Lyon wins against Brest in the 106th minute after a crazy match

The match: 4-3

Buoyed by remarkable statistics before the match, Lyon and Brest offered this Sunday one of the most memorable matches of the Ligue 1 season, a spectacle magnified by the quality of the scenario and the number of goals, some magnificent. The length of the match, which definitively changed in the 90th +16 when Ainsley Maitland-Niles scored the winning penalty in an incandescent atmosphere, added to the exceptional side of the evening, from which we must extract the refereeing, very poor.

For the Lyonnais, this success achieved by coming back from very far away is part of an exceptional second half of the season from a statistical point of view, since they have accumulated 34 points out of 45 possible in the Championship since December 10. On the other hand, the Finisterians, only defeated once in the 17 previous matches, missed the opportunity to prove the absentees wrong. The only team in the top 5 to play due to the matches being postponed to April 24, Brest had the opportunity to strike a big blow, which they thought they would do at the hour mark.

In just eight minutes, they scored three goals by Mounié (60th) and Del Castillo (64th, 68th), to secure a two-goal advantage, while they were trailing at the break (0-1). The almost immediate reduction of the score by Alexandre Lacazette, with a powerful volley in the area (2-3, 70th), then offered a thrilling end to the match, especially since Nicolas Tagliafico equalized with a cross shot from the left (3-3, 79th).

Six minutes later, Rayan Cherki missed a monumental match point when his shot, aimed from inside the area, went wide of the target (85th). But the match was prolonged thanks to very elastic added time until an uncontrolled exit from Marco Bizot, which caused Alexandre Lacazette to be evacuated on a stretcher. The match, now under high tension, changed one last time, with the Lyonnais in turn scoring three consecutive goals to provisionally seize seventh place, potentially synonymous with Europe.

Seven goals conceded in two matches for Brest

The Brestois, for their part, are keeping second for the moment after an evening which will undoubtedly leave them with a very bitter taste, that of frustration mixed with a good dose of disappointment. During the first act, Eric Roy’s men indeed had their chance, mainly by Kamory Doumbia (23rd) and Martin Satriano (41st), defeated by Anthony Lopes, who deflected the first’s magnificent scissor onto the bar. and the right strike of the second.

A very contentious hand from Jake O’Brien could also have earned them a penalty (16th), but the refereeing body decided otherwise, to the great dissatisfaction of the Finistériens, who cultivated a certain frustration following this fact of the match, as much as OL opened the scoring almost straight away, through Corentin Tolisso, with a magnificent technical sequence (1-0, 18th). The Brestois did not forget to continue playing, however, until this series of goals which could have been fatal for OL. But this Lyon is really no longer that of the first part of the season, while this Brest has just conceded seven goals in two matches. That’s all the difference.

106

Scored after 105 minutes and 17 seconds, Lyon’s fourth goal is the latest in Ligue 1 since Opta analyzed the competition, in 2006-2007.

The player: Del Castillo still hot

Already very prominent against Metz (4-3) the previous day, Romain Del Castillo once again enhanced his team’s offensive play. His left paw is a delight, even more so when he uses it to place a free kick on Mounié’s head (60th) or score a superb direct free kick (64th). Also a scorer on a back serve from Doumbia (68th), the former Rennais signed an assist and a double, which were nevertheless insufficient for his team.