively, but above all had difficulty expressing themselves up front. Moreover, their first shot did not come until the 76th minute of play. A header from Florian Sotoca, from a corner, forced Lucas Chevalier to be decisive, with a fine save (76th). Two minutes later, Elye Wahi, who entered the game in the 61st minute, gave his team hope with a left-footed shot between Chevalier’s legs (78th, 2-1). Despite a final attempt on target from David Pereira da Costa (85th), Franck Haise’s men ultimately never managed to deceive the opposing goalkeeper again.

With this second consecutive defeat in Ligue 1, Lens now finds itself in danger, with Marseille and Rennes who can get closer in the standings. For its part, Lille, undefeated since February 25, is in a position of strength. Monaco, which travels to Metz this Saturday afternoon at 5:00 p.m., must bring back a good result to regain its place on the podium.

2024-03-29 22:27:00
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